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Stupid is as stupid does....
The Lexus design engineer's stupidity, adopting design queues from a 1900 steam locomotive is = or > BMW's design engineer's stupidity by absolutely ruining the most iconic and cherished kidney grille design....
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I think an illuminated roundel in the center of the grilles would be better looking than these larger grilles traced with LED's. Mercedes Benz did a nice job with that.
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While I appreciate the methodology and expertise and precision, the gaping hole and 1900's locomotive "cow catcher" front end is appalling, to the extent I choose to never purchase a Lexus or Toyota product. The decimation of the iconic BMW kidney grille is equally shameful. The two timeless design elements were the kidney grilles and the round headlamps. Both timeless elements have fallen to the modern trends that are found on the majority of other marques, which is the antithesis of developing and retaining a historical and identifiable design element separated from the masses.
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It's now just overdesigned for the sake of overdesigning I guess its main goal is to shock and awe, i guess it did achieve its main goal
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BMW's iconic and timeless kidney grille design has turned into a freaking Mattel Toys Transformer car....hideous-maximus.
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And Mercedes HAS been heavily criticized for it's upcoming 4-cyl C63 W206, even in MBWorld and other Mercedes forums. But the thing is, it kind of makes sense. The world is going electric and batteries weight a ton, so mating heavy batteries in a hybrid with a heavier 6-cyl would make it super heavy for a compact car. On the other hand, why is BMW just now (so late!) following a decades-old trend of big grilles at a time when cars are being electrified and hence don't even need grilles? It doesn't make sense, unless you believe it's because it's for the sake of a great design, which the majority would disagree. |
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Your cracked me up with this how so very apt
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I have exhausted my literary attempt at adjectives and explanation and did my best to express my deeply founded thoughts on the grotesque design elements that have been ELIMINATED in the BMW marque (see my post above regarding the desecration of the timeless and beloved kidney grilles and round headlights that were the iconic and immediate visceral connection to BMW). I lament that my 2007 BMW Z4M Roadster does not have round headlights....the grille still resembles the timeless marque's design intent. It is evident in my expressions in this thread that the loss of the two most important and recognizable design elements (kidney grilles and round headlights) that tied the brand (BMW) to its passionate followers has been replaced with fill-in-the-blank design elements that could be copied/pasted from low level throw-away cars such as Kia and Hyundai....BMW has lost their way.
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The 507....beyond iconic. Congrats on the M2CS....tell us about it.
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