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      04-06-2015, 11:07 PM   #23
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Good luck to the designers. The F10 is the prettiest 5er yet.
Maybe to you. And you may just be in the minority. To me and many others, the e39 was the last aesthetically good looking 5er. The current F10 looks "blah", it just has this generic look to it. The e39, e34, e28, e12 all have an iconic look to them that set them apart on the road. Starting with the e60, it seems (to me and others) it has gone down hill.
Hopefully, the G30 can fix that. Because as it stands, the E Class, GS, A6, CTS have stepped it up.
I couldn't disagree more. After the E60 disaster, BMW hit a home run with the F10 design. Not just my opinion, the sales numbers back it up. I do agree the E39 was and always will be an iconic design, but the F10 is an absolute perfect execution of the modern sport sedan.
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Good luck to the designers. The F10 is the prettiest 5er yet.
Maybe to you. And you may just be in the minority. To me and many others, the e39 was the last aesthetically good looking 5er. The current F10 looks "blah", it just has this generic look to it. The e39, e34, e28, e12 all have an iconic look to them that set them apart on the road. Starting with the e60, it seems (to me and others) it has gone down hill.
Hopefully, the G30 can fix that. Because as it stands, the E Class, GS, A6, CTS have stepped it up.
I think that you are in the minority.
+1. I don't know how the same person that uses the E39 as an example of what's good (which it was) can then site a bunch of boring and/or ugly cars, only one I agree with is the A6, when it's done right (sport package etc). The F10 was a return to what a 5 series is supposed to look like after they debangled it. Mind you, I do wish it hadn't gotten so big, but all cars have. It's only "blah" if you don't option it right, same as all non-exotic cars.

The GS....., really??
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I couldn't disagree more. After the E60 disaster, BMW hit a home run with the F10 design. Not just my opinion, the sales numbers back it up. I do agree the E39 was and always will be an iconic design, but the F10 is an absolute perfect execution of the modern sport sedan.
+1

E60 still doesn't look like a "proper" 5.
The F10 judging by the majority in here, and by the sales figuers, all shows how much of a sucsess it's been, and still is.
It's the E39 all over again, conservative, but at the same time, it doesn't age or look boring at all.
The Audi is the opposite imo.
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Damn that F10 still looks bloody awesome!
+1. Probably my next car
I'm actually thinking the same. When my F30 lease is up soon it's probably going to be the F10!
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Good luck to the designers. The F10 is the prettiest 5er yet.
Maybe to you. And you may just be in the minority. To me and many others, the e39 was the last aesthetically good looking 5er. The current F10 looks "blah", it just has this generic look to it. The e39, e34, e28, e12 all have an iconic look to them that set them apart on the road. Starting with the e60, it seems (to me and others) it has gone down hill.
Hopefully, the G30 can fix that. Because as it stands, the E Class, GS, A6, CTS have stepped it up.
The E60 was a bit of an ugly duckling, but it was a hell of a runner. I'd trade my F10, and the car payment it carries with it, back for my paid-for E60 right now and today would be a great day.

I'm not seeing how someone could like the looks of the E39 but not the F10 though. To my eyes the F10 is very much a design descendant of the E39 and both are beautiful in similar ways. Unfortunately the F10, unlike the E39 or the E60, entirely lacks personality in the driving.
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Hey Jason
Will the 5 series get an M performance variant to compete more directly with Audi's S6?
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The F10 is nice looking but lost that dynamic/athletic look of the E60. A proper E60 has a look of class and athleticism to it whereas the F10 is just class. Don't get me wrong, love it--but when looking at the F10 visually, it just has a sense of weight and luxury bias to it that's far too close to Lexus than to what BMW is known for. I sure hope the pendulum swings back the other way when BMW debuts the next 5-Series.

I think the sides of the E60 and F10 are a bit bland and need some added richness. They look too plain and slab-sided. The next E-Class is guaranteed to be an absolute stunner visually so BMW should take that into consideration. Don't know how to explain it. Give it some flow? Put some design into the side.
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The E60 was a bit of an ugly duckling, but it was a hell of a runner. I'd trade my F10, and the car payment it carries with it, back for my paid-for E60 right now and today would be a great day.
Absolutely agree. I am one who also enjoyed owning and driving an E60.

When I see a pristine E60 on the road today, I think it looks sharper than the average F10 (and drives better).

Personally, I think the only absolutely good looking F10 is an M5. All of the other models are a bit on the boring side for looks.
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The F10 is nice looking but lost that dynamic/athletic look of the E60. A proper E60 has a look of class and athleticism to it whereas the F10 is just class. Don't get me wrong, love it--but when looking at the F10 visually, it just has a sense of weight and luxury bias to it that's far too close to Lexus than to what BMW is known for. I sure hope the pendulum swings back the other way when BMW debuts the next 5-Series.

I think the sides of the E60 and F10 are a bit bland and need some added richness. They look too plain and slab-sided. The next E-Class is guaranteed to be an absolute stunner visually so BMW should take that into consideration. Don't know how to explain it. Give it some flow? Put some design into the side.
I also agree with this.

The E60 didn't look like any other vehicle on the road. A blind man without a cane knew it was a 5 Series, and not a 3 series.

The F10 has a bit of plumpness to the rear body that does not help with its looks. The C pillar flow into the trunk is too full. It needs a more aggressive and thinner transition. Harkening back to the previous generations.
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