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"DRL lighting reminiscent of the 3 Series"? Not really
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Really wished BMW kept the ICON headlights as base/standard instead of the droopy eye look and had the laser headlight as an upgrade. This would have kept the 5 series premium looking regardless of trim.
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I wonder if it'll get the 7 series rear tail lights?
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11-19-2019, 06:04 PM | #202 |
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It really is a shame the iconic halo lights are a thing of the past
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JLR copied BMW quite some time ago.
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11-19-2019, 06:55 PM | #204 |
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The question of who invented this trick doesn't matter to anyone at this point and isn't known by other than a few loyal BMW fans and customers. What matters is for BMW to maintain a clearly distinguishable light signature amongst all other brands, which BMW deserves all the more so since it created the gimmick. A signature that would be recognizable across the board, to the BMW customer, to the random buyer comparing market offerings, to the fascinated kid watching cars in traffic. Up until now the angular semi-loop quad corona rings couldn't be mixed up with anything else on the market. Not anymore, if these spyshots are anything reliable to go by. That would be an unnecessary loss of identity and that's all that matters.
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Never been a big fan of G30 styling...so far LCI looks much more tame than 7series.
I loved the look of F10 and had 2 of them....still best looking 5er along with e39. |
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I have to disagree. The F10 was an OK looking 5-series. Definitely better than the E60. To me the G30 is the best looking 5-series ever as well as the classic E39.
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11-20-2019, 01:44 AM | #209 |
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AH YES
The new BMW 5 series, brought to you by BMW. A subsidiary of VW GROUP Who is making these decisions? WHO?
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11-20-2019, 01:53 AM | #210 |
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E39 and F10 were hands down best looking 5 series. G30 is too plain.
Wish BMW did something with that uneventful, borderline plain sheet hood, but doesn't look like LCI does anything there. I really can't stand the hood on G30. Boring beyond belief. F10 had beautifully sculpted and aggressive looking hood. Now we gotta go M5 to have something going on on the hood. Maybe narrower headlights and possibly larger grill will add some road presence to this boring design. It drives great but looks too vanilla.
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11-20-2019, 02:22 AM | #211 |
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Why is BMW insisting on killing the iconic headlight rings?
BMW were the only ones in the business with a consistent design language with DRLs that could be recognised from a mile away. Merc, Audi and the others change from model to model and is though to distinguish from one another. DON'T DO THIS BMW!!
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Agree , at night you used to know you had a beemer behind you, nowadays , it's not so obvious
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I can't remember if it was Chris Bangle or Adrian V.H who said that the a BMW should be instantly recognisable in the rear view mirror of the car in front. 2 kidney grills with 2 round headlights either side.
It's so sad that they have completely lost the plot and replacing the grills with ridiculous monstrosities and the line effect lights ![]() ![]()
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I still like the full quad rings! It is distinct. You can recognize it from far away.
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Sad and stupid to get rid of them. I mean, why would you when they're so much a part of the brand's core image? The new look is so generic and cheap looking
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That was the same I was thinking....not at all „reminiscent of the 3 Series"....
Really don't get what BMW designers are doing lately....they are removing more and more iconic BMW things.... They are talking about „our customers want distinct designs" like they say for the new M3/M4 kidneys....but on the other hand removing the such iconic „Angel eyes" DLRs and putting something on it that you see on a ton of VW, Skodas and everywhere else... I really don't get it anymore...lately, with every „design" news that come out I'm getting more and more disspointed and confused with their decisions... ![]() |
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