10-13-2016, 06:21 PM | #67 |
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Can't wait for the next M5
I'm already drooling over the next M5 and how it will look. I can see the hockey stick being replaced with full side gills from top to bottom and hopefully the rear fenders are widened like that on the M3. Perfect timing for when my F10 M5 warranty expires.
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10-13-2016, 10:00 PM | #70 |
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I like the g30 but the price of it will be a killer. F10 slightly used is where its at
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10-13-2016, 11:04 PM | #72 |
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I second that. I like where the G30 design is going and I'm carefully optimistic that the M5 will have slightly more aggressive design features than the predecessor. Can't wait!
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10-14-2016, 08:42 AM | #75 |
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F10 without the hood line and we have a winner!
The new headlamps should be 2 series inspired, not touching the grill; is too much. The interior in the new G is terrible. And those glued screens are again... terrible. |
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10-14-2016, 11:20 AM | #76 | |
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10-14-2016, 03:28 PM | #77 |
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I'm an old guy who started buying 5ers back in the mid-80s. I've been out of the brand for a few years but still consider myself a BMW guy and would love to get back in. But to me, BMW seems to have lost all direction - neither a sport- nor a luxury-car. The G30 feels like more of an aggressive facelift than a full on new car. In a few years, I fear that that 10 or 12 years of the same basic F10/G30 style is going to feel very, very old. I wish BMW would stop being so timid and get back out there on the edge. It's a better brand than this!!
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10-14-2016, 03:38 PM | #78 |
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Not sure about the pancake-butt rear end...and the tailpipes are gross.
Other than that, it looks good. Side profiles are pretty similar between the two but the front facia of the G30 looks more aggressive. Looks HUGE overall too.
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10-14-2016, 08:11 PM | #81 |
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The G30 has a very sporty design language. I feel the profile is slick and the front is very aggressive. Like most, the rear is the weakest part. I think the tail lights look very similar to the Infiniti G37. They're very wide and large. Great overall.
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10-14-2016, 08:54 PM | #82 |
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To me the G30 looks more luxurious (more like a 7 series) and the F10 looks more sporty. Part of it is the proportions from the side and 3/4 rear angles. The front is definitely better shaped in the G30 (looks dated in the F10). The metallic paint might be adding to this as well. Curious what this generation M5 will look like though!
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In this segment of high volume sales/leases you can't be too out there with styling. Most of these cars are designed with a board making sure the designers are always reigned in some. And as much as we hate it BMW is about making money over making the "ultimate driving machine". I do agree with others that overall the brand has lost most of its identity. A couple decades ago the in each segment the corresponding BMW model was the sporty alternative to the rest of the competition, not so much anymore. But hopefully the G30 doesn't repeat the mistakes of that year 1 F10 (in driving dynamics)I
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10-15-2016, 03:18 PM | #88 |
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Same for me, the new car doesn't leave the F10 as "a has been". I have never had any real issues with the style of the F10, more of a natural progression to the E39 than the E60 was, IMO, and will look good in years to come, just as the E39 (classic looks) still does. Love it or loathe it, the E60 does look the odd one out in the 5-series heritage.
I believe genuinely liking both the outgoing and incoming model is a key to BMW model evolution, for the customer. Don't obviously date the previous model with the new offering. |
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