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View Poll Results: Which of These Do You Think is the Ugliest BMW?
f20 1-Series hatchback 54 45.76%
e82 1-Series Hatchback 3 2.54%
e46 Compact 21 17.80%
e65 7-Series 11 9.32%
e85 Z4 2 1.69%
f07 5-Series GT 18 15.25%
e63 6-Series 2 1.69%
e83 X3 7 5.93%
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      06-04-2011, 05:04 PM   #1
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You Think This is the Ugliest BMW Ever? Really?

I've seen alot people make this comment already. While I'm not thrilled with it, I'm not so sure. I mean, comparing it with some other models in recent memory, it don't look THAT bad. And I'm comparing with pics of when the cars first came out. Over time, Facelifts and the M-treatment on some of these models helped to make them look alot better. Hell, if you just compared the 1-series when it originally came out, picking between that and the new one is just choosing the lesser of 2 evils.

So, I'm curious if its just a knee-jerk reaction or do you actually hate the F20 over any of these "beauties"?

F20 1-Series Hatchback


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E46 Compact


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      06-04-2011, 05:25 PM   #2
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E46 Compact comes close. But F20 too ugly.
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      06-04-2011, 06:56 PM   #3
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It looks like it just ate 100 Krispy Kreme Donuts.

e30: is the best looking one.
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      06-04-2011, 07:06 PM   #4
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I'd say the e83 X3 and the new 1 hatch take the cake
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      06-05-2011, 04:19 AM   #5
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I hate them all except the 6er and the 5 GT.. it looks much nicer in person
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      06-05-2011, 05:40 AM   #6
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For me it was hard to pick between the F07 5 series GT and F20 1 series.

The E87 has never looked so good.
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      06-05-2011, 07:09 AM   #7
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Some do not look that good, but none looks worse than the 1 Series F20. I just can't believe this. This means no more money for BMW, and this means no more M Supercar.
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E46 is pretty bad. The f20 is no prize.
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How could you not include the e71 X6 in the poll???

Far and away the ugliest bimmer ever IMO (obviously).
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ugly = f20...chills
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I'm kind of surprised anyone would include the original Z4 and the 6 series in this list, both are good looking cars.

As for the results, no real surprise here. The shocker for me is that BMW have been producing some mighty fine looking machines under the new design name F, the new 5, almost all the SUVs apart from the X1, all very handsome looking motors but this F20 just looks wrong, not one angle in my personal opinion gel, surely some elements of the design look great though there's always a but, headlights are nice but look to big for this size of a car, the side profile is nice but the stretched wheelbase makes it look too long, the rear has a nice shape but the rear lights look to have come from a different car.

What the hell happened?
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The six looks like a peenor..ugly
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      06-08-2011, 03:00 PM   #13
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I put F20, but it was VERY close call with the old E82. I think I'm just more used to the E82 at this point. It's a pretty awkward design though.
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I'm kind of surprised anyone would include the original Z4 and the 6 series in this list, both are good looking cars.

As for the results, no real surprise here. The shocker for me is that BMW have been producing some mighty fine looking machines under the new design name F, the new 5, almost all the SUVs apart from the X1, all very handsome looking motors but this F20 just looks wrong, not one angle in my personal opinion gel, surely some elements of the design look great though there's always a but, headlights are nice but look to big for this size of a car, the side profile is nice but the stretched wheelbase makes it look too long, the rear has a nice shape but the rear lights look to have come from a different car.

What the hell happened?
Im with you on this one Footie!

6er and z4 were/are stunning machines. The f20 seems to be a direct progression of the e46 compact, but uglier. Sad but true!
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F20 seems to be decendant of the X1. The headlights are an uglier more angular progression of the style. It is also cursed with a narrow elongated style of kidney grill and a frowning expression of of lower grill, though not as pronounced as the X1. I can't comment on what drugs the design team were using!
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The Z4!?!? Disagree there!

As for the rest, the F20 is the best looking car there, that E82 1er is way worse. I have always like the 5GT's front, so that pic actually does it justice I think.

Not a fan of the old 6 series, but the M6 improved it. The old 7 is awkward but still not the worst. The E46 compact is saved only by its E46 proportions in the middle/front.

By far the ugliest car there is the X3. It is almost practical-joke-like. The front looks like they ordered the wrong bumper and headlights and they just made them all fit.
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F20 is pretty bad but its basically confined to the nose, same with many others on this list. E65 started bad up front and really had nothing redeeming and actually got worse at the rear so that takes it for me...
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Did the E46 Compact actually get released looking like that? Somebody beat it in the face with the ugly stick.
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That would get my vote for sure!
you guys know nothing...plenty of nice looking 1'ers...but yeah they do need a bit of help
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the f20 is growing on me, especially when compared to the e82 hatch. the e82 looks more bug-eyed, childish, sorta plain. the new f20 looks more aggressive imo.
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What is up with the front end of the F20? It looks like it Budges out to the Left and Right of the Kidney Grills! The F20 is truly the Ugliest car I have ever seen from BMW and I have owned them back to the 1970 1600.

Wow I just don't have the words to describe how bad this car looks.
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