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G60 is a bigger step and it’s too early to make that assessment. It’s a weird angle for a shot here.
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05-18-2023, 03:29 PM | #90 |
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I want to see the rear. That’s what BMW screwed up on the 7. It doesn’t look imposing….looks like a 2010-2015 Ford Taurus.
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05-18-2023, 03:55 PM | #91 |
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I do like the front with similarities from XM (large, upright grill), 8 series (headlights) and G20 lci (angular front bumper).
Side profile isn‘t as sharp, but the profile perspective of the image doesn‘t help. Hofmeister kink almost non-existent anymore 🥲Fastback rear… not feeling it at the moment. My thoughts… But let‘s see the full car in a few days. |
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05-18-2023, 03:58 PM | #92 |
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This looks much better then the design language they used for the new 7 series. Once the new M5 is released ALL the haters will have to eat their words & pissy little detrimental comments.
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05-18-2023, 04:09 PM | #93 |
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Noooo aggressiveness is what ruined BMW design. The simple clean design of this 5er is a return to form IMO. No horrible ‘look at me’ grilles and clean 3 box design is where it’s at!
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05-18-2023, 04:19 PM | #94 |
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To each their own. The i5 shown here is bland and just blends in with all the other cars out there, IMHO. 🥱
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05-18-2023, 04:44 PM | #96 |
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Agreed. The 5 is a classic, subtle executive sedan.
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05-18-2023, 07:23 PM | #100 |
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yeah, have to admit I didn’t expect I would miss Chris Bangle but here we are….
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05-18-2023, 09:28 PM | #106 |
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If they made it look nothing like any other sedan, everyone would be bitching about that. It’s a solid looking profile.
I think they had a really hard act to follow in the G30. Of course, I’m biased because I’ve bought two of them in the last 18 months. But it’s a new generation. They’re not going to make it look like the E39 or the F10 or the G30. It’s its own deal. 5 series customers were begging for it not to have an out of the box design like the front ends of the 4 and M3, or like the new 7. It has an appropriate grill, no split head lights, and a classic long front end. They look to have gone pretty sloped on the rear end but it’s by no means outside the box. It looks sleek, subtle, and traditional. It’s a 5 series, not an M3. It looks exactly like what I think it’s supposed to be. Are there details I don’t love? Yeah. But nothing that jumps out and screams at me. I think it’s promising.
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05-18-2023, 09:35 PM | #107 |
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Well if it’s any consolation, the E39 (I had 2) was designed by Tokyo-born, American-educated Joji Nagashima. Just saying. Seems Hooydonk and his designers forgot they were European and that’s one big reason the cars sold well for so many years. I’m most likely buying this G60 in 540i version, but not till late 2024. Reveal next week could tip that earlier or later.
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It's not a huge difference, but it was enough where I couldn't buy a pre-LCI F90 after I saw the LCI. It's currently the best looking car BMW makes, IMO. I might be biased though.
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