[Car-Addicted]

Cool BMW finally made a car almost indistinguishable from a Chevrolet.

[///M TOWN]

Originally Posted by JK479

“Why couldn’t they design a better looking kidney with the adaptive tech not slapped in the middle? This kills the heritage piece; there’s a base model with a perfectly designed kidney and then the top of the line gets this hodge podge? After thought?”

You’re not wrong

[tsbrown]

Originally Posted by ST3

Data to support this? I honestly don’t know if that is a fact but I’d like to. Are we talking in North America or Global?

Thank you for the pictures/post.

At least in the US I don’t believe the XM is selling very fast when comparing sales through Q2 and the number of available units at dealers. A low volume model shouldn’t have 3-5 available at most dealers as I have seen.

[ST3]

Originally Posted by tsbrown

At least in the US I don’t believe the XM is selling very fast when comparing sales through Q2 and the number of available units at dealers. A low volume model shouldn’t have 3-5 available at most dealers as I have seen.

Exactly. My local dealer has three on the lot and it’s a small dealer.

[tsbrown]

Originally Posted by BMW012

some angles work better on this car, for example this one.

definitely need some nice sized wheels as well. the one in the picture are 20s.

as the car grew taller, the pictures taken from down low doesn't do justice on the car.

One thing to consider is that many of the photos and videos are taken with wide-angle lenses that can distort proportions, but that’s not how we see them in person. The official press release photos from BMW were probably taken using longer lenses though. It does look better in this frozen(?) grey at this angle.

[TM5]

not a fan at all -looks like new accord from rear and side - m performance.
pieces are hideous tacky add ons....

[JK479]

Originally Posted by ST3

Exactly. My local dealer has three on the lot and it’s a small dealer.

My RI dealer already bought back two! Both defective electric drivetrains.

Salespeople also have to return commission if a car is a buyback.

[///M TOWN]

Originally Posted by JK479

Couldn’t they have located inside on of the kidney’s on the i5? For the ICE- it’s blocking the intake.

I just think they could have placed better in a way that complimented the design. Perhaps make it more invisible?

Absolutely

It can bechidden very easily behind a decorative plastic panel, but clearly that wasn’t a of interest…

[bavarianboar]

Originally Posted by JK479

Couldn’t they have located inside on of the kidney’s on the i5? For the ICE- it’s blocking the intake.

I just think they could have placed better in a way that complimented the design. Perhaps make it more invisible?

Any occlusions on radar are problematic. You can’t technically see through the grilles. There is interference with the high frequency beams that are sent out.

Feel free to refer to radar operation. Unfortunately as of current state of art you can’t really “hide” the radar without severely impacting its detection accuracy.

[TheJerseyDon]

WHY!? BMW really have lost the way.

[R N M]

Really beyond hideous 👎

I had 2 F10s which were incredible designs and some of the best built cars.

The G30 was also nice design overall.

This G60 doesn’t even look good in Msport guise. Sad times for BMW. Can’t they hire some designers from Porsche.

[Blue Angel]

Originally Posted by DarkstarZero

This looks worse than the e60 5 series.
https://youtu.be/gRwR1WH0rR8

In 20 Years the E60 will likely have aged better.

[Blue Angel]

Originally Posted by BMW012

as the car grew taller, the pictures taken from down low doesn't do justice on the car.

That’s like saying, “If you squint it doesn’t look that bad.”

[Chihuahua]

Originally Posted by Blue Angel

In 20 Years the E60 will likely have aged better.

That's already happened, the E60 looks just as good today as it did 20 years ago. I certainly miss mine.

[ElectroGeek]

The Outgoing M5 looks so much better. The one I ordered just arrived, going to see it tomorrow..

[JK479]

Originally Posted by bavarianboar

Any occlusions on radar are problematic. You can’t technically see through the grilles. There is interference with the high frequency beams that are sent out.

Feel free to refer to radar operation. Unfortunately as of current state of art you can’t really “hide” the radar without severely impacting its detection accuracy.

Don’t hid it- move it in one kidney!

Can’t fit it? Make kidney bigger.

[Jww550i]

Originally Posted by mockngbrd

This time from the outside.

https://wordpress.com/post/carsnkopi.wordpress.com/2193



Since I was in Munich for BMW Group’s Preview event, it made total sense to pop by the Welt to check out what might be lurking around their compound and while I was rather saddened to not see the beautiful Z4 Touring, something I was really hoping for, consolation prize was being one of the first few people from my side of the earth to lay eyes on their brand new 5 (and i5).



Unfortunately, on the day of my visit, the Welt was closed off for another event but this lone 5 was parked up outside, albeit in a cordoned-off area. No badging on the rear but with the rear roundel surrounded by chrome instead of blue, it’s not an i5 but a “normal” 5 with the M-Sport exterior. This car REALLY needs the M-Sport aesthetics because I saw one without and the bold styling really didn’t work in base-spec trim.



Since I was in the neighbourhood, I decided to pop into the museum. When I came out, a couple of other cars had lined up next to the brand-new 5er for an interesting size comparison.



I did of course return to the Welt the next day (since it opens super early in the morning) just to see what I might find before my flight back.

And if you [...]

Personally it looks like a hyped up Toyota avalon ! YUCK! The body looks blocky no sexy curves like the E and F chassis! Sorry BMW but this version of the i5/5 series sucks!🤮🤮🤮🤮

[AP]

Yes about 6 weeks away.
Be interesting to see how large thei stand is and what they are promoting.

[BMW012]

in case anyone is contemplating on a york green g60

[carjoy]

Originally Posted by JJacksonIII

"It looks better in person" - The new mantra we all must happily adopt

Or get it in black to hide all the ugly! 😂

[carjoy]

Originally Posted by MiamiFan13

This, right here, is the ugliest car ever made...period. And anyone who thinks it looks better than horrible deserves to be scorned in the public square. It's people like them who have contributed to BMW's styling going right into the toilet. This is an outright disaster. The Honda Insight and Pontiac Aztek are beautiful next to it.

Seeing a Honda Accord with stolen BMW kidney grilled.

Even black can’t save this one. The tech underneath the sheet metal is awesome, but boy have they abandoned ship on the styling. That front grille on the M Performance car is a disaster; a sea of gloss with a rectangle in rhe middle. If they were going for ugly…mission accomplished.

[carjoy]

Originally Posted by jm490

This is the same old shit we go through every single time a new car is released. Oh it’s ugly oh it’s the worst design oh the black plastic oh the grill oh the big screen oh the headlights oh oh oh oh ohhhhhh.
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Oh shit it has actually grown on me in person
Oh shit I kinda like it its “unique”
Oh shit it looks more modern and aggressive when you actually look at it in real life and from this angle and that angle it’s bad ass.
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Purchase purchase purchase purchase
BMW 5 series sales up 15%

That’s because most now aren’t buying these new BMW’s solely on looks, but for price to performance, tech and nice interiors; and also out of brand loyalty. I still think the new M2 looks odd, especially from the front end and while it’s said to be an amazing performance bargain, I can’t get over its styling shortcomings. Considering a CPO Cayman instead.

Love many things about this new 5 series, but the bland and ordinary exterior styling for a car in this price range is not for me. Well specified, the M variant will be well over $100,000 and for that price, I also want a pretty face.