This Should Be BMW's New Design Language

"IanZ - limited-slip indifferential" (ianz-limited) 06/11/2016 at 22:45 • Filed to: None

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Longtime viewers of my brain will know that I am no fan of BMW’s current design language. I think it works well on some of their cars: the 2/4/7 Series, the Z4, and the i-Series cars which are really a different thing. But the 3-series is epically uninteresting and all their SUVs are ugly, sometimes horrifically so *cough*X6*cough*

The Pininfarina Gran Lusso Coupe is an official BMW concept, but the SUV one is fanmade.

With the exception of those swanky taillights it keeps the basics of the design (the kidney grille, the Hofmeister kink, the Angel-eye headlights) but the entire thing is much more modern and taut and clean.

This attempt is less successful at updating the language, but it’s still a major improvement over this...turd:

HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles > IanZ - limited-slip indifferential 06/11/2016 at 23:39

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I actually like the current x5, but that Pininfarina coupe is gorgeous. That should for sure be the next 6 series, or 8. It's hard to tell how big it really is.

Bman76 (no it doesn't need a WS6 hood) M. Arch > IanZ - limited-slip indifferential 06/12/2016 at 00:09

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I love the shark-ness of the Pininfarina, it’s super slick looking.

Hot Takes Salesman > HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles 06/12/2016 at 00:27

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I don’t know. Apparently the next 6 is supposed to be a 911-fighter, so we’ll see how it all works out.

HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles > Hot Takes Salesman 06/12/2016 at 00:52

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Knowing BMW it'll be the 750il Grand Sedan.

d15b > Bman76 (no it doesn't need a WS6 hood) M. Arch 06/15/2016 at 16:09

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“Sharkness”

That is the perfect word to characterize the overall front end. Nicely done!

Bman76 (no it doesn't need a WS6 hood) M. Arch > d15b 06/15/2016 at 16:17

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Thanks