I've seen a lot of posts about BMW's massive grills...

"OPPOsaurus WRX" (opposaurus) 06/09/2020 at 21:04 • Filed to: None

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but somehow this hasn’ t been brought up (at least that i’ve seen) IT kinda looks like what would happen if you stuck your fist in the mouth of a Ford Fusion.

boredalways > OPPOsaurus WRX 06/09/2020 at 21:17

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Still not as bad as a wide mouth bass

Jb boin > OPPOsaurus WRX 06/09/2020 at 21:19

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It simply looks better with a license plate :

fintail > OPPOsaurus WRX 06/09/2020 at 21:21

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I think the Audis were mocked a bit back when their big grille debuted. I remember calling this “big mouth bass” back around 2004:

Seems tame now, and no leering eyes.

gmporschenut also a fan of hondas > OPPOsaurus WRX 06/09/2020 at 21:29

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Its huge, but it seems like a giant 50s grill where the feature takes up the whole front.

the 4 series, you have the lights angled towards, drawig your eyes in. If the 2 fake brake vents and bottom opening were continous it, I dont think it would be as noticeable.

Instead you ahve white plate, black background, chrome, paint, and black vent glossy headlights. Like a dart board. 

The Ghost of Oppo > OPPOsaurus WRX 06/09/2020 at 21:29

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The front clip on the Audi still looks like one smooth  shape, the new 4 series just looks like nostrils

Distraxi's idea of perfection is a Jagroen > fintail 06/09/2020 at 21:30

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I was working for an OEM when that came out. We, and everyone else in the industry , thought “God that’s an eyesore, it’ll never catch on”. And yet here we are...

OPPOsaurus WRX > Jb boin 06/09/2020 at 21:31

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the blue one isn’ t as bad, they grey one is worse. It also looks like its missing the lower surround by painting it black

Svend > fintail 06/09/2020 at 21:38

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I remember when Audi asked Rover to cease with the large grille on the Rover 75. As it was in breach of their trademark or something.

Rover replied, no, we had it first on our 75, the 1949 Rover P 75.

Svend > OPPOsaurus WRX 06/09/2020 at 21:49

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It’s a scale thing.

Old-Busted-Hotness > OPPOsaurus WRX 06/09/2020 at 21:49

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Audi started this big-mouth shit back around ‘05. I still don’t like it.

OPPOsaurus WRX > gmporschenut also a fan of hondas 06/09/2020 at 21:58

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fintail > Svend 06/09/2020 at 22:06

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Gack, the small grille looks much better on the 75.   Bizarre Audi would even try that.  

fintail > Distraxi's idea of perfection is a Jagroen 06/09/2020 at 22:06

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And look what it spawned, Lexus et al.

gmporschenut also a fan of hondas > OPPOsaurus WRX 06/09/2020 at 22:14

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still too big. I keep seeing an Edsel. 

Svend > fintail 06/09/2020 at 22:28

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It’s what companies do. Apple tried doing a cease and desist on the BBC with it’s iPlayer arguing that the ‘i’ was Apples trademark. The courts thought otherwise.

American Budweiser did it to Czech Budweiser, saying the Czech company couldn’t use the Budweiser name as it was trademarked for American Budweiser. So the original Czech Budweiser (that formed the American one) has to use the name Budvar everywhere else in the world except Eur ope, where it can e traded under both names.

Hugo Boss is currently in several lawsuits with any company with the word Boss in it’s name, siting breach of trademark, etc...

Big companies being arses.

fintail > Svend 06/09/2020 at 22:31

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I guess corporate lawyers need to find ways to justify their employment.  One never knows how a judge might rule.

Thisismydisplayname > OPPOsaurus WRX 06/09/2020 at 22:36

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Yeah, it’s not a nice look.  The previous gens were so much nicer looking.  Definitely not a fan of the new designs.  But also, they don’t look as bad as the BMWs.

Thisismydisplayname > OPPOsaurus WRX 06/09/2020 at 22:38

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I’m still partial to a few generations ago, but the following two gens after mine look really good IMO, but I just can’t afford one yet. ;)

HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles > OPPOsaurus WRX 06/09/2020 at 22:44

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It’s because Audi’s have been ugly for a long time. 

Distraxi's idea of perfection is a Jagroen > fintail 06/09/2020 at 23:10

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I actually had a rant about just that a few months ago:

https://oppositelock.kinja.com/i-blame-audi-1837055629

OPPOsaurus WRX > boredalways 06/10/2020 at 09:00

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thats super ugly on top of being too big

superdave847 > gmporschenut also a fan of hondas 06/10/2020 at 11:18

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^ This

superdave847 > OPPOsaurus WRX 06/10/2020 at 11:20

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Audi has big grills, but they fit well in the lineup & design. The new 4 series is such a shame because the F80 looked so cool. With the M2, M550, M5, and 8 series, BMW has made some of its nicest looking cars since 2004, but hopefully this direction does not continue.