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gavriil 06-30-2003 10:03 AM

BMW: 4-Series News
 
http://a298.g.akamai.net/7/298/5382/...9_image001.jpg

What the Spies can add to the speculation, after digging a little deeper, is that the front end shot is a virtually IDENTICAL representation, of the front end of the 2005-06 3-series.
If the rumors are true, we think this is the FIRST Banglified/Hooydunkified (Hooydunk is the designer of the 5 and the 7 and is President of BMW Designworks USA) front end that actually hits the mark. We also like the gentle sloping curve along the bottom of the door line.

Notice a little MB CLK admiration in the side shots? We do.
What we’re still trying to come to grips with, is the $64 Billion dollar question looming at BMW these days…Doesn’t anyone there know how to design the back end of a vehicle anymore?
If this is the final rear end the Spies ask “Will it be called the 4-series RSX” ?

1SICKLEX 06-30-2003 10:40 AM

I thought that was the 1 series?

AcuraFan 06-30-2003 11:00 AM

I'd be quite interested in that if it wasn't repeatedly hit with an ugly stick. For a coupe it just doesn't look sporty (I have the same complaint about the Z4). I like my sporty cars to be sleek like it's just cutting through the air...but this is blunt with counter productive contours and lines...
But if Acura doesn't put out a deccent 30-40K coupe soon, I might be looking at a 4 series anyway.

Red Nj-s 06-30-2003 11:24 AM

front = ok

side = are they kidding, no1 with the ability of sight will buy that pos

fahoumh 06-30-2003 11:50 AM

What an abomination

Sarlacc 06-30-2003 12:22 PM

Bangles curvy lines and SHITTY headlight designs are ruining everything

gavriil 06-30-2003 02:00 PM

Just to add, we are expecting this car to come with a 3.5 liter 6 cylinder (not sure if it's inline or V configuration yet) and 275 HP. The above engine will replace the 3 liter currently.

Rod 06-30-2003 02:33 PM

Re: First image of BMW 4 series
 

Originally posted by gavriil
...Doesn’t anyone there know how to design the back end of a vehicle anymore?...
:werd:

I can't believe they're bringing the rear-end styling from the 7 over to the 5 and 4 series.

Rod 06-30-2003 02:38 PM

But I would overlook the rear-end styling for this M5.
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/...a/fc24bf64.jpg

cusdaddy 06-30-2003 06:04 PM

BMW styling seems to be getting worse and worse...

My cousin recently bought a Z4. IMO not good looking at all in person

agisd 07-01-2003 07:01 AM


Originally posted by gavriil
Just to add, we are expecting this car to come with a 3.5 liter 6 cylinder (not sure if it's inline or V configuration yet) and 275 HP. The above engine will replace the 3 liter currently.
there is a 3.5 V8 offered in Europe currently (735)...

Chaptorial 07-01-2003 08:23 AM

Looks like a larger Z4. I dont care for this new BMW styling.

paper1122 07-01-2003 10:08 AM

I like 3-series of like 2001..... best in my opinion

gavriil 07-01-2003 12:22 PM


Originally posted by agisd
there is a 3.5 V8 offered in Europe currently (735)...
True. But I dont think that's the engine the rumors call for. The rumors are very specific on the number of cylinders. And that's 6 as you see. I hope the rumors are wrong though and we end up with the 3.5 liter V8 from Europe.

gavriil 07-01-2003 12:24 PM

I dont know.... I cant say I dislike the above design (if that's what we are getting). Good thing it wont be larger than the current car though. Rumors were calling for it last year.

SLY1TYPES 07-03-2003 08:22 PM

For my next car i wanted to get a new m3 in a few years, but it looks like i will have to get one before they start making those ugly cars

Tom2 07-03-2003 08:35 PM

I don't really like the general direction BMW has been taking with their styling lately, but I don't think that one looks too bad. At least in those pics.

That M5 pic doesn't look all that bad from that angle either.

Maybe these ugly Bimmers are growing on me:D

charliemike 07-05-2003 03:58 PM

That "4-series" coupe looks an awful lot like an IS300 coupe pic I saw floating around teh Int4rW3b a while back.

We'll have to see it in person. When the first pics of the 1-series came out (the production version) it looked like 10lbs of ass.

I think it looks much better now ... who knows how far along these pics are ... I read in this month's (July) Automobile mag that BMW isn't even going to call the 3-coupe the 4-series ... who knows WTF is going on there. :)

ItalianStallion 07-05-2003 04:09 PM

for the record i like BMW's styling now.

heyitsme 07-05-2003 06:27 PM

i haven't seen anything impressive out of bmw since they started this attention whore styling campaign, their interiors have gone to the shitty and this 4series is nothing but an overstyled clk
http://www.evosport.com/product/imag...stage1_b&a.jpg

Python2121 07-05-2003 09:44 PM

i hate the headlights on the 5 and they make the m5 look like a fag car

charliemike 07-05-2003 10:26 PM


Originally posted by Python2121
i hate the headlights on the 5 and they make the m5 look like a fag car
A fag car? How old are you? 12?

:rolleyes:

klepto 07-09-2003 03:55 AM

Is it just me or are bmw's gettin more and more ugly and benz's are looking more and more sexier...now only if MB would make some of their cars in 6 spds, then they would be god

dimdal 07-22-2003 03:04 AM

WTF are they doing...??? BMW's best feature was its appealing style.......now it is gone.......Bangle must be fired!

gavriil 09-16-2003 04:45 PM

New, ugly CGI of the upcoming BMW 4 Series
 
http://www.thecarconnection.com/imag...7258_image.jpg

gavriil 09-16-2003 04:46 PM

I just dont like these lights. Everything else is fine.

RR32CLS 09-16-2003 04:48 PM

wannabe RSX.............

cusdaddy 09-16-2003 04:50 PM

I hope it doesn't look like this

farberstyle 09-16-2003 05:00 PM


Originally posted by RR32CLS
wannabe RSX.............
couldn't have said it any better. looks like somebody's rsx with bimmer body work and rims.

Sarlacc 09-16-2003 05:00 PM

old school tiburon fucked an RSX and chris bangle drew the portrait.

I hate that fucking guy

BEETROOT 09-16-2003 05:02 PM

oh no.

Red Nj-s 09-16-2003 08:24 PM

They are nice looking cars, but will kill BMW. This is just not the look they should be going for.

mattg 09-16-2003 08:36 PM

pretty cool.

ApocalypseCL 09-16-2003 09:16 PM

I like it ! it does look kiinda like the RSX though but still is nice. it will be a cute car for a girl

bkknight369 09-16-2003 11:21 PM

wanna be c230 coupe

ali.ahmed 09-17-2003 04:04 AM

it kinda looks like a saturn coupe

DISRUPTV 09-17-2003 04:46 AM

wtf


i hope this is a fake

fahoumh 09-17-2003 06:58 AM

what the hell is that

GoldieAlek 09-17-2003 07:17 AM

wierdlooking

chef chris 09-17-2003 07:29 AM

Nice!


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