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Old 03-19-2008, 06:14 PM
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Chris Bangle's first BMW Design

I had an argument with my buddy.

He thinks the 7-Series of 2002 was Bangle's first design

and I am arguing that the Z4 of 2002 is Bangle's first design
Old 03-19-2008, 06:51 PM
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I thought the Z9 Gran Turismo Concept was his first
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Didn't he work on the E46?
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Didn't he work on the E46?
Yes.

He was the chief of design in 1992.
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Yeah I digged up some info.

Turns out he designed the 745 first and then the Z4 came second.
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Originally Posted by dragon084
Yeah I digged up some info.

Turns out he designed the 745 first and then the Z4 came second.
I agree. I worked at BMW for 3 years when those 2 first came out and the 745 was first!!!
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Originally Posted by dragon084
I had an argument with my buddy.

He thinks the 7-Series of 2002 was Bangle's first design

and I am arguing that the Z4 of 2002 is Bangle's first design
i thought it was the Z4 about 6 years ago but i guess i was wrong too.
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Order was:
E65/E66 7 series
Z4
E60 5 series
E90 3 series
1 series
Old 03-25-2008, 10:38 PM
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Originally Posted by TLAdvanced
Order was:
E65/E66 7 series
Z4
E60 5 series
E90 3 series
1 series
too bad they all look like shit except for the E92
Old 03-25-2008, 10:48 PM
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Originally Posted by SeCsTaC
too bad they all look like shit except for the E92


The 1-series is okay though

The pre-facelift 7-series was a disfigured abomination

And the 5-series looks like a woman's car

The Z4 is ehh, The Z4 coupe "looks like a fucking shoe", think I quoted you there.
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Who's Chris Bangle?
Old 03-26-2008, 01:01 PM
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Originally Posted by SeCsTaC
too bad they all look like shit except for the E92
Isn't there an Inifiniti/Nissan forum you can go to to bash BMWs?

Other than the "pre"-redesign 7-series, the designs aren't that bad
Granted, they all look better with the "Sport" package
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Originally Posted by Sly Raskal
Who's Chris Bangle?
see post 4
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