Different name, same clown-shoe....

That Bangle bloke has really got some sort of a good taste problem , i can not belive some of the motors he is designing for BMW , but what makes it worse is at some stage these must come before the board to get signed off , are they all blind or something

like it apart from the awful piggy snout - love the rear. interior is a bit z8 ( better photos on the bmw website link ). front end is a big turn off though - even clear indicators would help it. will be interesting to see it in the flesh

Definitely an improvement on the Z3 in the looks department...there's a lot of better looking roadsters on the market, though.

Still it will be reliable. Wonder if there'll be a Z4M? Might be fun.

Has someone let FBS do the styling for BMW or what? The styling seems to make the front look wider than the rear which is just SO SO wrong!

Prepare to see this car being driven by a hairdresser in your area soon!

Seems BMW are embarking on an "ugly phase"...

I read somewhere else (one of the car comics) that the side is supposed to conjure up imagery of a flame. *cough* arse *cough*



>> Edited by pjg on Wednesday 3rd July 13:05

There should be a law to stop people designing ugly cars like this, or how about banning them from desiging another car for a year if they screw up the last one.

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The styling seems to make the front look wider than the rear which is just SO SO wrong!

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I always thought the old one was the same

god, it cracks me up the way that the people who are most eager to scream ugly are the most vigorous forum visitors. Take your heads out of your asses and look again. This car has real presence, bulging fenders, a broad grille, intricate details like the turning-signal repeaters/logo in the fenders (although that diagonal line it sits on may be the most uncomfortable line on the car), this car, if nothing else, completely ditches the somewhat feminine details of the old z3. At most, it shows that when Bangle sets out to be different, it doesn't always have to be as ungainly as the trunkline on the 7-series. Oh, and while I'm at it, yes, I do think the trunkline on the 7 series is too high, and the gaping panel gap from the c-pillar to the lid itself accentuates the visual heft. Otherwise, its a pretty imposing sedan, if much less graceful than an s-class

Well it's good to see something daring from a mainstream manufacturer I guess, but it's not a natural beauty, it's a piece of 'modern' art which will excite some and offend others.

It is a shame that manufacturers feel the need to give each of their models the corporate grill face. A Seven Series grill on a roadster - no thanks BMW.