RE: BMW Zagato Coupe concept unveiled

[thewheelman]

Sure i posted a link to this story on PH two days ago.....

[wormburner]

I'm all for a house style, but Zagato recently seem to be able to only draw a car one way. And not particularly well.

[AdamLoewy]

Hmmm not for me, all a bit heavy-handed for me and as said above, the current gen is a good looking car and would just need the roof welding shut to make a nice coupe.

On the other hand, a road-legal version of the Z4 GT3 would be perfect!

[needham]

interesting " face "....is it designed for the Chinese market primarily ?

[LaurasOtherHalf]

Still prefer mine

[pits]

I am in the yes no maybe kinda like it but it looks way too much like a Z4 Coupe which looks fantastic, I really like the rear of the car, the front less so, least it is better looking than the new 6 series as that is yuck!

[kazino]

That very desirable. Would love one

[BorkFactor]

LaurasOtherHalf said:

Still prefer mine

Was that taken near the West Coast of the Scottish Highlands, possibly on the roads out towards Gairloch / Kinlochewe?

[thewheelman]

Far superior in the looks department than the fugly Z4 Coupe, but the ulimate BMW coupe for me will always be the Z3 M Coupe.

[Slurms]

I want one of these, i want one now... Oi BMW where do I sign!

[ts86net]

Looks a bit Ferrari FF

[Kazlet]

g3org3y said:

Striking but not exactly elegant. Prob looks better in the metal.

Not as good looking at this:

OMG thats hideous, it looks more like a Fiat Barchetta with an £80,000 price tag. Luckily it quickly sank without a trace.

[swanny71]

BorkFactor said:

Was that taken near the West Coast of the Scottish Highlands, possibly on the roads out towards Gairloch / Kinlochewe?

Looks like Kirkstone Pass in the Lakes

[thewheelman]

Kazlet said:

g3org3y said:

Striking but not exactly elegant. Prob looks better in the metal.

Not as good looking at this:

OMG thats hideous, it looks more like a Fiat Barchetta with an £80,000 price tag. Luckily it quickly sank without a trace.

A real pity, as the original was a beauty.....

[petergrimsdale]

Zagatos are Marmite designs. Never boring, occasionally grotesque, always recognisable.

[craigb84]

Ugly as sin. They've lost the plot with this one.

[pits]

Could be worse, it could have been done by Bertone and we could end up with another Mantide *shudders*

[rossi-328i-sport]

Horrid! Z4 was a much better looking car.

[Whiters]

Lione1 Richie said:

BorkFactor said:

Must just be me, but I really don't like any of the Zagato stuff. IMO the standard BMW Z4 looks a lot better than that.

I'm with you on that. Never got the fascination with Zagato re-styles. They seem to cock up the looks of a car more than improving them.

Eye of the beholder and all that I guess.

+1

Always individual but not in a good way for me. They always ruin Aston designs too IMO.

This is quite smart and distinctive until the b-pillar back - then it has a huge and ungainly rear out of proportion with the rest of the car.

Looks like a pull back and go toy car I had in the early 80s that was weighted at the back to make it do wheelies. Ahhh, maybe that's the plan... Now I'm interested.

[mackie1]

I own a prev-gen Z4 coupe too and I must say this isn't as nice. It's overstyled and looks too fat at the rear.