May 30, 2013 11:36:28 AM
The C pillar and rear window look very awkward. It would appear the designers have given the rear row of seats more headroom by creating a more upright rear window then tried to disguise it with a sharply raked C pillar. They haven't managed to pull this off successfully IMHO.
It looks more like a face lift ...... of the X3/X5 . BMW 's 1st generation X5 was great looking . After that it went down...
I will get an SUV probably next year, I was looking forward to the X5 , but now I am more tempted by RR Sports.
The only ' porblem' I have is that I must have enough space in the back for 3 kids and boot space for a family of 5 !
997.2 C2S, PDK, -20mm
May 31, 2013 7:22:03 AM
Gnil:
It looks more like a face lift ...... of the X3/X5 . BMW 's 1st generation X5 was great looking . After that it went down...
I will get an SUV probably next year, I was looking forward to the X5 , but now I am more tempted by RR Sports.
The only ' porblem' I have is that I must have enough space in the back for 3 kids and boot space for a family of 5 !
Then the RR sport should work, seats 7 (kids in the third row). If only they were to bring to the US diesel version... I am trying to convince my wife to let go her CTTS for it...
I find the 7 series rather attractive for a large limousine. The 5 series is a logical design without any emotion but OK for the typical middle saloon buyer. The Z4 is also nice for the ladies who bother to buy it. The 6 series is also OK for the average luxury/touring coupe/cabrio buyer for whom an upper BMW is a dream.
The rest of the range is rubbish in terms of styling. The new 3 series is a low point a non-event, the 1 series un-presentable and the 3 SUVs total design failures.
It is a pity that the huge engineering integrity of BMW, is not dressed in attractive metal.
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"Form follows function"
reginos:
It is a pity that the huge engineering integrity of BMW, is not dressed in attractive metal.
I am not sure they have a special engineering integrity - my perspective is that BMW is being overtaken by more and more OEMs like Audi, Porsche. Whenever I drive a BMW (or owned one in the past) I was not very impressed with the refinement of the product. BMW is more for buyers who cannot tell if a product is at 95% or 100% of the possible level of perfection...
SciFrog:
Gnil:
It looks more like a face lift ...... of the X3/X5 . BMW 's 1st generation X5 was great looking . After that it went down...
I will get an SUV probably next year, I was looking forward to the X5 , but now I am more tempted by RR Sports.
The only ' porblem' I have is that I must have enough space in the back for 3 kids and boot space for a family of 5 !
Then the RR sport should work, seats 7 (kids in the third row). If only they were to bring to the US diesel version... I am trying to convince my wife to let go her CTTS for it...
I haven't spoken to my wife yet, I will also see what she prefers . I have good persuasion skills but if it is wrong after the purchase she will just not drive it and I'll have to change it at the end
997.2 C2S, PDK, -20mm
MKSGR:
reginos:
It is a pity that the huge engineering integrity of BMW, is not dressed in attractive metal.
I am not sure they have a special engineering integrity - my perspective is that BMW is being overtaken by more and more OEMs like Audi, Porsche. Whenever I drive a BMW (or owned one in the past) I was not very impressed with the refinement of the product. BMW is more for buyers who cannot tell if a product is at 95% or 100% of the possible level of perfection...
I haven't owned a BMW for many years. I have occasionally test driven some of their cars (not top of the range) and I wasn't very impressed. However, I find them well made and advanced in certain areas. Two weaknesses are the brakes and the refinement of the diesel motors. Last year when I had to choose between the diesel Q 5 and the equivalent X3, my unequivocal verdict was in favour of the Audi. I am very happy both with the quality car and the local service.
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"Form follows function"
Jun 1, 2013 11:43:30 AM