M3/M4 leaked a day prior to official unveiling. - Page 12

FC · 02-25-2021, 05:47 PM

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Originally Posted by JST

Someone may have already posted these renders up-thread, but it's the first thing I'd buy, honestly, if I somehow slipped and bought a G80.

https://www.thedrive.com/news/37132/...y-in-the-works

No doubt.

Terri Kennedy · 02-25-2021, 08:23 PM

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Originally Posted by clyde

I wonder what the market is/will be for aftermarket front fascias that have more traditional kidneys (but distinct enough for BMW's lawyers to not shut them down)?

You'd think that they could just have the raw openings and either have the purchaser get kidneys for an older, more sensible BMW model or just buy a nunch from BMW.

But... The Bimmer Spinner people found out the hard way thay buying genuine parts from BMW, modifying and reselling them got them into trouble with BMW.

And before anyone goes "Spinners? Yuck!" they aren't traditional spinners - they just always put the roundel caps "right side up" on all wheels when you park.

JST · 03-03-2021, 08:51 PM

The M3 looks bad from the back, too. I swear it looks like it has a prolapsed rectum.

https://twitter.com/stevenewing/stat...109066753?s=21

FC · 03-03-2021, 09:11 PM

Yeah, what's with the bulbous lower rear?

Also, the wheels where definitely too easy to clean, so I am glad they added more crevices.

wdc330i · 03-03-2021, 10:32 PM

Hate it. But probably we’ll all develop a thick skin about it toward the end of the model run. And then rail about the next, all-electric model. And go buy the ugly ICE, because it’s the last of its kind.

*clyde* · 03-04-2021, 07:20 AM

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Originally Posted by wdc330i

probably we’ll all develop a thick skin about it toward the end of the model run.

I will bet you Dan's $1 this does not pan out.

Josh (PA) · 03-04-2021, 07:31 AM

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Originally Posted by clyde

I will bet you Dan's $1 this does not pan out.

I agree on this one. There's a difference between evolutionarily worse and flat out ugly.

I've never warmed up to an Aztek or an X6. That front end isn't going to get less difficult to look at over time.

kognito · 03-04-2021, 08:31 AM

Jon posted pictures of an M3 on FB yesterday (same color)

scroll a couple of posts down https://www.facebook.com/jon.shafer.5

dan · 03-04-2021, 08:44 AM

Wow, I really think that rear end may be just as bad as the front. YIKES

Nick M3 · 03-04-2021, 09:23 AM

I'm not offended by the rear in the same way that the front is annoying.

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03-03-2021, 08:51 PM	#113
JST 195 Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 24,609	The M3 looks bad from the back, too. I swear it looks like it has a prolapsed rectum. https://twitter.com/stevenewing/stat...109066753?s=21

03-03-2021, 09:11 PM	#114
FC Solving problems Join Date: Oct 2003 Carmudgeonly Ride: M5 / 718 GTS / Cooper S / GTI / LR4 Location: Metro Boston Posts: 25,258	Yeah, what's with the bulbous lower rear? Also, the wheels where definitely too easy to clean, so I am glad they added more crevices.

03-03-2021, 10:32 PM	#115
wdc330i dogged Join Date: Dec 2003 Carmudgeonly Ride: '22 M440 xDrive GC Posts: 13,293	Hate it. But probably we’ll all develop a thick skin about it toward the end of the model run. And then rail about the next, all-electric model. And go buy the ugly ICE, because it’s the last of its kind.