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      01-06-2019, 11:53 AM   #23
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Like the look. Feel like they are playing it safer with facelift and delaying full-on new model in an effort to see what MB does with all new S-class in 2020/2021.

Both manufacturer's new models will have full electric options. That being said, development of fully new platform must not be done either. Wireless charging is also coming with these electric/hybrid models. MB is beating BMW to it, as it appears at the moment.
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Now we'll see what people say about the 7er. When the G11 was first released, the complaint was why BMW didn't follow the Vision Concept more closely. Now that BMW looks to have followed the concept, it will be interesting to see what the reactions will be.

The grille will still be hit/miss with most people but it's something that has to be seen in person. Like the grille on the X3, X5 and X7, in pictures they do not like proportionate to the body but in person, you just fits.

I don't know if this will boost sales of the 7er from the S-Class but it's a welcomed change to differentiate it from the 5er and 7er - model will now have their own personality instead of the one size/different length design.
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BMW design is getting worse. So boring compared to Audi and Mercedes.
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Need to see it in the flesh, but that grille looks horrendous in the Instagram picture.
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How is this a facelift? Looks like a brand new car lol.
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Now we'll see what people say about the 7er. When the G11 was first released, the complaint was why BMW didn't follow the Vision Concept more closely. Now that BMW looks to have followed the concept, it will be interesting to see what the reactions will be.

The grille will still be hit/miss with most people but it's something that has to be seen in person. Like the grille on the X3, X5 and X7, in pictures they do not like proportionate to the body but in person, you just fits.

I don't know if this will boost sales of the 7er from the S-Class but it's a welcomed change to differentiate it from the 5er and 7er - model will now have their own personality instead of the one size/different length design.
Agreed. I wasn't sold on the X5/X7 grilles until I saw the official pictures, and I'm liking the X5 even more now that I've seen a few on the road.

I'm thinking this LCI will look great and have some serious presence!
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How is this a facelift? Looks like a brand new car lol.
Because the face has changed!
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BMW design is getting worse. So boring compared to Audi and Mercedes.
Merc… yeah that's a possibility. But Audi is nothing more than a VW with more aggressive lines. BMW design team is definitely better than Audi
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Curious also about the M Sport look
On X7 the grilles create an impressive presence.
The same will be with the 7.
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BMW kidney grills are the new cowbell.
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BMW design is getting worse. So boring compared to Audi and Mercedes.
I'm not going to pretend that BMW's design is ground breaking but if anyone has boring designs, Audi is the undisputed champ. Their design philosophy is to change the absolute minimum but just enough to call it "new".
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I've seen the car IRL and it looks very good!!
Care to shed a little more info? Did the car you saw have the M-sport package or was it without the M-sport package like the one in the leaked pic?
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I've seen the car IRL and it looks very good!!
Care to shed a little more info? Did the car you saw have the M-sport package or was it without the M-sport package like the one in the leaked pic?
The car was in Donington grey, m sport, laserlights and full individual interior.

The car really had presence and looks as it's the boss with the big kidney grills.

Lot's of similarities with the X7.
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BMW design is getting worse. So boring compared to Audi and Mercedes.
I'm not going to pretend that BMW's design is ground breaking but if anyone has boring designs, Audi is the undisputed champ. Their design philosophy is to change the absolute minimum but just enough to call it "new".
Audi has much better interior design.
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BMW design is getting worse. So boring compared to Audi and Mercedes.
Merc… yeah that's a possibility. But Audi is nothing more than a VW with more aggressive lines. BMW design team is definitely better than Audi
It's not a possibility. Merc indeed looks better. Audi has better interior design.
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