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Like this one... Real beauty
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I like the big grille. Looks mean. Looks especially good as an Alpina B7 IMO.
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The blacked out grille helps, but it's still a horrible look. The fact that the top section is completely fake just to make it larger should never be done on a luxury vehicle. Often on cheap vehicles, fake vents/ports via a sticker are totally normal, this is unfortunately a similar reach to fool somebody. BMW just announced this morning that first-quarter operating profit fell a whopping 78%! Timing that with questionable design choices like this, which even some of the most loyal beamer fans can't stomach, could end up being a really bad combination. |
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Adding to the downbeat tone, the company reiterated that it expects group profit before tax to be well below the previous year’s level. It also sees weaker car sales in the first half of 2019 as factories are retooled to produce a new 1-series and 3-series. |
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I have a 2017 X5 M Sport and it looks oooold now compared to the G05s I've been seeing driving around lately. The G05 just looks so much more refined and modern. Compared to this new 7 or the X7, the grille isn't even that big. Mark my words, most people will get used to the large grille very quickly. Not everyone will admit that, though.
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I think it is the proportions and possibly how it creeps up the hood. perhaps it's just new, and I am becoming resistant to change in my old age. I didnt like the hammerhead grille on the new accord when it first came out. now I like it. That said, that BMW grille, especially in black, makes me think Hippo nostrils. |
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Saw a 2020 at my dealer today. The grill is actually quite ugly but not because of its size. It is because of how it sort of rides up on to the hood. The car is nice; got to drive it on a short test. I do not think the grill will stop me from ordering later this year but I would have preferred less on the front.
I very much liked the full electronic dash, btw. The rear is better looking - some consolation.
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Here is what I am talking about re the grill. Look through the upper part and you will see the hood line. (This is from another post here) It is fugly. Isn't form supposed to follow function? If so, what were they thinking sort of folding the grill up on to the top of the hood?
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I agree. I left BMW for MB for a few years because of the Bangle Butt. This time, the grill will not stop me from getting an LCI -- but it isn't helping either! It will be either another G12 or an S class in the fall.
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I saw my first LCI 7 in the flesh so to speak this week, in grey with Msport black pack cruising through a little Oxfordshire village. Looked really good my colleagues just pointed at it saying wow look at that...it was a positive reaction.
I think people are complaining too much.
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