BMW design hit a peak about 10-15 years ago and it's been all downhill since then.
A BMW 2002? Was that really their goal? If so, someone should have told them to take off the blindfold.
The current BMW m2 looks so much better imo.
I am not so sure I would agree with that. The M2 is (or at least was) aimed more at drivers, the same way that the original M equipped cars were. Comfort and luxury took a back seat to reasonably priced performance. But over the years the "M" line has grown soft and bloated and is aimed more at old farts who really want a comfortable luxury car but still want to think that they are buying "M" class performance.
Totally agree (even though it too is suffering from enlarged kidney disease). The M2 is the only BMW I would even think about buying these days.
Have you ever seen the 3series or 5series or 8series coupe? They are true BMWs and are absolutely gorgeous looking cars. Don't know why they went overboard with 4series or M3|M4... The next 5series will keep its classy and sporty sedan look. However, this 2series/M2 looks like a spare parts GT86 with a better engine... It's like Toyota came up with that design... Horrible...
Up to about 15 years ago, I would agree with you about the 3 series coupe, but they have gone steadily downhill since then and, in fact, there is no such thing anymore (the 3 series are only sedans). The current M3/M4 are just stupid expensive and try to pack too much luxury and gadgetry along with performance features designed to check the marketing boxes into one package. Go back in time to 1986 and the M3 was just what the M2 is today, a "performance parts" bin car at a no-nonsense price point with no pretense of being anything else.
I think Ford is recreating history here (intentionally or unintentionally) with a car that evokes a few more Fox body styling queues than classic '60's Mustang ones. I owned 3 Fox body Mustangs and loved them all, but they were no lookers.
seriously, it’s the bottom level. It’s just enough so that if you’re in college and want to be cool by having “m” on it, you can because it’s easily attainable. But it’s nothing special. At all.
The sad part is if BMW wanted to continue this trend of doing large grilles, I think taking inspiration from that, where the grille is stretched horizontally instead of vertically, and encompasses the the headlights would look a lot better. The answer is right in front of them but they're pulling inspiration from their hideous 30s-40s designs instead.For those unfamiliar, this is a BMW 2002:
Marketing/Designers are DESPERATELY HOPING boxy is coming back. They are seriously mistaken. They will get stomped by the consumer and I hope lose many millions.
