I may have spoken too soon. I admit that I like this latest two door offering from BMW Chief Designer Chris Bangle's studios.
Fear not.
I haven't adjusted my opinions on Mr. Bangle's overall work. I still think it was a serious mistake for BMW to give that misguided individual the authority to cut up the whole of Munich's lineup.
That said, Mr. Bangle's team has wisely chosen to elongate what was traditionally a stubby car. Now, do not misunderstand me. I adore all BMW 3-series coupés (with the notable exception of the clumsy looking early 80s body style). Their cropped and purposefully compact stances always charm and delight.
The new change is just as pleasant. And as an added bonus the new car's lines are actually seem relatively congruent. There's splendid tension that keeps pressure and edge to the body's sheet metal from stem all the way to stern.
The design team that created the lovely predecessor two-door let go of the tension in the rear like an exhausted sailor losing the line of thespinnakerr in a heated race. The last car's boot was thus blandlyreminiscentt of a Honda Civic.
Luckily, this new machine is nothing but edge.
It must be part of some wonderful new scheme to transform BMW's coupé product segment into cars that look like serious sportscars (think Z4 hardtop) something that no contemporary BMW has ever really managed to do - though some might argue the rare Z8, 8-Series, and other mythical Bavarian masterpieces that show themselves as often as Big Foot.
Tap the link to take an official peak at the new driving machine from the car company that has a tendency to make the ultimate: BMW USA
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