[Brookside]

Originally Posted by spudwest

Nice to see you've come around, Brookside. Thought we were losing you there for a while.

Oh man Spud, those first spy shots Harold published...welcome to see but pretty underwhelming...I guess because of lens distortion and the camo-cladding, it looked semi-econobox to me.
I thought at first that BMW had botched the design....and given us a runner and not a looker. So I pretty much kept my misgivings to myself.
The new pics have made a believer of me.

One thing tho is apparent...the coupe is virtually the same car as the new 3-door hatch from the front to the B-pillar.
Maybe there'll be slight differences- but none that I can see so far. The coupe is stuck (probably because BMW figured to get this out in a timely and economical manner)
with the hatch's design format...
I would've liked a higher shoulderline/lower roofline- but that'll probably have to wait until the next redesign which I hope gives the coupe dedicated sheetmetal.
As is- it looks really beautiful - even in these latest spy pics...maybe iconic/instant classic.