The new M235i revealed (in another thread)...open discussion on design

m981addicts · 05-18-2013, 10:13 PM

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Originally Posted by mb135is

I like it. I'm not buying it, but that's for other reasons than aesthetics.

Now, M2 GC for somewhere just under 50k sans electric steering, drive mode choices, and auto start stop? Yes please!!!

Ditto

themellly · 05-19-2013, 12:19 PM

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Originally Posted by KarlMalden

Really? I really like the headlights and front end on my 135i...reminds me of an e46.

Yeah, I like the headlights and stuff to, I would choose my car over this any day. But! They improved the headlights.. I hate the front bumper though.. They gave it "mean" headlights but a "feminine" body. I think it just looks wrong all together

HIPSI · 05-19-2013, 12:55 PM

About how long until this new design is available?

mb135is · 05-19-2013, 02:25 PM

It looks to me like it'll morph into a sedan pretty well.

I tried to look at my car the same way today, and I just couldn't see it, even though I know that the dimensions between my car and the E46 Coupe (and therefore, sedan) are basically the same.

TripleThreat · 05-19-2013, 04:06 PM

It has too large a butt for me. Did someone say it looks like Camry? I kind of agree. Thoroughly modern (mid 2010 looks rather than mid 2000), but I am not sure if I like it.

jdf · 05-19-2013, 05:58 PM

I don't mind the nose and the tail-- okay, sure, they had to make it look like its big brother. Brand identity. Sure, I get it. I even think they did a pretty good job of it. So many times a manufacturer tries to make all the cars look the same no matter the size and only one looks anything like an automobile. This doesn't have that problem.

The part that I think doesn't look the part is the back glass and C-pillar. The angle is too acute, too much slope to it. I don't think the greenhouse is any taller on the current 1er Coupe than the 2er, but it looks like it (and thus looks more like a 2002 or an E30, tying in some performance heritage) because the back glass stands up straighter.

Honestly, I like the way the car looks-- but I would have preferred it looked more E30 than F30. Looking back, though, is so five-years-ago.

jkoral · 05-19-2013, 06:19 PM

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Originally Posted by jdf

The part that I think doesn't look the part is the back glass and C-pillar. The angle is too acute, too much slope to it. I don't think the greenhouse is any taller on the current 1er Coupe than the 2er, but it looks like it (and thus looks more like a 2002 or an E30, tying in some performance heritage) because the back glass stands up straighter.

I like the look, but something does feel off to me. I will reserve judgement until proper photos come out and I can see one in person.

Someone in the main thread referenced the telephoto lens and it can play tricks with the proportions: http://www.2addicts.com/forums/showp...&postcount=234

(I don't know anything about photography, but I'd like to think it will look better in person, so I'm cautiously optimistic).

blinded · 05-23-2013, 11:51 AM

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Originally Posted by mb135is

...even though I know that the dimensions between my car and the E46 Coupe (and therefore, sedan) are basically the same.

There may be some similarities in some proportions and lines between the two, but I wouldn't say that the dimensions are basically the same. Below is a table of the dimensions of the e82 compared to 6 other cars. Which would you say is the closest to the e82?

I'll reveal what the 6 other cars are if no one figures it out. Not that it's hard to figure out...

mb135is · 05-23-2013, 03:50 PM

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Originally Posted by blinded

There may be some similarities in some proportions and lines between the two, but I wouldn't say that the dimensions are basically the same. Below is a table of the dimensions of the e82 compared to 6 other cars. Which would you say is the closest to the e82?

I'll reveal what the 6 other cars are if no one figures it out. Not that it's hard to figure out...

Interesting! Can't wait to know the answers.

doublevanosrc · 05-23-2013, 03:59 PM

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Originally Posted by blinded

There may be some similarities in some proportions and lines between the two, but I wouldn't say that the dimensions are basically the same. Below is a table of the dimensions of the e82 compared to 6 other cars. Which would you say is the closest to the e82?

I'll reveal what the 6 other cars are if no one figures it out. Not that it's hard to figure out...

E46 coupe
Nissan Z
M235i
Audi A3
MB CLA
??

blinded · 05-23-2013, 04:21 PM

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Originally Posted by doublevanosrc

E46 coupe
Nissan Z
M235i
Audi A3
MB CLA
??

Well, you got one right. The e46 is one of them.

blinded · 05-23-2013, 05:55 PM

I've added a G because I have a really cool pic for the answer.

blinded · 05-24-2013, 10:15 AM

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Originally Posted by blinded

I've added a G because I have a really cool pic for the answer.

OK, here's A-G, bottom to top.

JasonCSU · 05-24-2013, 10:47 AM

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Originally Posted by blinded

OK, here's A-G, bottom to top.

By the silhouettes it is:

F32
E92
E46
E36
E30
E21
2002

That wouldn't match the proportions for A though.

blinded · 05-24-2013, 11:06 AM

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Originally Posted by JasonCSU

By the silhouettes it is:

F32
E92
E46
E36
E30
E21
2002

That wouldn't match the proportions for A though.

I grabbed them off the internetz so who knows. But...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BMW_2002tii

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mb135is Captain 89 Rep 912 Posts Drives: '13 135is #180/586 Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: NJ iTrader: (0)	It looks to me like it'll morph into a sedan pretty well. I tried to look at my car the same way today, and I just couldn't see it, even though I know that the dimensions between my car and the E46 Coupe (and therefore, sedan) are basically the same. __________________ E82 '13 135is - Space Gray/Coral Red, 6 MT, Heated Seats, 50% tint, clear bra, BMW Perf. Grilles, BMW Perf. CF Diffuser - #180/586
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TripleThreat Enlisted Member 3 Rep 48 Posts Drives: 2013 128i LeMans Blue Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: FL iTrader: (0)	It has too large a butt for me. Did someone say it looks like Camry? I kind of agree. Thoroughly modern (mid 2010 looks rather than mid 2000), but I am not sure if I like it.
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jdf New Member 0 Rep 19 Posts Drives: 135i Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Seabrook, MD iTrader: (0)	I don't mind the nose and the tail-- okay, sure, they had to make it look like its big brother. Brand identity. Sure, I get it. I even think they did a pretty good job of it. So many times a manufacturer tries to make all the cars look the same no matter the size and only one looks anything like an automobile. This doesn't have that problem. The part that I think doesn't look the part is the back glass and C-pillar. The angle is too acute, too much slope to it. I don't think the greenhouse is any taller on the current 1er Coupe than the 2er, but it looks like it (and thus looks more like a 2002 or an E30, tying in some performance heritage) because the back glass stands up straighter. Honestly, I like the way the car looks-- but I would have preferred it looked more E30 than F30. Looking back, though, is so five-years-ago.
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