08-26-2018, 12:18 AM | #1 |
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New Z4 live from Singapore with top up
Featured on BIMMERPOST.com Being very close to the BMW folk here, I managed to get into the show an hour before the doors opened to the public to take as many pictures as I could. Here's another look at the new Z4. Under probably worse lighting than pebble beach. Also, shots of the car with the top up. Overall, i really like the design. But there are some areas which i think were a little too much. For instance the mesh black grill. I was okay with the lights going for a different layout but i think if they were to break with convention on legacy design features, just do it with one part of the design, not the entire face. The downturned black grills sadly had many commented it looked like a Kia Stinger. It also lost it's sharknose angle from the Concept which i think also hurt the aesthetic. Interior was fantastic and felt great, car felt compact and more sporty than the current car, it felt more like an evolution from the 1st Z4 than a continuation of the 2nd gen. I could easily reach back and touch the rear wheels from the driver's seat. Rear design was fantastic as well with a very pronounced ducktail rear lip spoiler and very nicely done rear lights. P1270234 by louissoon, on Flickr P1260859 by louissoon, on Flickr P1260861 by louissoon, on Flickr P1260869 by louissoon, on Flickr P1260880 by louissoon, on Flickr P1260885 by louissoon, on Flickr P1260890 by louissoon, on Flickr P1260908 by louissoon, on Flickr P1260916 by louissoon, on Flickr P1260921 by louissoon, on Flickr P1260923 by louissoon, on Flickr |
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I wondered what a Coupe version could have looked like so i grafted on the roof from the Z4 Zagato
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08-26-2018, 10:39 AM | #4 |
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These pictures are making the design grow on me. I feel the design compromises at the front were partly the result of BMW management unwilling to get even a few % points reductions in pedestrian crash safety score. The back is quite faithful to the concept. When I evaluate the entire design without taking into consideration the concept that previewed this, I'm actually pleased with it.
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Horrible ., sorry but looks like a Miata
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I think it looks pretty good but I am dismayed about the headlights and lack of a proper side by side angel eye design. It's one thing to update the kidneys but stay within the brands identity traits, it's another thing to just abandon those brand traits altogether.
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Other than the size it looks nothing like a Miata. I actually think it looks amazing. I love how they integrated the screen into the dash a lot more than there other models. Thanks for the pics best I've seen so far of the interior.
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08-28-2018, 11:08 AM | #13 |
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Front doesn't even look like bmw anymore but if that's what the designers like good on them...hope ppl like it..
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Like it or not... It's called Evolution.
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Good looking car but definitely a bit overstyled, notably the front and side vents.
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08-28-2018, 05:00 PM | #19 |
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Hmmm...now it's there!!
Like the car in general, but for me it is somehow missing to much BMW signature.. It doesn't have the main BMW design language, the most iconic part, next to the kidneys, is missing the typical daylight signature. Kidneys way to mainstream and similar to a lot of cars....and the front is just to narrow, should go more to the bottom. That way the side/side-front profile looks strange |
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Loved the concept's front and side, not the prod car
I loved the concept design for this car but not the production car. It doesn't have the German design aesthetic. Looks a lot cheaper than it costs unfortunately to me.
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