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      08-15-2017, 11:55 AM   #23
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The August 2002 edition of Automobile magazine featured a cover article on the concept version of the E85 Z4. Other than a few detail changes like the roll bars and roundels on the fenders, it seems to me that the concept and production cars looked almost identical, on the exterior anyway. I guess we'll have to wait and see if the same holds true for the G29. I can't imagine that BMW is not in this game to win.
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I think this one comes the closest.
I retract my previous statement/emojis if it looks like that.



But it'll probably grow on me.
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      08-15-2017, 12:08 PM   #25
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I'm not sure if I share all this excitement..headlights look weird imo.
Exactly, surprised ppl like it as it reminds me of the Solstice. Then again, some ppl are loving the return of the rag as well. Crazy.
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Ooooh. Looks very interesting! Please bring a manual M version.
If this article is to be believed, we'll be getting an MT version. However, the Supra will not be MT. Not sure about an M though.

http://jalopnik.com/leaked-bmw-model...pra-1797682494
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Isnt this the car that was the joint venture with Toyota?
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I'm not sure if I share all this excitement..headlights look weird imo.
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This looks F-Type to me
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I like the air vents on the fenders!
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I like the air vents on the fenders!
The AirBreather in the front quarter panel is on the Concept 8 Series and will be included in future styling of BMW's. It's part of the new form design language from BMW.

That's what BMW told us at Lake Como in May at Concorso d'Eleganza Villa d'Este. The vent is executed well and looks very nice in the metal.
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I'm not sure if I share all this excitement..headlights look weird imo.
+1

This looks F-Type to me
That was my gut reaction too
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Toyota gets the Coupe, BMW gets the ragtop.
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The AirBreather in the front quarter panel is on the Concept 8 Series and will be included in future styling of BMW's. It's part of the new form design language from BMW.

That's what BMW told us at Lake Como in May at Concorso d'Eleganza Villa d'Este. The vent is executed well and looks very nice in the metal.
Do you know if the vent is similar to the one currently seen on the 4-Series, or a whole new variation of it?
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It's a concept car so there is hope BMW will come to its senses and not release this abomination. The "bullet tip" grille (a la 1960's Cadillacs and current Mercedes) is horrendous. The shape of the kidneys is even worse.
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Nothing to loose my sanity over. Just another design.
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It's hard to tell...but it looks different. Different is good IMO - we have had a lot of the same sort of designs across the respective ranges lately.

With that being said, hasn't this car been testing for a while? Why are we seeing it in concept form?
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I'm not sure if I share all this excitement..headlights look weird imo.
+1

This looks F-Type to me
But we just discussed the angel eyes in another thread as one of the massive BMW design cues - and really being way ahead of almost any other brand. Think about it: What other brand has a similar recognisable design cue? Audi and Merc headlights are all over the place and change for every new model - and everyone else has jumped on the led strip Audi style...

That leaves the angel eyes .. and even if they end up looking amazing, just the simple fact that aren?t BMW-eyes this car has, is a massive turn off :
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looks damn nice to me!

f-type who?
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Yes indeed it truly does look good.

I hope they keep the headlights.

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Looks like a different view of the concept vehicle that's been on the BMW USA site for a while.
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The AirBreather in the front quarter panel is on the Concept 8 Series and will be included in future styling of BMW's. It's part of the new form design language from BMW.

That's what BMW told us at Lake Como in May at Concorso d'Eleganza Villa d'Este. The vent is executed well and looks very nice in the metal.
Do you know if the vent is similar to the one currently seen on the 4-Series, or a whole new variation of it?
It's a new variation of it. Its bigger than the one on the current 4 Series and with regards to the Concept 8 Series it leads in to two prominent body lines that run away from the AirBreather and terminates in the front of the rear quarter panel.

These two lines help air flow along the body of the car at speed for an elegantly aggressive function to aerodynamics. The new BMW design language is featured prominently on the Concept 8 Series.

Expect these features to be widely copied by other manufacturers because it makes the car look even more "athletic" in appearance, in base form and stunning in M Sport and real M GmbH form respectively.

So I see the Concept Z4 will offer a new interpretation of the AirBreather that started with the Concept 8 Series.
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