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Motor1: BMW 4 Series' Big Kidney Grille Probably Won’t Appear On Other Models
New M3 will NOT get the new grille?
Have a bet with my dealer right now and he just sent this over.... fingers crossed. https://www.motor1.com/news/426602/b...-other-models/
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06-02-2020, 03:37 PM | #2 |
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Highly doubt that the upcoming G80/G82 won't come with the lung grills.
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06-02-2020, 04:21 PM | #5 |
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The leaked factory photo from a while back and the test M3 cars at the Norschleife had the big grilles.
Anyway not loving that new 4 series design. The front is ugly. The rear isn't great either, especially those weird fake exhaust tips. At least the fake exhaust tips probably won't be on the M models. Not that I care too much what the new M models look like at this point anyway... Edit: saw a video in another thread where it's driven on a track... seems to look better in dark paint colours where the grille blends in more. I might warm up to that look. Still think it'll look ridiculous in any bright colours though. Last edited by maddmatth; 06-02-2020 at 04:35 PM.. |
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I am not sure where you read that in the article, but I did not find any specific mention of this in the article.
The 2-door and 4-door M3/4 have always shared their front ends with the coupe version of the base series with an ///M treatment, I don't see it being any different for the G8X. Further, G80 running prototypes and spy shots tend to confirm this.
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06-02-2020, 05:23 PM | #10 |
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The article I posted said it was unique to the 4-series
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06-08-2020, 05:56 PM | #12 |
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BMW designer talks about grills
Do the quoted comments from the head designer in this article mean the M3 could look different than the 4 series?
https://jalopnik.com/the-gaping-maw-...-to-1843943927 |
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06-08-2020, 06:31 PM | #14 |
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I realize the 4 series and M4 have subtle differences that forum members would easily notice, but the overall design over the 4 series and M4 grilles are super similar.
I like the new grille. This article just makes me wonder if BMW will make each series visually different again... |
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However, considering the G80 and G82 will be direct siblings (same power, track width, etc.), and past M3/4 generations have shared a coupe front end, it is almost certain the M3 and M4 will share the same front end.
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BMW is obviously all over the place (lol) so it made me ponder... |
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