E60 5-Series is here... the Bangle messup continues =(

[splerdu]

[theveed]

aint as bad as the 7... but still... it looks like a jap car... unghh..

[Hero]

pontiac nose with a kia rio butt...mukhang weird din ang interior...gawa ng ssangyong?

[mbt]

hmm... hideous compared to the previous 5-series... ang panget ng harap!

[woodfire]

we have a running debate here in the office about the new 7's, Z4, and now the new 5's. some claim the design of chris bangle was meant to grow in you - angular and avant garde. some say though that it's just downright hideous and ugly (some say fugly).

for me, I like the following designs: bmw2002, E36, E46, E39, and the X5. :wink:

[mbt]

i find the headlights of this new 5 repuslive, i can warm to the design of the 7 more, even...

[OTEP]

Its trying too hard to separate itself from the pack. It ended up being a caricature.

I long for the timeless beauty of teh BMW2002.

[momoyster]

maybe we'll get used to it din... when other carmakers introduce more unorthodox designs :D

[Hamann]

IMO it doesn't really "grow" on you, you just get used to it. A beautiful car for me is something that you know right away when you see it. And that, and some of Bangle's creations aren't. :x

[empy]

This is most unfortunate, especially since the new Mercedes E-class is the most beautiful luxury sedan I have ever seen in my life:

[mbt]

...and especially unfortunate, since the 5-series is bound to become known as the best-driving luxury sedan (again)...

[OTEP]

Ang tagal na ng 7 series and still I don't like it. It's too mechanical. Parang walang hint of emotion.

Now those, MB E-classes really make my heart flutter. :D

[mbt]

and let's not even get started on the magnificently-styled Audi A6...

[kimpOy]

audi....ah yes my true euro love

[gjtech]

ang pangit ng new 5....

[ssaloon]

i like the previous gen better...

[Paul]

but have you guys seen an actual (e65) 7-series? in pictures maybe it looks hideous, but when it's standing beside you...

naybe we're not used to thhe idea that bmw has moved away from convention and went to the radical. for me the skin is nothing when the car drives fantastic!

[mbt]

Paul,

i've seen an E65 up close, and well, i still prefer the look of the previous 7 hehe

[OTEP]

Mukhang maluluma agad. Masyadong kampante itong si Bangle dahil alam niyang BMW ang tatak.

[empy]

but have you guys seen an actual (e65) 7-series? in pictures maybe it looks hideous, but when it's standing beside you...

I had the opportunity to ride in one recently and to be 100% honest - the exterior really looks hideous. The good news is that the interior is extremely nice - gorgeous leather and wood everywhere, with the typical BMW ergonomics.

It does drive really nice, too - really tight handling (very similar, but not as sharp as, my 3-series) and mountains of torque...it just pulls and pulls and pulls...