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Something must be wrong with me...
- BeeEmm
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I actually like this, no more than like. I know, the grills, the size, the almost everything, but I cannot help it and it's 100% electric. What is wrong with me?
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One of three things, drunk / seriously hungover or not had an eye test for a few years
Actually, no nothing positive to say about other than I like the colour
Actually, no nothing positive to say about other than I like the colour
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You listened to the devil in your ear and let the forum know
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I don’t dislike it, there’s some interesting aspects of the design, however the front is just hideous. Please BMW, I understand that you want to sell to the Chinese but just think about the rest of us Westerners, whom think that there’s no way I’m going to part with money for that design philosophy when there’s plenty of other designs out there less outrageous
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In principle I could ignore a lot about that and go for it
But the price-?!?
But the price-?!?
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The only plus I can think of is that the the bigger the grills and vents, the less potential for stonechips
Surely, that can’t be very aerodynamic, which you would think would be a priority for an electric vehicle?
Surely, that can’t be very aerodynamic, which you would think would be a priority for an electric vehicle?
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BMW always seem to have a strange knack whereby any new design initially appears to look awful and it slowly grows on you over time, the Bangle designs was always a case in hand for me.
I quite like the grille, especially on the 3 series but it does improve with having the front number plate to break it up a tad.
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I quite like the grille, especially on the 3 series but it does improve with having the front number plate to break it up a tad.
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I configured one to my liking and it is £114,545
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I would have thought that it was as coefficient as a large plate going face forward, but no, apparently, the drag coefficient is just 0.25 – proof of its outstanding aerodynamics.
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Not had alcohol for three days and can still read a vehicle number plate at 20 metres without glasses, so none of those reasons.Ole gits rule wrote: ↑Sun Jul 11, 2021 10:53 am One of three things, drunk / seriously hungover or not had an eye test for a few years
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I don't believe in Devils or Gods, but I do talk to myself sometimes. It's not that bad, is it?
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It really doesn't do it for me visually but, I don't think it's any uglier than most of the other large electric SUV's... although the Skoda looks ok. Aesthetics don't seem to matter with electric car sales, given the amount of Teslas I see around. In fact, aesthetics don't seem to matter much with any car sales these days, given the amount of ugly new cars I see on the road!
I think car makers are still a bit confused about design when it comes to electric cars, they want to make them look futuristic, but they're scared to go too far and make them look too different from ICE cars.
I think car makers are still a bit confused about design when it comes to electric cars, they want to make them look futuristic, but they're scared to go too far and make them look too different from ICE cars.
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I agree. The opportunity is there to design a car that does not have a hint of a ICE grill. Porsche did it years ago with there rear engine cars and the grills are low to scoop air to cool radiators. EVs can easily have similar with the 'scooped' air cooling the bloody charging pad for the iPhone which gets really, really hot.
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Is the 208 this - its exactly the same as the ICE version?BeeEmm wrote: ↑Sun Jul 11, 2021 1:18 pmI agree. The opportunity is there to design a car that does not have a hint of a ICE grill. Porsche did it years ago with there rear engine cars and the grills are low to scoop air to cool radiators. EVs can easily have similar with the 'scooped' air cooling the bloody charging pad for the iPhone which gets really, really hot.
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Must just be hay fever and your eyes were watering thenBeeEmm wrote: ↑Sun Jul 11, 2021 12:01 pmNot had alcohol for three days and can still read a vehicle number plate at 20 metres without glasses, so none of those reasons.Ole gits rule wrote: ↑Sun Jul 11, 2021 10:53 am One of three things, drunk / seriously hungover or not had an eye test for a few years
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