Chris Bangle on the Auto Design Industry

[WLH]

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[AlanJ]

Might be me BUT no link......

 

[Citation 650]

I wished he used Christopher Walken's voice.

 

[sars]

I liked what he said and agree with his views, especially interiors they have come a long way, the new C class interior is really growing on me and the TT has some lovely interior touches

 

[Taz]

the interior on the zed is what lets it down, it now looks so out dated

 

[StevenH72]

the interior on the zed is what lets it down, it now looks so out dated

Not just the Z, I think a lot of. BMW's new interiors let them down. It's the reason I've gone for the new C Class over the 4 series.

 

[markz4coupe]

I might be in the minority here but I think the E86 interiors are ageing pretty well because they're so plain and simple.

 

[Machine monkey]

I might be in the minority here but I think the E86 interiors are ageing pretty well because they're so plain and simple.

I 100% agree with you

 

[Sae]

the interior on the zed is what lets it down, it now looks so out dated

Not just the Z, I think a lot of. BMW's new interiors let them down. It's the reason I've gone for the new C Class over the 4 series.

Interesting, what engine model did you go for?
Not entirely won over by the styling but it's a grower,
You not interested in waiting for the coupe version or 4doors required?

 

[Sae]

I might be in the minority here but I think the E86 interiors are ageing pretty well because they're so plain and simple.

I 100% agree with you

+1 Except for the rising satnav screen module. It was cool a few years back but the screen looks really antique now, kind of like 90s nokias vs current smart phones. I hope you can upgrade the screen at some point as that's the only thing dating the car

 

[StevenH72]

I might be in the minority here but I think the E86 interiors are ageing pretty well because they're so plain and simple.

I 100% agree with you

+1 Except for the rising satnav screen module. It was cool a few years back but the screen looks really antique now, kind of like 90s nokias vs current smart phones. I hope you can upgrade the screen at some point as that's the only thing dating the car

To be fair I think the E85/86 interiors have aged better and are nicer places to be than thr E89 interiors. The E85/86 is very minimalist and functional imo.

As for the Merc, 4 doors was a must, I have the Z4M for fun, need a practical car. I went for the C220 Bluetec AMG Line.