Can everybody a slow down about Bangle rolling around laughing. Geez,for the record, E60 M5 was a bangle design and to this day that is a gorgeous car, other stuff perhaps not, definitely not the 7 series of the time.
Every generation and series has its hits and misses. The downside is that BMW and many other manufactures have to design cars that meet United States, Asia, European regulations, and more not mentioned I'm sure. Cant make mass production specifically for every person. Hell, most people cant agree on dinner with their spouse, and your asking many different peoples opinions when designing a car.
I will say that yes these are kinda crappy photos, which is weird in the first place considering all technology and photo spying crap you can buy these days and still get a damn good image. This is like 2005 Flip phone image, THEN screenshot on a low resolution, and then sent.
More than likely when the 8 series is revealed, BMW will quickly release a Competition or something of that nature that has revised parts and design after all the bitching.