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06-15-2018, 02:56 PM | #115 |
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I think it looks really nice. The rear end is too bulky and tall IMO. You can tell BMW pulled out all the stops to reduce the visual height: the biggest ducktail line I've seen on a BMW, a thick horizontal crease right below that, two more horizontal creases below that, the giant license plate space, the vents, contrasting color diffuser with another big horizontal line through it. If you just look at the rear end and picture it as one color without all the creases, it is just absolutely massive and so tall.
Also it'll take some getting used to the connected grilles. I think this may be the first time that I have ever preferred the chrome (or I guess "cerium grey" in this case) grilles to the black. It looks too big and too much like one piece in black to me. Last edited by bobloblaw; 06-15-2018 at 03:04 PM.. |
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06-15-2018, 03:07 PM | #117 |
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QUOTE=DrKevM5;23334018]Still applies. To a greater extent.[/QUOTE]
if that's what your eyes tell you! it looks to me like what BMW would have done had they made a new 6 series. it just has an 8 on it. this car is much longer, lower, leaner, and meaner looking than the mustang, particularly at the front and also noticeably at the rear. The side view of the mustang shows how much that body rises at the rear. |
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06-15-2018, 03:11 PM | #119 |
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I noticed that too, they should have used the carbon core technology from the 7 series...
It's only fast 0-100 because of AWD system, this is just going to be another go fast in the straight line car... so will the M8 and M8 GC. The design and tech are beautiful, but having an M6 that's slightly lighter than the M850i, I can imagine how the new 8 will be like.. |
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06-15-2018, 03:29 PM | #123 |
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It's interesting that the G05 X5 has two 12.3 inch displays, similar to what Merc has on its E and S class cars. I assumed that that would be the new normal for upper-end BMWs as well. But this 8er has a 12.3 display plus the more traditional 10.25 inch display. Odd to me.
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Thank god this turned out to be a beautiful car. I was fearing BMW was going to be muck it up. I can breath now and my fears were unfounded. Let's hope the Grand coupe will be just as gorgeous
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The 6 series is dead, long live the 6 series!
The 6 series is dead! Long live the 6 series!
Honestly, the front end looks similar to the 6 series, while the profile and the rear are different. However, its still as heavy as the 6. To me, its more a new generation of the 6 series, rebranded as the 8. |
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06-15-2018, 04:21 PM | #129 |
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The regular kidney grille looks much better than the all black version.
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06-15-2018, 04:23 PM | #130 |
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Weight comparison with 90% fuel, 75kg driver
F10 550i xDrive = 1955kg F13 650i xDrive = 1930kg G30 M550i xDrive = 1885kg G15 M850i xDrive = 1965kg Seems a bit weird that the previous generation dropped a bit of weight from the 5 to 6 but the new generation is quite a bit heavier. That is probably why it got the extra power - it needed to outperform the M550i! |
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