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im sure you wont even know the differance.
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he also oversaw the e46 noob
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I think the bangle design really age well either the E46 E90 or Z4. Especially Z4 it came out in 03 and it still look fantastic today.
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Regardless of what I may think of Bangle, BMW saw tremendous growth during his reign.
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Yeah, but did BMW experience this growth because of his design or in spite of his design? Discuss.
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I know someone (thru a mutual friend) who worked as a designer for Rolls Royce on the Phantom project. I personally think the Phantom is the nicest RR in years. Did Bangle allow that design to see the light of day? Probably. The Z8 is another beauty IMHO, it's timeless. It took some time for me to really appreciate the 6 series but I think it is also a good looking car. I'm still not a fan of the 5 or 7 series, I still believe that the previous generations (e39 & e38) were much better looking cars. With that said I do believe the new 7 is heading in the right direction. The growth that BMW saw, had just as much to do with his design vision as it did with great engineering and relentless marketing. I'm actually kind of sad to see him go.
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I think what he did for automotive design is magnificent. New directions have been forged, people are slowly beginning to appreciate these and in the process he has only strengthened BMW brand identity. The way he incorporated traditional motifs with contemporary appearance while avoiding any retrospective twaddle is wonderful.
A shame for BMW perhaps, but no doubt time for this visionary to move forward. An up. Three cheers for Chris Bangle.
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Exterior designers of recent BMW models ... THE MOST COMPLETE LIST UP TO DATE!!!!:
* Henrik Fisker: Z07 Concept, E52 Z8 * Klaus Kapitza: E31 8 series * Boyke Boyer: E38 7 series * Joji Nagashima: E90/E91 3 series, E36 3 series, E36/7 Z3, E39 5 series * Adrian van Hooydonk: E63/E64 6 series, E65/E66 7 series, Z9 GT Concept, Z9 Convertible Concept, MINI ACV30 Concept * Geoff Velasco: E83 X3 * Anders Warming: E85 Z4 roadster, GINA Light Concept, Mille Miglia 2006 Coupe Concept * Chris Chapman: E87/E81 1 series hatchback, E53 X5, X-coupe Concept, CS1 Concept * Erik Goplen: E46 3 series * Davide Arcangeli: E60/E61 5 series * Tomasz Sycha: E86 Z4 Coupe * Marc Michael Markefka: E92/E93 3-series coupe & cabrio, E82/E88 1-series coupe & cabrio * Pierre Leclercq: E70 X5, X71/E72 X6 * Karim Antoine Habib: CS Concept, F01/F02 7-series * Benoit Jacob: M1 Hommage Concept * Juliane Blasi: E89 Z4 roadster * Jacek Froehlich: F10 / F11 5-series * Richard Kim: E89 X1 * Marek Djordjevic: RR Phantom family (Phantom, Drophead Copue, Coupe), 100EX, 101EX * Frank Stephenson: R50-R53 MINI Mk1 * Marcus Syring: R55-R58 MINI Mk2 Mind that interiors, M-kits, M-specific exterior, rims / wheels, interior details like steering wheel, iDrive knob etc are designed by other people!!! And as you can see NONE of the BMW model's exterior hasn't been penned by Chris Bangle!!! EVER! He was just a chief / a manager. Not an actuall designer. And all the production designs has been selected & chosen by the BMW AG Board of Directors, and not by Bangle himself. |
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In the end we know BMW will build above-avg. driving cars. Whether or not we like the way they look is up to us. It's not something to worry about. |
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In much the same way that others are responsible for the designs of the current cars. I have an article - a very old article - in which Bangles speaks of his involvement in the development of the E46 platform. It's in an old BMW magazine. I'll have to pull out all of my publications to find the article and quote specifics verbatim. ......To have been "Bangled" has always been an incorrect term. "Hooydonked" would have been factually correct. |
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halleujah
... maybe they'll go back to making cars now instead of trying to make them artsy. Germans don't do artsy well at all. You want artsy, buy Italian.
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hmm..
So does this make my web domain name chrisbangle.com more or less valuable? Chris, if you are reading this shoot me an e-mail -- let's make a deal!!
Funny thing is, somebody asked me to buy this domain a week ago... |
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Therefore, the way we, collectively as a culture, vote on the design of our everyday gadgets in some small way provides material input for the design of future Bimmers. I think that is very indeed! |
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