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The best thing you said was the thing about moving the design forward. That's exactly what I think the E60 did with the Bangle designs back in the day. I think the G30 is very nice but I'm not exactly wow'd. I do think the next M5 will be quite aggressive though.
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I won't trade mine but I most will get one when my current lease is up in Aug 2019 as long as the LCI and CP is available. I am currently on my 3rd F10 and 2nd M5 and have not found anything that fits all of my wants and needs as well. Sure some options fit particular wants and needs better but nothing as a whole package without having two cars one as a DD and a weekend sports car. I don't want to give up a fun DD for something boring and only have fun on the weekends but who knows I may just keep my current M5 and get a weekender instead.
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10-23-2016, 07:59 PM | #27 |
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Maybe if I can get one without the hockey stick stuck on each side. I despise this design. Who knows, maybe I'll warm up to the style... Don't think so because I still dislike the new 7er. I think BMW has lost their design sense. Hopefully they'll find it again someday.
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Granted, new X5s I read still mostly shares the same E70 platform. But G30 looks like a cosmetically upgraded F10 instead of a brand new platform. |
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10-26-2016, 08:11 PM | #30 |
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gonna trade F10 for F80 next month, but definitely will back into F90 once it comes out.
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Yes I have the B&O in my F10 too, but no any other choice. The only available option for f80 is HK.
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I'll add a few other points to my earlier comment that the new 5-Series looks too similar to the previous one. I think this is a common issue with manufacturers. They come out with a new model that looks truly distinct and then each subsequent generation is just a mild tweak of the design. Two good (or is it bad?) examples in my view are the R8 and TT. Both are attractive cars, don't get me wrong. But the new ones look too similar to the old ones. The new R8 is a huge let downn. It's just a more angular version of the previous one. The current Viper has the same problem. I also feel the same about the 911, but to a lesser degree. I think Chevy does a terrific job with the Vette. Each generation of the Vette is unmistakably a Vette, but each one also looks like a comprehensively redesigned car. I'll be curious to see whether that holds with the upcoming mid-engined Vette. For some cars that are beautiful designs, such as the Viper, 911, TT and R8, I can understand why a manufacturer would want to keep the look. But for something like a 5-Series or 7-Series, I'd don't get it. A 5-Series or 7-Series isn't a gorgeous car and, at least to me, has fewer attributes that define its look. In other words, if Porsche dramatically tweaked the 911 and slapped a 911 badge on it, people might feel it wasn't truly a 911. But BMW could dramatically alter the 7-Series and call it a 7-Series, and I doubt most people would care.
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I think I will be holding on to my F10 M5. The desire to swap out my F10 for F90 M5 is just not there for me. BTW: I still don't understand why the new M5 will be designated the F90 and not G30 M5. Why the change? The new M5 will be based on the G30 5 series chassis which would lead one to believe the new M model would be designated the G30 M5.
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I'll consider the F90 a few year after it comes out. I'm not a fan of being a beta tester for BMW. Just my personal experience but I try to steer clear of the first version of a car.
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S63 will be another variant. Instead of doing like was done in the past (i.e. S50,S52,S54), TU updates are done instead thanks to the modular construction. |
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