Whether you hate or worship his work product while at bimmer, I think the important fact is that the BMW designers were quite competent before him. Their designs may have gotten a tad small, medium, and large (not that anyone else comes to mind with that problem); but they were some of the best prior to Bangle.

If I were Lexus, I wouldn't be quite so happy with his departure. In this competitive market the last thing Lexus needs is for BMW to take what was good from the Bangle era and combine it with their inhouse talent going forward. Reliability gets you a long way and bimmer hasn't gotten to Lexus levels of reliability just as Lexus isn't close to bimmer in ride/handling.

Don't bother fawning over the IS-F. It is one very good model but a bimmer shopper gets a much better ride/handling balance across the board. And the special bimmers are very special in this regard. Not saying they don't have problems, every car maker does. But parting the ways with Bangle can be a positive. Everybody is going to need to do what they do very well going forward.

 

cant wait to see what the future holds for BMW. Hopefully they improve their designs

 

Chris Bojangle redefined cutting edge at BMW. The vehicles, showrooms, factories, peformance center, are a testament of his contributions to the company.. When you step into a BMW show room it is like being at the Guggehiem museum here in NYC.. Very high tech art deco feel at the various BMW centers.. The same can be said of the cars in the Bangle era.. The dutchman has some huge shoes to fill..

 

I too have only read positive about the person, Mr. Bangle.

 

I too have heard he is engaging, approachable, and very articulate in person... wonder what happens when his pen comes out

 

lol, but it was about time for him to move along anyway.

 

That I will agree with.
He did his thing...brought something new to the understated BMW design theme of old and now it's time to move on.
Let's see who's next for Bangle.

If they were smart, GM would hire him. It would give them a bit of credibility. If nothing else it would cause some stir....and a lot of anticipation.

 

Yes, GM has a lot of ugly cars and trucks to redesign, but many are more likely to just be eliminated.

 

He did a fine job not straying too far from the 3 series, although they have gotten a little too big. However, I don't like the current 3 series coupe.

Not a fan of the 5 or 7 series.

If i were to pick a BMW right now, it'd be the 135 or a Z4 M Coupe. I heard the Z4 coupes are being discontinued? Can you tell I like small, zippy cars?

 

thank you LORD!!!!!!!

IMO, he tried his hardest to ruin the entire BMW line.

 

Call me crazy, but I actually liked Bangle's designs. *assumes fetal position*

 

Maybe he started listening to the criticism or more like his boss told he enough was enough...

The 3-series sales numbers are impressive when compared to the competition. IMHO, I think the coupe is the most attractive version of the series.

 

I miss him already...

 

Finally we can get a good looking bimmer.