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Old Sep 25, 2022 | 07:50 AM
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Talking 2023 m2 seen - could it be any uglier?

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Old Sep 25, 2022 | 08:26 AM
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That doesn't look like BMWs style at all? Is this a new direction/techy look or something?
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Old Sep 25, 2022 | 10:20 AM
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It's kinda tame in comparison to a few other current BMW's that IMO are waaaaaayyyy uglier than this.

Rear bumper is awkward as heck, the rest is just ok to me.
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Old Sep 25, 2022 | 11:48 AM
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Old Sep 25, 2022 | 11:57 AM
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The vampire teeth rear end is not doing it for me.
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Old Sep 25, 2022 | 12:02 PM
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The launch color Zandevoort Blue is not flattering in the least, and there is not much that can save that rear bumper. But the front 3/4 view is actually pretty decent. Put it on some nice wheels and imagine it in a decent color:





If that was Isle of Man Green or Dravit Grey, it would look great from that angle.
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Old Sep 25, 2022 | 12:33 PM
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The rear doesn’t look great and this light blue color is not helping but overall it looks a lot better than current M4.
I have a deposit down for M2 and will wait to see official launch before i pull it.

The car did look pretty good in the camo wrap lol

All these dumb BMW designers should have just made this great concept that everyone loved.





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Old Sep 25, 2022 | 12:35 PM
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Originally Posted by geko29
The launch color Zandevoort Blue is not flattering in the least, and there is not much that can save that rear bumper. But the front 3/4 view is actually pretty decent. Put it on some nice wheels and imagine it in a decent color:
That looks nice and the rear can probably be fixed with a nice diffuser/spoiler.
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Old Sep 25, 2022 | 01:32 PM
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Front looks good, rear looks terrible. At least it doesn’t have the ugly beaver teeth grille. That in itself is a win.
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Old Sep 25, 2022 | 01:38 PM
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It still going to sell gangbusters like the 4 Series with Beaver Teeth because average BMW buyers couldn't care less what their cars look like apparently.
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Old Sep 25, 2022 | 02:26 PM
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Originally Posted by geko29
The launch color Zandevoort Blue is not flattering in the least, and there is not much that can save that rear bumper. But the front 3/4 view is actually pretty decent. Put it on some nice wheels and imagine it in a decent color:



If that was Isle of Man Green or Dravit Grey, it would look great from that angle.
there is no part of that i find 'decent' let alone 'great'
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Old Sep 25, 2022 | 02:40 PM
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Originally Posted by bitkahuna

Ummmm, let me think about this... yeah that's "out there" and not in a good way. lol wow.




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Old Sep 25, 2022 | 02:40 PM
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Looks very 1970's/80's with it's being so squared off. And with the horizontal bars it no longer even looks like a trademark kidney grill.
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Old Sep 25, 2022 | 03:08 PM
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Originally Posted by bitkahuna

Looks like one of those cheap Chinese knocks offs BMW has gone to front wheel drive in the 2 series…I think just off the crossover.. oh well this BMW does not look very inspiring. But there are those that will just buy it for the badge
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Old Sep 25, 2022 | 03:11 PM
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Originally Posted by RNM GS3
The car did look pretty good in the camo wrap lol
And it will still look good. These were horribly angled and distorted photos that leaked, leading everyone into a frenzy.




You can see almost all the body lines and angles from BMW's official wrapped prototype, and it does look like it's going to look very good. The leaked photos are just horrible angles that don't do the car's design justice. Wait for the final press photos with proper angles to see that this car will look good.
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