Mr Bangle - hero or zero?

djjuk · 4 Nov 2006 at 11:27

Loving the designs now..Apart from the X5 :eek:

The new 3 Coupe looks fantastic, even better in the flesh :cool:

panthro · 4 Nov 2006 at 11:29

BMW's aside, he is a hero for creating the Fiat Coupe.

Almeda · 4 Nov 2006 at 11:33

I like em bar the X5 and E90 saloon

beast20vt · 4 Nov 2006 at 13:42

panthro said:
BMW's aside, he is a hero for creating the Fiat Coupe.

agree with you there,dont care what anybody says but i think it will always look a classic which is why im going to get another 20vt next year

panthro · 4 Nov 2006 at 13:46

beast20vt said:
agree with you there,dont care what anybody says but i think it will always look a classic which is why im going to get another 20vt next year

You can have mine if you want!

agw_01 · 4 Nov 2006 at 13:51

PeterNem said:
Awesome looking car in the flesh - photos really don't do it justice.

Is the difference between a normal 6 and the M6 just wheels, because I wasn't that impressed with the looks of my boss's old 645Ci, yet his black M6 looks absolutely menacing.

Even more so since he got the windows tinted. I'll have to get some more pictures to make you all jealous

v0n · 4 Nov 2006 at 14:02

NickXX said:
The e60 M5 and e60 Sport. Possibly the most controversial of the lot. It's not pretty, but in my eyes it's close to perfection for a sport saloon. Agressive modern looks. So wrong in SE form with small wheels, but so right with the correct wheels & spec.

I still can't belive BMW let e60 go like that. e60 is possibly the campest looking car of the last decade. Every single time I see it it reminds me of the inevitable sign of times - it is the car for the metrosexual, bleeched hair, whitened teeth new born businessman. It goes with tat - nicki clarke's haircut, sygnet ring without a crest, dolce & gabana's motorola phones and p diddy's style ear jewelery. Edna Average's glasses grille, soggy wrinkled whale body styling, fin at the back of the roofline. Everything about this car is a crime against its road abilities. Everything about this car is chav.

NickXX · 4 Nov 2006 at 14:13

v0n said:
I still can't belive BMW let e60 go like that. e60 is possibly the campest looking car of the last decade. Every single time I see it it reminds me of the inevitable sign of times - it is the car for the metrosexual, bleeched hair, whitened teeth new born businessman. It goes with tat - nicki clarke's haircut, sygnet ring without a crest, dolce & gabana's motorola phones and p diddy's style ear jewelery. Edna Average's glasses grille, soggy wrinkled whale body styling, fin at the back of the roofline. Everything about this car is a crime against its road abilities. Everything about this car is chav.

Looks even better with stick on tat.

That is probably the least camp looking thing on the road :confused:

iPWN · 4 Nov 2006 at 14:24

I have yet to see a new BMW (other than z4) which actually makes me want one as they look yucky

v0n · 4 Nov 2006 at 14:32

NickXX said:
That is probably the least camp looking thing on the road

Actually it doesn't look too bad in dark shades and black, because black always disguise shape and lines. Even Hyundai Coupe in black looks almost good.

But take this as example -georgeous picture btw:

Mmmmmm.... Davida, she approves...

NickXX · 4 Nov 2006 at 14:41

v0n said:
Mmmmmm.... Davida, she approves...

You could not be more wrong.

There we go

v0n · 4 Nov 2006 at 14:51

Ok, ok

Davida owns porkshe.

Never the less - e60 - Zoolander approves:

MagicBoy · 4 Nov 2006 at 14:55

Bangle must see things differently to us mere mortals. His 90's work is striking and different. The FIAT Coupe is a work of art - I really like it.

The vast majority of his BMW cars ming, must be some Bavarian reality distortion field. The flame surfacing, dodgy creases, down in the mouth appearance and FAT arses are just offensive to the eye. There's only one exception - the E60 5-series with big rims and the M bodykit. It's imposing and functional, yet slightly ugly and it comes together quite nicely. I suspect the BMW board read him the riot act before it launched.

Oh and the X3 - WTF?

mattx2 · 4 Nov 2006 at 15:08

I don't think any of the new BMW designs look better than the previous version. I only like the new m5 purely for its engineering.

Vertigo · 4 Nov 2006 at 15:47

panthro said:
BMW's aside, he is a hero for creating the Fiat Coupe.

And all of that work was undone with the Multipla.

beast20vt · 4 Nov 2006 at 16:58

panthro said:
You can have mine if you want!

nah not just yet and unless it has no leather/aircon or sunroof i dont want it cos i hate leather,i wouldnt have a car with a sunroof and the aircon gets in the way of fitting a tubular manifold and bigger turbo

you on fccuk forum at all?

[TW]Fox · 4 Nov 2006 at 17:10

The moral of the story here is that the E39 in M5 and Sport guise is the best car BMW ever made, ever, the end, amen.

panthro · 4 Nov 2006 at 17:17

beast20vt said:
nah not just yet and unless it has no leather/aircon or sunroof i dont want it cos i hate leather,i wouldnt have a car with a sunroof and the aircon gets in the way of fitting a tubular manifold and bigger turbo
you on fccuk forum at all?

Shame as mine has all of those! Its an LE.

beast20vt · 4 Nov 2006 at 17:36

i wouldnt bother with an le personally as they stand out a bit too much and considering i would rip out most of the interior cos i dont like the red stitched recaros ect it would be pointless me getting one plus i wouldnt pay what people want for an le.plus they dont make one in sprint blue

mine is actually still in the torque italia record books for coupe 1/4 mile's :cool:

MTA99 · 4 Nov 2006 at 19:10

Zero.