[Wolf]

Originally Posted by advantage20

thank you for putting things into perspective; the back looks terrible and feels outdated compared to older gens

it reminds me of the e90 sedan; they literally stretched out the taillights and called it a day.

[dr_frankfurter]

Originally Posted by Frosty

..Kia is making some attractive looking cars of late in my humble opinion

Kia and Hyundai are making some handsome designs. They can thank Karim Habib, former BMW design chief who moved from to Kia a few years back.

[n55f15]

I would prefer something like this, though I don't hate what they did

[Almuliman]

Originally Posted by Romo

The grill looks like the car is wearing fancy glasses

Argh. Can't unsee that now.

[JRock80]

Not bad! Way better direction IMO when compared to the G80/G82 front kidney grills. Like some have pointed out, the triangle lower inlets may need some TLC - if not the final rendering.

Overall 8/10 design!

[JustChris]

2002 check

[peteyrx7]

Originally Posted by am3r1ka

Leaked look

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Glad it doesn't have the beaver teeth but it still needs rhinoplasty. The triangle vents are creating an awkward protrusion of the center of the nose that extends beyond the rest of the car.

I've never been a fan of Lexus and my distaste for the brand grew when they imbued their entire lineup with their current front end design. For whatever reason BMW has followed Lexus' horrendous lead as opposed to maintaining designs of understated elegance.

[Saphirschwarz]

Originally Posted by ///M TOWN

Those headlight's look more like Audi then BMW

i know what u mean i'm not a big fan of this either

[Bahn360Photo]

Looks interesting, headlight design is similar to an older 1er hatchback

Love the purple

[///M TOWN]

Originally Posted by dr_frankfurter

Kia and Hyundai are making some handsome designs. They can thank Karim Habib, former BMW design chief who moved from to Kia a few years back.

Agreed

Karim actually moved to Infiniti first, then to Kia just before Infiniti started sinking into the ocean

[BMWCompact]

Originally Posted by Wolf

thank you for putting things into perspective; the back looks terrible and feels outdated compared to older gens

The backend of the new G 2 series has a Toyota Corolla look to it. Kinda cheap looking.

[..Rush..]

I love the design.
Way better than the current M3/M4.
Can't wait to see it in the flesh.

[advantage20]

It's puzzling that the M Performance version maintains the Cerium Gray trim, despite the latest M Performance models (LCI X3/X4 M40i) seemingly having gotten rid of Cerium Gray in favor of classic chrome (making them more similar to the base X3M/X4M immediately above them in the lineup).

Also, while the M240i does get M2 goodies trickling down as well, it doesn't seem to be getting the frontal M badge, contrary to the early leak and contrary to the LCI X3/X4 M40i which did gain the M double slat grille with M grille badge.

[..Rush..]

Very much appreciated.

Originally Posted by advantage20

[BMWRL]

[/QUOTE]

Originally Posted by ///M TOWN

BMW must have gotten the same three-year-old to do the LED's …

Again, you've been staring at Audis too long….

[tracer bullet]

Originally Posted by advantage20

Remembering back, there was a lot of chatter about this being a faked picture, or a picture of another model. It clearly was the car we are talking about today. Nice job, whoever it was the took it and first shared it.

[jwr0721]

I just want to know why the M240i is only available with xDrive, and no manual 🤬

[buckybadger]

Originally Posted by ..Rush..

Very much appreciated.

Looks very similar to the last generation, but more refined in design.

It sure is going to look good! At least it has a decent grill.

[jwr0721]

Originally Posted by buckybadger

Looks very similar to the last generation, but more refined in design.

It sure is going to look good! At least it has a decent grill.

I agree. It definitely looks like a design evolution. I remember when the first 2 came out - I thought the tail lights were awful. But they grew on me. Can't wait to see the M2.

[Poochie]

The [COLOR="DarkRed"]M[/COLOR]340i/[COLOR="DarkRed"]M[/COLOR]440i/[COLOR="DarkRed"]M[/COLOR]850i all have a factory option for a M carbon fiber roof - I wonder if the same will apply for this [COLOR="DarkRed"]M[/COLOR]240i 🧐

Wouldn't be surprise, since it has already been anointed with M mirrors standard.

[J-RO]

Originally Posted by akkando

Currently...

How do you get out once inside the garage?

[VisualEcho]

Part of me is relieved that it doesn't have the coffin grill.

Part of me is relieved that my OG M2 looks soooo much better than this car.

And part of me is deflated, as I really wanted to like the new 2 series.