[Jockey]

I mean, definitely not the ugliest car in BMW's current lineup.

Looking forward to what the M2 turns out to be

[Sterling Roadster]

Wow I really thought they would mess this one up but I really love it. Still very classic BMW and heavy influence from the 2002. If they make a manual M2 "2002 Turbo" edition with livery I may have to sell some essential organs. Hopefully the bum will be just as nice.

[fanofbmwe46]

I despise the triangles. I want to buy the M2 but I really hope they make the triangle air vents look better for the full M version

[backslashv]

so not a fan of those side triangles on all the new bmw cars.

[WWM3]

I'm digging it. Definite retro vibes that aren't too over the top for my tastes.

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thank you for putting things into perspective; the back looks terrible and feels outdated compared to older gens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

[stein_325i]

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.

And Peter Schreyer from Audi.

[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.