Chris Bangle Leaves BMW/Auto Industry - Page 2

Meth09 · 02-04-2009, 09:54 AM

When buying a NEW car one should like its looks at time of purchase and not HOPE to adapt to it styling or looks at a later date.

Although BMW sold alot of cars under the term of Bangle's 'artistic' direction, personally I don't believe them to be of the same calibre as the many 'special' cars that it had produced in past years. They just seem to blend into the landscape of high-end Japanese cars.

**SickFinga** · 02-04-2009, 10:25 AM

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Originally Posted by BMW_7

I think you're missing a few things.

Bangle was in charge of the e46.

Hooydonk did the 7 series and the 6 series, with the "bangle butt" thing wrongly being credited as Bangle's work.

I think he is being credited with bangle butt because he designed Z9 concept, but then again I couldn't find any proof that he did and it looks really close to E63. I think I'm going to email BMW to find out..

Now on those so called "Bangle" cars. Everybody loves to hate them, but look at the current S class, look at the trunk, look at the interior, look at the iDrive-like system. To me it sounds like Bangle knew what he was doing.

***Gamite*** · 02-04-2009, 11:01 AM

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Originally Posted by Robb

I have never owned a car newer than 1991.. Theres a reason for this...

Because you can't afford it?

black bnr32 · 02-04-2009, 11:32 AM

I do find it strange that some of Bangle's design features were so highly criticized, yet seemed to be copied by so many other manufacturers. What's up with that?

tominizer · 02-04-2009, 03:38 PM

F-k Gamite......... you beat me too it........... I was going to post that. Just ruined my whole day !!! LMAO

coolhand · 02-04-2009, 07:28 PM

E39

Nick_ll · 02-07-2009, 08:23 PM

Specifically need to bring in the guy who designed the e46 M3.

Trouble65 · 02-08-2009, 08:33 AM

Over all he did a good job. However the new BMW's coming out are starting to be fugly.

hadesm5 · 02-08-2009, 09:20 PM

get over the e39 already... its ugly

black bnr32 · 02-09-2009, 01:50 PM

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Originally Posted by Nick_ll

Specifically need to bring in the guy who designed the e46 M3.

I *believe* that Bangle was in charge of the e46 design.

Bavaria · 02-09-2009, 11:45 PM

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Originally Posted by hadesm5

get over the e39 already... its ugly

i think a lot of people would disagree with you on that part

hadesm5 · 02-11-2009, 01:27 AM

all bmws are ugly

Bavaria · 02-11-2009, 02:06 AM

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Originally Posted by hadesm5

all bmws are ugly

then why did you buy an E30? and why are you still on here?

TNation · 02-11-2009, 06:24 PM

Bangle was good actually on his own. He designed the E46, and that was a really nice looking car, very clean imo.
Then he teamed up with that moron van Hooyndoink, and he came up with the 5, the 7, the 6, etc... basically killing the entire line. van Hooyndoink is not good at all.

hadesm5 · 02-11-2009, 09:57 PM

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Originally Posted by Bavaria

then why did you buy an E30? and why are you still on here?

i'm attracted to ugly cars