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Originally Posted by Encanto
It seems to me that you are missing the point of my opinion - the grill is not the problem, the driving is not the problem, the whole thing is a problem to me. Hopefully, again, customers like me that are not going to buy an M3 this time will be less than the new customers coming in.
And, it is interesting that you notice that "Porsche guys" have the same opinion - that's fundamentally the reason you cannot get a 911 right now without paying thru the gazoo or waiting months/year, old 911 are priced like Ferrari, and Porsche does not mess around with this styling for more than 50 years. The 911 provides Porsche with the highest profit per unit than any other Porsche model, and in the industry overall. They know who they are selling to, they know how particular this customer base is, and they know that this styling adds customers, never subtracts. They know that styling is not "pretty or ugly"; styling is great or not, never irrelevant.
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Brother it’s the grille. You can say it’s not but it is. If they had came out with an identical car with the same grille as the M5 or M8 your group would’ve been all over it. It’s the only thing that’s different about this vehicle with the exception of this vehicle is a hell of a lot faster than its predecessors. I would say just buy an M5 and move on. I can tell you this though BMW is definitely moving on from a design standpoint. I think it’s something a car manufacturer should do every 30 to 50 years.
As far as Porsche goes it’s in a totally different league than BMW just like Lamborghini or Ferrari. It has its own cult following and has had an extreme amount of help from movies and the media throughout the years. i’m a huge Watch Guy so let me use that as a comparison. BMW and Mercedes-Benz are Rolex and Porsche, Ferrari and Lamborghini are AP and Patek. If AP even thought about changing anything about the Royal Oak it’s loyal following would flip out just like what’s happening with the new G80. So 50 years later AP only has one style of watch that’s recognized worldwide. Just like BMW and their one style of grille. Until now of course.
