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I like the X2 concept. A few thoughts:
1) I would remove the roundels from the sides. I think two on the vehicle is sufficient (hood and trunk). 2) What is the deal with the rugged wheels? I can't imagine these would ever see the market on a road vehicle. 3) Love the hips of the vehicle from the rear. 00:44 into the second video posted at the beginning of this thread looks great in low light. 4) The blue center of the headlights is pretty neat. I am glad the Angel Eyes remained (even though they are no longer as round). 5) I'd love to run 275 width tires in the rear for an aggressive look. I hope the vehicle will support this tire size. I think it would match the overall aggressiveness of the design. I would like to see the proposed M Sport aerodynamics package on a future X2 M35i. I think this would be very worthy addition to my garage.
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Scott26 confirmed there will be a X1 M35i and a X2 M35i on the UKL platform. BMW must have another engine in development, or they have a tweaked version of the B48 with ~300hp they plan to employ in a transverse setup.
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09-29-2016, 04:00 PM | #118 | |
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Options I'd like to see and features to keep or boot.
It may not be pure in BMW design but it has elements and components of the BMW language. It's a forward looking design that is meant to attract a younger generation that may not be as rigid about more classical BMW design cues. BMW probably needs to make a bold move like this (as they did with i3/8) in order to attract new buyers to the brand. Last edited by heavystarch; 09-29-2016 at 04:19 PM.. |
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Wish they had made it a hatch/wagon instead of another urban assault vehicle.
But, doesn't look like a BMW to me. Too many two tone plastics, grilles look weird, side mirrors are, uh, interesting, and there's no real feeling of mass or heft or presence to the car. Nice looking car, but, not BMW to me.
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For the grocery getter, definitely. You should definitely drive the N20 model before deciding that you have to have the 35i. I don't feel inspired to drive hard in an SUV, so it was a no brainer for us. The extra power of the N55 would go to waste.
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Interesting. I agree that the X models need to have a distinctive design language.
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In this case this car looks 100% Korean. Bmws strength has been to bring its core values to a segment. When the first x5 was introduced it eventually won people over because it was an SUV that was actually fun to drive. BMW core values in a new segment. With this car if you took away the roundels and kidneys I don't think anyone would think many would consider it a bmw. So the tables are turned. It's not bmw bringing its values to a new segment. It's bmw copying other cars in a segment to make $$. If that's right or wrong is a totally different discussion. But looking at this x2 in isolation. It's the most amount of dilution ie "selling out" we have yet seen. I can't think of any lower bar for dilution off the top of my head at this point. Please correct me if I'm wrong. I desperately want to be wrong.
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The X2 concept looks awesome from the front. What doesn't look so good is the areas that are painted gray. And the exhaust outlets look awful!
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Again. I'm talking about bmw brand and heritage vs aping Korean brand styling
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I keep looking over the images, and only the profile strikes me as BMW. The front... Oy. I'm not even sure what to say. I think we've reached peak air-scoop. That's about all I can think of when I look at the front of this thing. It's like the aero from the M2 turned up to 11. No, I take that back. It's like the M2 aero turned up to 14.
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