The BMW 5 Series Granturismo

[JayJay]

Originally Posted by fritzl

it looks better IRL than on the official pics.
One passed me yesterday, and I've also seen them at the dealership. Hideous. I really don't like them.

 

[Douglas]

FUGLY and I say this as a BMW owner and a guy who doesn't think the Accord is all that bad. I first saw one of these in the Munich airport back in October and I remember being sort of drawn to it like a bad auto accident.

 

[grundletaint]

makes me think of volvo.

do not want.

 

[montyharding]

It's not very aspirational, is it?

Undoubtedly it's what long-haul senior salesmen would be best off with without going full wagon, but it looks more like a blown-up family hatchback as we say over here than a 'Grand Tourer'.

 

[Tibo]

Good thing is the new regular 5 series (F10) is a splendid car ... and the station wagon (F11), although not out yet, looks promising.

 

[imageWIS]

Originally Posted by Tibo

Good thing is the new regular 5 series (F10) is a splendid car ... and the station wagon (F11), although not out yet, looks promising.

+ a billion

 

[edmorel]

Originally Posted by Douglas

FUGLY and I say this as a BMW owner and a guy who doesn't think the Accord is all that bad.

Not sure what this means but what is the deal with these new ugly cars?? The Crosstour and now this

 

[Mr. Moo]

As a BMW owner I am appalled that this is a BMW.

 

[imageWIS]

Originally Posted by edmorel

Not sure what this means but what is the deal with these new ugly cars?? The Crosstour and now this

Well, it's not the first time BMW has come out with an ugly car in recent memory:

Originally Posted by Mr. Moo

As a BMW owner I am appalled that this is a BMW.

As a non-BMW owner (but big fan) I am as well appalled.

 

[culverwood]

http://www.styleforum.net/showthread.php?t=126077 http://www.styleforum.net/showthread.php?t=103018

 

[edmorel]

Originally Posted by culverwood

http://www.styleforum.net/showthread.php?t=126077
http://www.styleforum.net/showthread.php?t=103018

all that tells you is that everyone ignores you.

 

[sushi7474]

I can understand the reasoning of the car, but do not quite get the execution.

I see the car as BMWs response to the Mercedes R-class, but think that BMW did not learn of the mistakes of the Stuttgarters (in their own way). For the sake of slightly better rear-seat conditions and reclining seats, they created a heavy, disproportioned bodywork, with long overhangs, "fat a..s" and IMHO zero character.

Really a mistake in my opinion, but history teaches us that even the most ugly cars sell, so this will not be an exception

 

[acidboy]

heck I dare say, the X6 looks better than that

 

[dtmt]

Originally Posted by Sherlockian

The answer to a question that nobody asked. That M5 wagon looks 10x better.

I think the question was, "What can we do about the American aversion to wagons?"

 

[JayJay]

Originally Posted by acidicboy

heck I dare say, the X6 looks better than that
I don't like the X6 but I do agree with you.