qube 3570 Report post Posted September 23, 2020 it looks like they just used the slider bar on the tint colour option to the far side in order to pick the new colour for it. looks super unnatural in these photoshoots. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lord_jagganath 421 Report post Posted September 23, 2020 ^ ALL HAIL HDR, IT IS THE PINNACLE OF EXCELLENT PHOTOGRAPHY. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sammo 2544 Report post Posted September 23, 2020 I'm truly surprised that they could make such a gorgeous design, then ruin it with the huge, jarring , slapped on looking grill which completely wrecks the lines - especially once a number plate is added. Black with black grill would be only acceptable combo. Maybe it will age well. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sammo 2544 Report post Posted September 23, 2020 18 hours ago, qube said: it looks like they just used the slider bar on the tint colour option to the far side in order to pick the new colour for it. looks super unnatural in these photoshoots. Looks like a render, rather than a photo? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Michael. 2313 Report post Posted September 23, 2020 That is just desperate looking. At least these new era BMWs just make the old classics look better and better as they age, E30 / 34 / 36 / 38 / 39 / 46 / 92 etc ❤️ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lord_jagganath 421 Report post Posted September 24, 2020 ^ even the E60 looks better. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
m325i 709 Report post Posted September 24, 2020 For posterity - I LOVE IT 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Breaker 980 Report post Posted September 24, 2020 I’ve taken a liking to it also, M3s and 4s are always designed to stand out and in today’s design language you sure as sh*t can’t call it another vanilla refrigerator. The full design combined together it brings purpose in my mind, like my i3, dare to be different . Go back 18 years and a similar conversation around the E60 was being had. Now it’s accepted and celebrated Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
qube 3570 Report post Posted September 24, 2020 Yep, absolutely hated the E60 design, grew to like it more and am going to pick up an E61 in the weekend. Said the same thing about the F30 3 series front and now it looks cool too. F56 mini cooper S front bumper looked SUPER weird when it first came out and said the R56 was so much nicer looking but then the F56 grew on me also. Im going to say it, I like this new M3/M4 front already ? 2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kwhelan 241 Report post Posted September 24, 2020 on paper it looks ok here it you kinda squint a little , if its like the new cars though to see it in person, not so much, too much shiny chrome especially on the bonnet face, i suspect those dots will look too obvious 3d(ish) in real life Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bennyboy 199 Report post Posted September 26, 2020 fingers crossed there'll be an aftermarket front-end on the Wish site as it stands i would need two brown paper bags to own one of these mutant bile-receptacles 2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
E30 325i Rag-Top 2957 Report post Posted October 18, 2020 In the flesh, and with an NZ plate mounted. M-Sport front bumper and grille.. Love the rear-three quarter haunches on this car, much broader than traditional BMW coupes, very prominent in the mirrors. To me it is quite Mustang-esque in those shoulders, but not in a bad way. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
qube 3570 Report post Posted October 18, 2020 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hunter 408 Report post Posted October 18, 2020 I saw one of these in the metal at Coombes overthe weekend, striking car in person and the grille is ok looking fomr a standing height, rather than lying down in front of the car like an Automtive photographer Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
m325i 709 Report post Posted October 19, 2020 (edited) Why do NZ Euro dealers refuse to spend a few hundred on a correct fitting number plate? Edited October 19, 2020 by m325i 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Driftit 2078 Report post Posted October 19, 2020 That plate looks crap. The grill frames it and makes it stand out way more than any other car on the road. BMW's ugly Mustang. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lord_jagganath 421 Report post Posted October 19, 2020 wonder if this will be a popular mod? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
M3AN 4016 Report post Posted October 19, 2020 The very least BMW NZ could have done was fit a Euro plate. That NZ standard plate looks like somebody tried to finish a job and gave up half way through. In fact, BMW should fit Euro plates as standard to every new car they sell, cheaping out, whilst common, is hardly befitting. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
E30 325i Rag-Top 2957 Report post Posted October 19, 2020 There’s the funny thing you see, before you can order the Euro size plate, you have to register the car to be assigned the rego number. Once you have that, you can then order a Euro sized or slimline version of the same plate. Then you wait for said plate to be made and sent to you, about ten day turn around currently I believe. In the meantime you can either sit and wait for it to arrive, or drive it with the standard plate on it. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites