Mikael

I'm disappointed. I was hoping that it would be in line with the 7er facelift because the two are very close in design.

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RikfromBelgium

How can you be dissapointed, it's not like we didn't know what this car was gonna look like for months in advance
I love it. Always thought this car had a lot of presence and the new frontbumper only ads to that. Not sure about the new led's in the rearlights though, the structure. Will have to see a night-shot before making a final judgement.

MikeJ

I think it looks a bit nicer than before, but that's not to say that I like it.

Osnabrueck

Happy they didn't mess with the sheetmetal - neither here nor there on the new front air dam.

I miss the wheels that were pulled from the Z9 GT showcar. I think that was a masterstroke that deserved a direct sequel.

Sir Altitude

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I love that car!

Mirage77

I like the sculptured butt, but the front could do with more work IMO.

klier

Notice how the PDC is now behind the sheetmetal.

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Mikael

Yeh, I've seen all the spy pics, the outcome wasn't a surprise but I was still hoping for a more thorough facelift. Also I can't understand why they didn't replace 630i with a 635i...

SCOTT27

BMW did not see any real reason to a complete overhaul of the 6er's bodywork and I have to agree , even though the car is four years old now it still has the opportunity to turn your head with it's very modern looks , Which is unusual for a car in this segment.

I first seen the finished car in mid 2001 - 2 years before release and I agreed then that this will be a classic BMW in the vain of the CS/CSL - When you see this car in Sapphire Black with those elipsoid 19"wheels it just oozes passion and beauty - every line works it does not look staid and unexciting , Just a very futuristic and modern approach to contemporary design.

The next generation 6er Coupe and Cabrio will adhere to this by offering an evoloutionary approach in it's design.

Why Chris Bangle is loved @ BMW is the reason that he thinks without the box - design just cannot be one shape or form - Bangle forseen change and he ran with it making BMW the no 1 luxury manufacturer today.
People debate whether BMW has instigated it's new approach to design as seen on the CS Concept Car as a reply to the negative comments of the Radical Bangle years.

But looking at the CS you see indeed it is radical , If role reverse happened and it was the CS that appeared before the Z9 Concept Car I do not think it would have gained universal appraise for it's looks - Because of the Bangle years we have come attuned to the BMW design philosophy , brainwashed even or come round to their thinking (like a cult) That we understand it and we have embraced it.
Look at idrive - everything was changing and there was always "driver interface controls" in every concept car - BMW made it a reality and now everyone offers an interpretation of idrive .

I will not go into an argument of which interface is better , but I will say this - idrive takes time to learn and master - journalists who have a car for a few hours cannot learn everything in that space of time therefore did not completely understand it and reported the difficulty of using the system when all you need is time and patience , I can use it with ease , I know what to look for and how to enter it , find it and control it.

There is a 335i Coupe , BMW did not want to overcrowd the market as of in europe BMW do not offer a secondary car with the 335i's engine until the new 135i coupe. The 635d has the opportunity to become the best selling 6er model in Europe and with orders stacking up in Germany and all over Europe so far and interest rising this could be a reality by the end of this year.

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