Good looking cars, why so rare?

gangzoom · 08-31-2011, 02:54 PM

How come the Alfa design team can come up with this

and the best BMW can do is

Is it too much to ask too much for BMW to come up with a good looking exterior for what is no doubt a good drivers car underneath, or for Alfa to produce a good looking car which is actually good to drive and wouldn't fall apart after 2 seconds

jjbirch · 08-31-2011, 02:58 PM

do u get a pretty woman with brains
same as above really

dryan81 · 08-31-2011, 03:06 PM

lol at the italian flag on the mirrors....

....rumor has it this car also comes with a plate of manicotti in the glove box.

rogerxp · 08-31-2011, 03:17 PM

Simple - Italy vs Germany

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zltm089 · 08-31-2011, 03:41 PM

those little bmw fcukers are damn ugly....

best looking car in the bmw range is the e92 m3....IMO of course....

Kerr · 08-31-2011, 03:45 PM

Not exactly like for like though is it.

Can't say that many of the small Alfas are anything special.

Maybe time for BMW to replace the M1 and show us what they can do for a £200,000 car.

mowflow · 08-31-2011, 04:19 PM

It's the men in brown cords what done it. I remember the proposed angle of the DB9 bonnet and windscreen had to be changed to meet new pedestrian safety regulations and just look what they've done to wing mirrors in the last couple of years. Speaking of which, will that Alfa actually have mirrors that small or will it get a couple of air brakes like every other car post 2009?

BMWs have appealed to a certain "taste" for the last 7 years or so. The recent offerings have been very Marmite.

Kerr · 08-31-2011, 04:24 PM

Looking at the Alfa though, too many lines have been stolen from the Lotus Evora.

gaza01 · 08-31-2011, 04:29 PM

got to agree with OP here...think BMW can do better looks wise. The entire range should be jaw dropping but honestly it's not. The front of the current 1 series is butt ugly IMHO. The new 5 series that has just come out is just about ok. It really does not look special or like a new release. It kind of just blends in to the ordinary.

But we including BMW all have our own opinions of course.

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gangzoom Brigadier General 1696 Rep 3,291 Posts Drives: E90 335i M sport Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Leicester iTrader: (1)	Good looking cars, why so rare? How come the Alfa design team can come up with this and the best BMW can do is Is it too much to ask too much for BMW to come up with a good looking exterior for what is no doubt a good drivers car underneath, or for Alfa to produce a good looking car which is actually good to drive and wouldn't fall apart after 2 seconds
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jjbirch Banned 75 Rep 2,927 Posts Drives: E60 530D M SPORT Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: england iTrader: (0) Garage List 2006 320d m sport [0.00]	do u get a pretty woman with brains same as above really
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dryan81 Sh!t happens, cough it up. 4 Rep 106 Posts Drives: daily Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: CNJ iTrader: (1) Garage List 2006 330i [0.00]	lol at the italian flag on the mirrors.... ....rumor has it this car also comes with a plate of manicotti in the glove box. __________________
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zltm089 Banned 244 Rep 7,690 Posts Drives: 335i SE Coupe Space Grey Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: LONDON iTrader: (0) Garage List 2006 BMW 335i [10.00]	those little bmw fcukers are damn ugly.... best looking car in the bmw range is the e92 m3....IMO of course....
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Kerr Brigadier General 112 Rep 4,021 Posts Drives: BMW M235I Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Aberdeen iTrader: (0)	Not exactly like for like though is it. Can't say that many of the small Alfas are anything special. Maybe time for BMW to replace the M1 and show us what they can do for a £200,000 car.
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mowflow Colonel 62 Rep 2,472 Posts Drives: Golf 7R Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Glasgow iTrader: (2)	It's the men in brown cords what done it. I remember the proposed angle of the DB9 bonnet and windscreen had to be changed to meet new pedestrian safety regulations and just look what they've done to wing mirrors in the last couple of years. Speaking of which, will that Alfa actually have mirrors that small or will it get a couple of air brakes like every other car post 2009? BMWs have appealed to a certain "taste" for the last 7 years or so. The recent offerings have been very Marmite.
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Kerr Brigadier General 112 Rep 4,021 Posts Drives: BMW M235I Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Aberdeen iTrader: (0)	Looking at the Alfa though, too many lines have been stolen from the Lotus Evora.
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gaza01 Colonel 105 Rep 2,692 Posts Drives: E92 335i Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: London iTrader: (3)	got to agree with OP here...think BMW can do better looks wise. The entire range should be jaw dropping but honestly it's not. The front of the current 1 series is butt ugly IMHO. The new 5 series that has just come out is just about ok. It really does not look special or like a new release. It kind of just blends in to the ordinary. But we including BMW all have our own opinions of course.
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