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Originally Posted by PorscheBMW I still don't like it. I had a 1989 525i for 15 years. Loved it. The follow-on body style as very nice as well. The current body style turned me off and when I went to replace my 525i I bought a Porsche Cayenne. Now I'm replacing my Jeep Grand Cherokee with a 2007 335i coupe. It arrives in two weeks. The lines of the 335i coupe are more along the classic lines of the privious two 5 series. Don't know who thought the current 5 series would be appealing. People who buy them can only be doing so for the performance and not for the looks. www.EWRoss.com |
I understand what you're saing.
But consider this:
Starting with the 1990s BMW began pursuing a new design philosophy, witch becamed visible with the 2001 E65 7 series (and pre 2001 concepts too).
Why cars such as the e39 5er and e38 7er paid the price, was because they were underperformers.
The E39 5er could only battle head to head with the E klasse in the USA.
In Europe and other countries the e39 could not reach the sales of the E klasse nor stop/slow the boom of the Audi A6 (Avant).
So something had to be done, because without the USA sales, the e39 5er would be considered a (sales) flop for BMW.
While not everybody likes/loves/isn't bothered by its design, the E60 is without a doubt the most succesfull 5er ever (so far).
So I guess you can't please everyone.