As I have said before, I've had this off and on, love/hate relationship w/ the design of the E63/64 6 series. I've found that my beef w/ the current 6 series is that it lacks the definitive sleek coupe proportions seen in both the orignal 6er(E24), and 8 series(E31). Both of the former models had a very definitive look about them, everything, from the hood to the rear deck was in perfect harmony and balance. The current 6 series on the other hand is a jumble of things mixed together, the front can't make up it's mind about whether it wants to be a bullet or a shark(the latter was supposedly the inspiration? I don't see it?). The rear looks like some sort of fashion statement and totally rips apart the side profile. If they wanted to make it a 911 then they just should have done so to begin w/ by scrapping the hump in the rear. I always told everyone around me that when the new 6er was to be launched, the car would become my "anthem" - my car, the car that would be everything I thought I car should be, and instead it turned out just the oppisite, not my car. I wish I could walk up to Adrian Van Hooydonk and back hand him right in the face for oblitirating my hopes, dream, and expectations for the car.... Hopefully one of two things will happen that will make it more appealing to me, A) They make minor tweaks w/ the facelifted model to hide some of the ugliness that exsist w/in the current design. B) They bring back the definitive proportions and inherent balance that exsisted w/ both the E24 & E31. Til then......
