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warot · 04-19-2007, 04:19 PM

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Originally Posted by The Artist

the grill is what makes this car.. its dominant.. and agressive..and we want that in BMW

and this isnt aston.. this is better than aston...
this has exactly what aston lacks.. and that is.. muscles.. dominance and agressiveness..
and at the same time it has aston like sexy lines..

so now you know why im one of the few that dont like the Aston..
and also one of the few that like this..haha

PS
Thnx for the props Rik

Definitely understood, but I didn't think this would be your cup of tea.

This is similiar to the AM. But the AM is a stiletto, while the CS is a sledgehammer.

NarutoRamen · 04-19-2007, 04:19 PM

Too much nut throwing going on in here...you're all sick!

The Artist · 04-19-2007, 04:20 PM

^im with you..
cause i dont think it can fully replace a screen just yet.

vabboud · 04-19-2007, 04:29 PM

this car is sick naruto my friend!
sickest and slickest i have seen in ages!

Choleric · 04-19-2007, 04:30 PM

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Originally Posted by Osnabrueck

I think it's safe to assume that just about everybody here admires Aston Martin to one degree or another. The thing is, BMWs shouldn't resemble any other brand but themselves - and they've done an admirable job of that in the post-Bangle period.

I suppose if we hadn't yet seen the Aston Raptide concept we wouldn't be drawing these comparisons. But even when we put the profile aside, there is something undeniably Aston-like about the car's mug when you have top-mounted lights combined with a massive, gaping grille and a long, sweeping bonnet.

Unlike everything that's come out over the course of the past 6 years, I don't feel like this design was entirely "born at BMW."

I agree.

This looks like BMW realy wanted Aston Martin when it was for sale, and since they didn't get it they built their own Aston but put kidneys and BMW bage on it.

The Artist · 04-19-2007, 04:34 PM

Hey choleric is that Mcphee on your avatar?
i freakin love her.. she is HOT..
Hot like this car

PS
check out the wing mirrors..they are SUPER hot..one of the best ive seen..

warot · 04-19-2007, 04:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by The Artist

Hey choleric is that Mcphee on your avatar?
i freakin love her.. she is HOT..
Hot like this car

PS
check out the wing mirrors..they are SUPER hot..one of the best ive seen..

May I also add, that the Audi concept has gone totally under the radar since the CS photographs were shown? You can't tell me that was not coincidence.

The Artist · 04-19-2007, 04:37 PM

which concept??

seriosly im not being stupid or joking..
which concept are you talking about??

EnI · 04-19-2007, 04:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Osnabrueck

I think it's safe to assume that just about everybody here admires Aston Martin to one degree or another. The thing is, BMWs shouldn't resemble any other brand but themselves - and they've done an admirable job of that in the post-Bangle period.

I suppose if we hadn't yet seen the Aston Raptide concept we wouldn't be drawing these comparisons. But even when we put the profile aside, there is something undeniably Aston-like about the car's mug when you have top-mounted lights combined with a massive, gaping grille and a long, sweeping bonnet.

Unlike everything that's come out over the course of the past 6 years, I don't feel like this design was entirely "born at BMW."

The problem is in the recent years many BMW design cues have been copied - eg. Hofmeister's kink C-pillar (think Infiniti, Rapide, even Lexus in some extent).

This design is pure BMW:

quad round headlights (rings of LEDs)
horizontally stretched kidneys (seen that in 507, Z8, ...)
L-shaped rearlights
C-pillar with Hofmeister's kink
"duck tail" boot lid integrated spoiler
profile already seen on E31 8-series (enlarged, but proportions remain)
driver oriented central console (BMW trademark till latest generation of cars)

It's not BMW's fault some of their design trademarks are being copied.
In the past BMW found some perfect sporty & dynamic design solutions (eg. sporty proportions with short front overhang & C-pillar with Hofmaister's kink). They make car look sporty & dynamic: so no a surprie other companies want their cars to look similar. Also L-shaped rearlights are a subject of copying.

But, yes ... BMW started a design revolution few years ago, and many have followed, copied, mimic. Now BMW are presenting "evolutionary revolution" - some elements are revolutionary, some evolutionary. And due some evolutionary elements this CS study doesn't look 100% original - especially these elements are the ones copied / mimicked by others.

I find this design study as "modernized retro": elements of current BMW cars (eg. iDrive, flame surfacing) meet elements from past models (eg. horizontally stretched kidneys, and driver-oriented interior) .

vabboud · 04-19-2007, 04:37 PM

not a coincidence my dear warot!
anyway the more i look at the front, the more i see Z8, not aston in it!
this car is as pure BMW as they come!

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