New BMW looks strangely familiar or is it just me?

[torbach]

BMW is launching a competitor to the Porsche Panamera and Audi Q7. I looked at the pics and thought it looks remarkably similar to a car I happen to own... Is it just me?

http://www.automobilemag.com/news/b...73D7703D3729919B31E6DC7785DA4AC92F8601215FBC9



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[GDI Guy]

That's very aggressive looking, I kind of like.

 

[Marc Collins]

BMW is launching a competitor to the Porsche Panamera and Audi Q7. I looked at the pics and thought it looks remarkably similar to a car I happen to own... Is it just me?

http://www.automobilemag.com/news/b...73D7703D3729919B31E6DC7785DA4AC92F8601215FBC9



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Nope, not just you. The tables have turned.

 

[StingerMike]

Kia hires a BMW designer > BMW copies Kia = The Irony

 

[robz32]

Kia hires a BMW designer > BMW copies Kia = The Irony

Actually KIA hired Audi's designer and BMW M performance engineer.

 

[torbach]

I prefer the BMWs looks, but the similarities seen side by side are pretty amazing.

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[StingerMike]

Actually KIA hired Audi's designer and BMW M performance engineer.

You're probably right, I was going by this article.
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-...s-ex-bmw-designer-as-style-head-idUSKCN1BP074

 

[stingingseattle]

Actually KIA hired Audi's designer and BMW M performance engineer.

Yup Peter Schreyer designed the Stinger.

 

[torbach]

Yup Peter Schreyer designed the Stinger.

For what it's worth, Schreyer was Audi's lead interior designer. But yeah, he designed the exterior and interior of the Stinger.

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[Stingin' Away]

Looks very good. But, $200k vs. $50k? I know which one I would go with

 

[3.3Turbo4me]

Looks very good. But, $200k vs. $50k? I know which one I would go with

I thought the pricing was a type-o until I checked it myself.

 

[Bosander]

The difference is the Stinger is a real car with "freude am fahren" (the joy of driving) while the BMW M8 is (only) a concept car where the emphasis might be on "freude durch kraft" (joy in horsepower, also loosely translated as how big is your wallet...)

 

[torbach]

The difference is the Stinger is a real car with "freude am fahren" (the joy of driving) while the BMW M8 is (only) a concept car where the emphasis might be on "freude durch kraft" (joy in horsepower, also loosely translated as how big is your wallet...)

I've driven several recent BMWs, and outside of the 2 series, they've all gone pretty soft. Their steering is really not well done and artificial. Personally I find the Stinger far more engaging (in Sport mode).

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[freefloyd]

I prefer the BMWs looks, but the similarities seen side by side are pretty amazing.

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The designs are pretty close when you put them side by side.

 

[Stingin' Away]

I've driven several recent BMWs, and outside of the 2 series, they've all gone pretty soft. Their steering is really not well done and artificial. Personally I find the Stinger far more engaging (in Sport mode).

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The only BMW that I would consider, if I had the money, would be the V10 E60 or the newest M5 which all the journalists are saying "back to how it was" when BMW was a driver's car.

 

[torbach]

The only BMW that I would consider, if I had the money, would be the V10 E60 or the newest M5 which all the journalists are saying "back to how it was" when BMW was a driver's car.

Or a mint condition E39 M5. But good luck finding one.

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[StingerMike]

No E31 fans?

 

[torbach]

No E31 fans?

Never driven one. BMW purists seem to have shrugged it off as too much of a GT. But I like GTs and love the shape of the 8 series.

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[StingerMike]

The 8-series was one of my dream cars in the 90s.

 

[Kelly]

That new BMW 8 front grill looks between a Lexus with the lower part and BMW upper part. Prefer my Stinger and for a whole lot less I couldn't be happier.