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Originally Posted by SteveinArizona
I think the Chinese thing is a convenient way for BMW to justify the outrageous money it pays it designers (outrageous because anything more than 1 penny is more than they are worth). Until someone shows me evidence that Chinese people prefer bugs bunny grills, I don't believe it.
I still would love to see BMW offer a traditional version just like they offer MSport and Luxury lines. Offer a classic line and see how many folks pick it over the new version.
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I would love to see that, sadly BMW these days is all about saving as many pennies as possible, and doubtfully would never do that as it not only would mean they would have to admit that the design is so ugly that they had to design a new front end, but it would also require different parts and more expenses. Even MB once did offer a "classic" and "sport" grill setup on their C and E-Class sedans, and now has pretty much fazed it out in favor of the sport grill as many people did not opt their cars with the classic look and they sat on dealer lots. Even now, only the S-Class is the only MB left that has a "classic" style grill, as they just removed it from US E-Class variants, and even now the new AMG S-Class will have a "sport" grill with no hood ornament.
