I have faith in the design.... - The Unofficial BMW M5 Messageboard (m5board.com)

Adam · 29th April 2002, 20:54

Well basically i know there is a lot of speculation going on regarding the design of the new 5/m5...ok I reckon it will look good and fingers crossed something like the autocar pics...at worst it will be like the seven..and take a while to get used to it..
heres a pic of what i mean.. It looks good..even though i havent been overly impressed by chris bangle..he must ahve a glimer of skill if he can approve the Z8..

all the best
Adam

Micsor/DK · 29th April 2002, 21:52

Hi Adam.

I really hope your right. I´m getting more and more used to the new seven. After seeing Brian Lewis´s seven (bimmer.org) and MEnthusiast´s grey I really started liking this car.

If the new five will look even close to the picture you have posted it will be a pleasure seeing it on the road. If i´m not mistaking the designer of the Z8 was a dane, but of course the final design would have been approved by Cris Bangle.

We all have to have some faith in BMW and just wait and see what "jewels" they will come up with the in following years

I don´t think we´ll be disappointed.

Best regards,

Mike-S,

arcane · 30th April 2002, 06:07

Yeah, actually, the way I look at it, no matter what the base E60 looks like, the M5 will be lower, with quad exhaust and badass wheels. It will look great and sound great no matter what the standard sheet metal does.

MEnthusiast · 1st May 2002, 14:47

I agree with the positive sentiments. I think we will be positively surprised.

2001's X5/Z8 · 2nd May 2002, 19:31

No question....as I stated in another post.....bmw has not let us down in the past and I feel that they will continue to please in the future.....

Bugatti · 2nd May 2002, 19:33

I think it'll be the same as when the new 7 and Z8 were introduced. Most of the public took a few months to warm up to it and all the BMW fanatics adored it.

2001's X5/Z8 · 2nd May 2002, 19:51

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Originally posted by Bugatti
I think it'll be the same as when the new 7 and Z8 were introduced. Most of the public took a few months to warm up to it and all the BMW fanatics adored it.

Exactly, it's like a fungus......it grows on you....

MEnthusiast · 2nd May 2002, 21:55

fungus?!!

the new 7 really had to grow on me. the Z8 is another story- IMHO it was a classic when it left the factory.

CarlT · 3rd May 2002, 00:35

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Originally posted by MEnthusiast
the new 7 really had to grow on me. the Z8 is another story- IMHO it was a classic when it left the factory.

I agree with you on the Z8, instant classic. But I still don't the Q7. I'm looking forward to the first facelift... I hope the above picture of the new 5 will be similar.

Carl

cdn_m5_boy · 9th May 2002, 02:00

i hope this is what the new one will look like...i agree with the statements regarding the public's eventual "warming up" to new additions. ya just have to get used to it, then everything makes sense...actually, i hope they change the rims...the spokes are getting boring...time to slap on a nice chrome wheel.