BMW CEO to quit after carmaker loses early lead in electrics

Re:BMW CEO to quit after carmaker loses early lead in electrics by ryandrake on Friday July 05, 2019 @06:36PM (#20366429)

Honestly the world needs more unique-looking cars. Every 4-door sedan made after 2000 or so looks like the same boring identical “bar of soap with wheels”. With only a few minor differences (headlight and tail light shape, grill, etc. from a large distance only car experts tell any of the major brands apart visually.

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Re:BMW CEO to quit after carmaker loses early lead in electrics by perl4ever on Friday July 05, 2019 @07:46PM (#20366776)

I'm old enough to remember (although I didn't particularly notice it at the time) when headlights were standardized. In fact, I've got a car from the 80s right now, and the (pop-up) headlights are round and say "Sylvania".

I don't think that the diversity of headlights is an exception to the rule of cars all looking the same, but rather one instance out of many of designers having far more freedom than they did historically, and so there's a lot more variation in what they produce.

Fewer and fewer people are buying sedans, but it's easy to pick a couple to contrast. Take the Ford Fusion and Taurus. The Fusion is all ovals, while the Taurus seems to be made out of chamfered blocks and trapezoids. Or consider the previous generation Hyundai Sonata. The current one is generic looking, I would agree, but the one sold from 2010-2014 looked like no other sedan that I've seen.

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Re:BMW CEO to quit after carmaker loses early lead in electrics by HiroshiSan on Friday July 05, 2019 @10:35PM (#20367401)

I remember when Kia and Hyundai were known as cheap Korean cars, whoever is in charge of branding has really done a great job turning things around. I especially love the look of the 2019 genesis and the Kia stinger is quite interesting, it feels very American in a way I can't describe when I see one on the road.

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Re:BMW CEO to quit after carmaker loses early lead in electrics by TheSpiceIsLife on Friday July 05, 2019 @11:09PM (#20367537)

Kia Stinger looks American, in my opinion, due to the vents forward and aft of the front wheels; tall blunt nose, high rear with short rear window.

It looks a bit like a Mustang.

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Re:BMW CEO to quit after carmaker loses early lead in electrics by HiroshiSan on Friday July 05, 2019 @11:47PM (#20367676)

I just read that the designer of the stinger was previously designing for Audi, I can see a pretty similar resemblance to the a7 in the rear.

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Re:BMW CEO to quit after carmaker loses early lead in electrics by taurath on Friday July 05, 2019 @11:34PM (#20367628)

And engineering. I used to think the long warranty was just because it was guaranteed to break, but having gone a decade with friends going through their entire life cycles they’re very sturdy cars. Definitely giving Honda a run for the money.

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Re:BMW CEO to quit after carmaker loses early lead in electrics by braythwayt on Friday July 05, 2019 @08:54PM (#20367041)

Oh come now, the industry gives you both kinds of design: “Two box” and “Three box!”

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