Filed under: Concept Cars, Sedans/Saloons, BMW
Even more pics of the BMW Concept CS
UPDATE: Check out live shots of the BMW Concept CS here.
click above image to view our BMW Concept CS gallery and click here for live shots
Love it or hate it (and based on your comments, lovers seem to have a slight edge), the new BMW CS Concept has drawn a lot of attention. So when additional photos of the big "coupe" popped up overnight, we decided to pass them along. A couple dozen more media shots show concept sketches and a few more angles of this potential new 8-Series flagship. You can read our original post here, and the gallery is accessible below. Finally, if you're interested in some LIVE shots, our colleagues from Autoblog Chinese have just set up a gallery full of many shots from the show floor.
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 2)
bgdc 11:07AM (4/20/2007)
Wretched. The car fell off the ugly tree and hit every branch on the way down.
Hey, BMW, here's a suggestion: instead of wasting resources on newer/uglier cars, try taking existing models and getting them out to the consumer at much lower curb weights? 3600 lbs for a 335 sedan/coupe is ridiculous...it's no longer a compact sport sedan. Aim for 3k lbs, kids...then go lower. Even the e9x M3 is gonna be a piggy tank on wheels. We can only imagine how portly the pictured monstrosity will be.
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Jake 11:24AM (4/20/2007)
I see Bangle was not content to let the 3 series coupe/6 series restore a little hope for BMW's styling. BANGLE STRIKES BACK! Maybe we'll learn he's Luke's father.
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Ben 11:28AM (4/20/2007)
WOW ... they say beauty is in the eye of the beholder but ... #1 .... have you ever thought of going to get your eyes checked ????
This is a striking looking car !!!!
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Chris G 11:47AM (4/20/2007)
I see what they were trying to do.. too bad they just executed it in the worste possible way.
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Carletti 11:51AM (4/20/2007)
Yeah it doesn't entirely work for me...but then again it does! While the car looks way too big, almost like it's ready for takeoff in some pictures. And while the rear is good (the next 6-Series should definately adopt this rear), the front is way too aggressive to the point where it is more of an annoyance in my view. And even when the side mirrors are also ridiculously big and way too odd for my taste. And where the side profile is seductive, it's too much of a rip off of the Rapide. Nonetheless, I still could easily picture this car on Rodeo Drive and it's degree of radical design may just prove all the naysayers wrong in the end.
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G.Samuelm 11:51AM (4/20/2007)
Anyone else see hints of the Ford Cobra concept? Anybody?
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Adrian VH 11:56AM (4/20/2007)
Hi:
Don't blame Bangle; I am the guilty party.
Yes, I know you wonder whether I know what I am doing; I am wondering too!
If you were not concerned about BMW design, you should be thanks to me!
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Bill 12:02PM (4/20/2007)
I, for one, hate what bangle has done to the BMW image. The new 3 series (especially the coupe) has improved their image in my opinion, but I still find every single other model to be hideous.
That said... man this thing looks cool. Anyone else see hints of the Z8 headlights? The back end is a huge improvement over the 6 series.
This car just looks like it wants to kick ass and take names.
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Solo Racer 12:02PM (4/20/2007)
It's a concept, so I'm not believing that everything will emerge from the factory. Some of the styling bits are striking, but that rear fender crease reminds of me of the mid-60s Plymouth Valiant my grandfather drove.
As for weight, this thing will be in the same fat club as the MB sedans, which is OK. But the 3-series has just become a bloat-mobile.
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r 12:15PM (4/20/2007)
the creases have definitely been toned down a bit. the rocker overpowers the character line in the shoulder. The kick in the line on the rear door, the blunt profile of the face make it appear very muscle car-like. Doesn't present any new ideas, but a solid design nonetheless - a bit easier to love then other bmw concepts
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DC_1 12:17PM (4/20/2007)
I love it BMW has the magic touch.
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mike 12:20PM (4/20/2007)
I don't think we're looking at the same car. I think this design is stunning. It's very aggressive and despite what some are saying, it's not meant to replace the 6, it's built on the 7 series platform from what I've read. I relish the idea that this may available on the used car market along with the CLS55 and the Maserati Quattroporte in the future.
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Chet 12:21PM (4/20/2007)
Nevermind the styling details.
This thing is long, low, and wide. It has the proportions that an automobile should have.
That alone makes it a beautiful thing.
Most cars today look like humpbacks -- too tall, too skinny, too arched. I know it's aerodynamics, but it looks like hell.
Bravo to BMW.
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IndoSooner 12:29PM (4/20/2007)
It looks spectacular...striking..all that. The future is bright for BMW, if this is the new design language.
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papercliprebel 12:36PM (4/20/2007)
i don't know, i would say bangal has more victories under his belt than shitty designs.
great designs include the x5, 3 coupe, 5, z8, z4
the only bad ones were the 6, 7, x3, 1
and this one is excellent, at or better than the cls.
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Milos 12:38PM (4/20/2007)
you can hate or love latest bmw designs but one thing is undeniable - they are brave. Much more than Audi or Mercedes design, which tend to be predictable and evolutions of previous.
That said, this design is beatiful for me. Only thing i would change, remove are those eyelids in headlights.
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pd 1:00PM (4/20/2007)
Front end is flat-out awful, everything else is fine except wheels.
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The Reptile 1:01PM (4/20/2007)
Somebody help me, wasn't it Daimler that bought Chrysler? If so, then why is BMW toying around with the Dodge Viper?
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James 1:08PM (4/20/2007)
I actually think all of BMW models lately (save the current 7 series) are quite beautiful cars, and the Concept CS is no exception.
This car looks BADASS. I absolutely love the "eyelid" front turn signals and low, almost shark-like stance. Gorgeous. Benz, take note.
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Aki 1:29PM (4/20/2007)
I have a feeling the only reason people would praise this design is because it has a BMW badge stuck on it. If it were a Pontiac (which I think is what Bangled cars look anyway), people would be tearing it apart saying how talent-less American car designers are.
I see what they were trying to do (Quattroporte-ish front end, muscular profile, etc), but it's just not elegant. It's "edgy" to the point of being just gaudy and cheesy.
And I disagree about Bangle making more nice designs, as influential as he is. The cars worth looking at are the 3 series coupe/sedan and X5. The rest (esp. the 5 and 7 series) are trash. Then again, people don't buy BMW so much for style or performance as to brag to the rest of the world that they can burn money.
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