G42 2 Series rendering

[foremood]

Originally Posted by reward72

I like German cars for how they drive first, but also for their clean understated design. Now that BMW is adopting busy Japanese styling, might as well go Japanese all the way... I was planing to replace my M240 with a G42, but I find myself more and more attracted to the new Supra... Maybe a CPO Cayman...

(I know the Supra is pretty much a BMW)

Can't agree with you more, seems that bmw introduced the Toyota(Lexus) design style, using more complex lines instead of old straight and powerful lines.

[punky8d]

Reminds me of scion. :

[nateg]

I own a 135i. Hate the current 2 series. This one I like.

[paradocs98]

Rear 3/4 view proportions look odd. The front track looks wider than the rear, making it seem like a flared, muscular front end dragging along a puny rear end. Like a bulldog. In a bad way.

[GMe90]

The lights suck. Just go back to the double round headlights. There is a reason the headlight design of the 911 hasn't changed in 50 years, and when it did briefly in the 996 generation, people hated it!

[///M TOWN]

I am not sure why but this render looks very narrow

Shark-fin is also to large like ChrisK said

[chris719]

They are trying to adapt the design language of the ugly 2er GC to a RWD coupe. The end result is going to be sub-optimal at best.

[MParallel]

Originally Posted by DarthFader

Headlights look lame in all these leaked photos and renders. They look like Audi lights and are too small for the front. Yeah for the kidneys I guess.

Totally agre and my first reaction. That front!

The current M2 is so much nicer and more aggressive.

[Ristau]

Originally Posted by Jockey

I kinda like it

Of course, I'm kinda ruined by looking at the G22/8x for reference.

The 4 series is much better than this putrid thing

[SoCali E36]

Wtf is BMW doing?!

[GewoW]

That may even be worse than the 4er

[rwemersonrw]

Originally Posted by dadaabmw

The taillights remind me of a 2010 Honda City I saw in Asia some years ago..

Edit: added a photo

Haha looks like a Prius 🤣

[Soul_Glo]

The lights look like upside down distorted E90 sedan lights.

[farishat]

This was designed by Putin and Melania love child.

[heavyD^2]

Overall I think it looks good and will likely look a lot better in M2 form but the tail lights don't look right. I don't understand why they chose that shape as it just doesn't fit with the rest of the car or any BMW for that matter.

[supra93]

[heavyD^2]

It looks okay. It definitely looks like a descendant of the current 2 Series. It appears that BMW is going for clean lines over curves in their latest cars. Unless they go crazy with the grilles the new M2 shouldn't be a major departure from the current one visually.

[CDN-AWD]

Note, The renders in that story are older than those at the top of this thread. They do not integrate the details from the leaked black car shown here:

Leaked: G42 2 Series Coupe in Black! https://www.bimmerpost.com/forums/sh....php?t=1746834

[Winemaker2]

OMG you have created a Chrysler product. Long live Iaccoca!

Originally Posted by lemetier

The proportions are messed up. G42 is wide...like F87 wide.

Probably should start with this instead

[MMMBRAP]

Originally Posted by jwr0721

I think it is very clear that sometime in 2028 or so we're going to get a phenomenal concept vehicle from BMW reinterpreting it's original design language.

And then sometime around 2030 BMW will get its shit together and start cranking out good cars again.

But it will probably have to fall somewhere below VW before it makes the proper course-correction.

In the meantime, my next car will be a Porsche.

+1.

With a 911, you always know what to expect.

[ADRQ0811]

But why?

[Lucky1]

Originally Posted by Winemaker2

OMG you have created a Chrysler product. Long live Iaccoca!

Agreed, I see Chrysler 300 all over the front end.