Great news from BMW
 

Bangle is leaving!
Finally.the man who singlehandedly messed up one of the best looking line of cars ever built.

http://www.bmwblog.com/2009/02/03/is...e-leaving-bmw/

Oh wow! That is big news. I liked bangle but it will be interesting to see what is next for BMW.

did he create this?

http://donavanchronicles.com/images/z3.jpg

That's a cool ride dial.

While he royally fucked up the 7 series, I found most of his designs to be quite beautiful.

oh, and the ass end of the 6 was wrong too. But the 3 series looks gorgeous and I like the new z4 hardtop convertible a lot.

It will be interesting to see which direction Van Hooydonk takes BMW. Based on his haircut, I'm very curious.

my favorite sports car ever created

such a sweet ride too

He should've been arrested for what he did to the 5 series.

Great! Looking forward for the new models

Great news, looking forward to the new series!!

which car did he mess up?

I love 5 series

http://allworldcars.com/wordpress/wp..._g_power_2.jpg

Good news, thanks for sharing! :thumbsup

they should have fired him years ago - before the 7 series was even launched

his underlings have done a lot of work on the new cars, i hope they freshen up the whole department

exactly, I cant agree more

thats great

The 6 was FUCKED up... what a mess.
I own a 06 3 series and I enjoy it. I have owned 3 bmw now and I will continue to own more regardless of who is the chief designer.

i really like the new 6 series coupe, anyone have experience driving it?

I flat disagree - Bangle is a visionary.

Quote from the famous german chancellor Helmut Schmidt:

"if you have visions you need to see a doctor"

No good news :)

I just leased a 650i convertible (looked at the m6 and decided it was way too easy to lose my license with that) but I get no shortage of compliments on the way it looks. :2 cents::thumbsup

http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/wp-.../05_copy_4.jpg

That's big news indeed...

:1orglaugh

I'm a fan of pre 1992 BMW's :winkwink:

Bangle started a revolution in automotive design. Almost every other manufacturer tried to imitate new BMWs. The fact that he is so controversial proves that he is a true artist... and not to mention BMW rode him all the way to the bank.

Word is he is going back to Checker Cab,where he learned automotive design.