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The all new F20 BMW 1 Series - Ugly? Maybe, but much better than the old one

The all new F20 BMW 1 Series - Ugly? Maybe, but much better than the old one

Rigval

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By now photos of the 2012 BMW 1 series F20 have made their rounds through all the automotive websites and I have to say that this car is actually better looking than the model it replaced. Let me explain further why this new car is much better than the earlier version, the E81, in terms of styling.

 

Firstly, is not styled by Chris Bangle. Any BMW not styled by Chris Bangle is a good BMW (with the exception of the 1st generation BMW Z4 which is messy with all the lines here and there, but still proportionate). Chris Bangle who has now quit the automotive industry (for the moment) gets his inspiration from an architectural philosophy called Deconstructivism. Now while that is all fine and dandy with buildings like the Guggenheim, in America or the Vitra Design Museum in Germany, a car with such a design tends to be too messy. Too many cris-crossing lines. Like the designer basically took an axe and started slicing the prototype clay models to get the look (example


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Mazda6

seriously...u got to be kidding...i think BMW has one of the worst hatchback model in the market. This new model is even worst....

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Rigval

The saving grace of the 1 series is that it's RWD. But I really do think this new one looks better than the earlier version. As I mentioned, it LOOKS BETTER...it does not mean that it's the supermodel of hatchbacks.

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Droll

unfortunately, most customers won't know it's RWD (or even care about it). people buy it for the "Joy" (oh horrors of horrors!)

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