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Originally Posted by pharding
BMW really blew it with the 5 GT. Compare it to the incredibly beautiful Audi A7 which is very similar in most respects. The 5 Gt could have easily been as beautiful. BMW intentionally uglied it up so that it would drive people into the upcoming grossly over priced 6 Series 4 door Gran Coupe. The Gran coupe will attempt to compete with the $25,000 cheaper Audi A7. The Audi A7 is here now and is getting great reviews. BMW dropped the 5er sport wagon in the US in a mindless attempt to drive those BMW Enthusiasts into the 5GT. What happened is that those BMW Enthusiasts in the US desiring a 5er wagon took a pass on the ugliest BMW in recent history and bought the MB wagon. Then Audi comes out with the incredibly beautiful Audi A7 making gross design shortfalls of the 5GT even more apparent. They price at a very reasonable number in relation to the 6er Gran Coupe and Audi has a huge hit. Meanwhile BMW looks for ways to ditch the 5 GT because the dealers won't stock them because very few people want an expensive, ugly car even if it is a BMW with a large cabin. BMW has made great product decisions in the recent past, however the 5 GT is a gross blunder. The upcoming Gran Coupe is being undercut by the beautiful, fairly priced Audi A7. Plus it will probably draw some sales away from the current 5 er for those who desire a really cool looking car.
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Good points, however I think the A7 is just an OK design, nothing more than that unfortunatelly. I liked the concept a lot but somehow the production car turned out pretty mediocre and bland, not bad but not very good either. I think the 6er GC will easily blow it away, both in design as well as performance terms.
As for the 5er GT, this is not exactly a direct competitor to the A7 imo. The GT is not a low sitting 4-door coupe or anything. It has a high roofline, high glasshouse and the boot sits considerably high. More like a Mercedes R-Class than A7 competitor.
Having said that it is very expensive and sadly it doesn't look very good, no matter how well crafted it is and how well it drives. It could have been a lot more beautiful no doubt about that.