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Originally Posted by SHOWTIME
Ummmm....people...yea it's gonna grow on us because lets face it, the front looks like a car and everwhere else it's updated to the fullest...but to me, it's still a pointless design with that lazy looking slouched back. It's not what BMW stands for and these designs are getting in the way of BMW creating real sports cars. Cancelled 4 door Coupe, M3 CSL, supercar, etc. So stop applauding for them because these types of designs are what I would expect Toyota to do, not BMW!
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For anyone questioning why BMW is introducing such a car, look no further than the 2010 Porche Panamera. There's a great write-up on the Panamera in the latest issue of Automobile Magazine. The similarities in purpose and execution between the Panamera and 5 GT are uncanny (and they're both ugly). The marketing wizards at BMW are betting that the Panamera will be a success, much like the Cayenne. If a Porche can come out with a four-door family sport-hatchback thingy, BMW must follow suit because they don't want to lose market share. It's that simple. The Panamera has been long in coming, and BMW is responding just in time.