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      12-16-2013, 05:39 PM   #1
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Hey fellow BMW peeps.

I have been looking at the new 2 series for a while.

My next car was up in the air between the new 2 series and new A3 sedan coming soon.

I've been in BMW's since 2001. Z3, e90 325xi, and the e46 325ci.

I was wondering what is up with BMW's choice of hood line placement on the current cars. It seems to destroy the flow of the design lines in general.

I made a cheapy photoshop fix putting the hoodline down where I think it should be. Just above the kidney grills. The old z3 and 3 series had the kidney's integrated into the hood and it made the overall look much cleaner.

New 4 series puts this strange hoodline right across the top as well. Feels sloppy like a bad design choice on an otherwise nice drawing.
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      12-16-2013, 05:48 PM   #2
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Pedestrian safety regulations in Europe I believe
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      12-16-2013, 06:05 PM   #3
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Pedestrian safety regulations in Europe I believe
Yep. Other car brands have been incorporating the new pedestrian safety regulations into their designs too, although some better than others.
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Yeah it looks unappealing initially, but once you have the car you get so used to it that you start to forget about it hehe
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Yeah it looks unappealing initially, but once you have the car you get so used to it that you start to forget about it hehe
Indeed! I don't even notice it anymore. There are so many cars that have it now.
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Ok, but, I wonder, does the safety regulation mean one can't make an aftermarket hood/bumper that fixes this like I pShopped? It would be really easy.
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Ok, but, I wonder, does the safety regulation mean one can't make an aftermarket hood/bumper that fixes this like I pShopped? It would be really easy.
How would you plan to do that? You would need a new front bumper and hood. What a waste on a brand new car.
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How would you plan to do that? You would need a new front bumper and hood. What a waste on a brand new car.
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How would you plan to do that? You would need a new front bumper and hood. What a waste on a brand new car.
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99% of people would never notice. I guess if it pleases the owner then thats all that matters, but it seems a very minor detail to me.
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The M135i had the same line, I always thought it just carried over from that. Good info on the pedestrian law though. Thanks.
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How would you plan to do that? You would need a new front bumper and hood. What a waste on a brand new car.
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And just to show you how common this is on modern european cars:







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"Man this car is so amazing but this really insignificant detail is causing me to look at a completely different car in a different segment with a different style powertrain."

Really?
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