[zipstic]

Originally Posted by joshuastein55

Yep, its bad, really bad. I just got back into BMW for the 2 series, so if they pull this shit on the 2er (and based on what Scott26 says, they likely will) I don't know if I would be able to stay. This isn't a design I will likely warm up to.

This post from Scott actually made me a bit optimistic about the upcoming 2:

Originally Posted by SCOTT26

I think people might like M2 (or should I say the 2 as that comes first)
Maybe more than the 4. It has a more classical but completely modern appearance to it.
The kidney grille although large, is not huge as the 4. The same outline as the Gran Coupe but it's taller and shorter.

I don't mind a different grille shape, but to me they look too large on the new 4 Series and M3/4.

The hood on the CSL Hommage R Concept has a lot of styling issues I don't care for, but if the new 2 has this type of a grille and an overall "classical but completely modern" look to it like this does, then I'd be very interested.

[stein_325i]

Originally Posted by zipstic

This post from Scott actually made me a bit optimistic about the upcoming 2:

I don't mind a different grille shape, but to me they look too large on the new 4 Series and M3/4.

The hood on the CSL Hommage R Concept has a lot of styling issues I don't care for, but if the new 2 has this type of a grille and an overall "classical but completely modern" look to it like this does, then I'd be very interested.

While the CSL concept looks great, I don't have much trust in BMW to replicate the concepts great looks while adhering to pedestrian safety standards.