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#1 of 32 BMW Bigs Bangle Begone by Mr_Shiftright HOST

Feb 03, 2009 (5:53 pm)

Well it's official. Chris Bangle, head of design at BMW since 1992, and the man who singlehandedly stirred up a hornet's nest of criticism with his 2001 designs, is leaving the German automaker. The article says this is strictly voluntary. What do you think?

#2 of 32 Read All About It by Mr_Shiftright HOST

Feb 03, 2009 (5:54 pm)

Here are more details:
 
BANGLE LEAVES BMW

#3 of 32 Re: Read All About It [Mr_Shiftright] by fintail

Feb 03, 2009 (7:17 pm)

Replying to: Mr_Shiftright (Feb 03, 2009 5:54 pm)
I wonder where he'll end up. He's given a whole generation of young car designers something to mildly copy.

#4 of 32 Re: Read All About It [fintail] by Mr_Shiftright HOST

Feb 03, 2009 (7:32 pm)

Replying to: fintail (Feb 03, 2009 7:17 pm)
I think he'd be great for any of the following "design-challenged" companies
 
1. Subaru
2. Hyundai
3. Cadillac
4. Lexus

#5 of 32 Re: Read All About It [Mr_Shiftright] by fezo

Feb 03, 2009 (8:03 pm)

Replying to: Mr_Shiftright (Feb 03, 2009 7:32 pm)
Send him over to GM. Don't let him take the iDrive with him.

#6 of 32 heading downmarket by steve_ HOST

Nov 29, 2009 (11:33 am)

"Cynics might also point out that there is also a rough correlation of profit weakness with the tenure of controversial stylist Chris Bangle, famed for the Bangle butt on the 2001 7 Series, and "flame-surfacing." Bangle left the company early this year."
 
When the dust clears, BMW may struggle to compete (Detroit News)
 
More troubling for BMW though, is this quote:
 
People are losing interest in fast cars and driving.

#7 of 32 Re: heading downmarket [steve_] by fintail

Nov 29, 2009 (11:40 am)

Replying to: steve_ (Nov 29, 2009 11:33 am)
Strong Euro won't help anything, especially facing a weak dollar. The globalized economy (which means less for the western masses and more for a chosen few) also does not help sales volumes of products above a lowest common denominator level. Real incomes aren't growing.
 
Combine it with the enviro-nazi propaganda and the "speed kills" scaredy cats who have gained in number even in Europe...and it doesn't bode well for people who like to drive.

#8 of 32 Re: heading downmarket [steve_] by Mr_Shiftright HOST

Nov 29, 2009 (11:51 am)

Replying to: steve_ (Nov 29, 2009 11:33 am)
I agree 100% with both statements.
 
I don't even like to drive anymore, and this is a man who owned literally a hundred cars in his life, went racing and loved driving. I hate it now. Cops are everywhere raking in revenue for city shortfalls.
 
I'm not sure why anyone would buy a high-performance car anymore, unless you lived in the desert or some such or can justify spending $50,000 to goose it for 3 seconds on an on-ramp twice a day.
 
Perhaps we are on the cutting edge of yet another breaking trend, that firms like BMW should seriously contemplate---why build cars in the US that are in direct collision with speed laws?
 
I'd be more interested in a car with stealth technology---might even look kinda cool

#9 of 32 Re: heading downmarket [steve_] by lemko

Nov 30, 2009 (9:19 am)

Replying to: steve_ (Nov 29, 2009 11:33 am)
People are losing interest in fast cars and driving.
 
I find that troubling in general! I don't want an encore performance of the late 1970s/early 1980s!

#10 of 32 Re: heading downmarket [fintail] by lemko

Nov 30, 2009 (9:20 am)

Replying to: fintail (Nov 29, 2009 11:40 am)
Scary thought, eh?

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