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Originally Posted by arquitecto
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Originally Posted by pyrat15
If BMW could only get rid of this hideous gap above BMW logo where the hood ends.. I do not know if there is a word for this, but I assume you know what I mean. Recently parked my 1M next to a M2, and IMO this line ruins the whole look of the front. Same goes for F80/82 and other F models. Thank god that they fixed it with the G models... the F models are really looking good, but for me, this could be a deal braker  |
The e39/e46 era had a very clean hoodline that integrated the grill into the hood. This visually hid the seam excellently.
I am sure this is more expensive to manufacture since it is a much “deeper” part to stamp and in more recent models they went back to the traditional “flat” hood with seam clearly visible.
Darker colors can help hide the seams better than white cars |
I think it partially has to do with easier body shop repairs to minor front end hits. Integrated grille like e46 would mean hood replacement.