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Originally Posted by IS3andME
He helped tone down the "flame surfacing" and the M5 and M6 (as well as the respective 5 and 6 series) look a lot better than the previous gen, especially the M6. The current 3 series looks more aggressive, and to me the M3 sedan looks better than the E90 M3 sedan. The E92 coupe and M3 coupe actually to me look better than the F32 4 series and F82 M4, the fastback look is too stretched out.
So Habib has had some hits and misses. But, his best known hit will be the M2.
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I'm pretty sure the design of the 5 and 6 you refer to were signed off long before Habib had anything to do with them.
Habib cars are:
current X5 - it's ok, but most people agree it's predecessor is a better looking car.
2AT - the ugliest BMW ever!
new 7 series - brilliant engineering let down by the least interesting design evolution I can ever recall. Jag and Maserati can make brilliant looking big saloons (sedans to you), so I don't see why BMW can't.
new 5 series - looks ok, but again, the design doesn't reflect the brilliance of the engineering and technology underneath. Looking at it doesn't make me want one. Reading the reviews and spec sheets does.
New X1 - it's fine. much better than the previous one, which is the second ugliest BMW ever, so not much of an achievement.
Will be interesting to see what the new X3 and next 3 series look like as they'll have been done under him.
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