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Take a look at that D pillar from the inside. Looks like your nightmare came true.
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01-17-2012, 10:35 PM | #25 |
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I have those same winter wheels on my E70 now and they look just as ridiculous with my sport pack (flared fenders) as this one does LOL!
Minus 27 degrees in Calgary now - should be minus 35 degrees tonight! Brrrrr.
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Sweet. It's hideous. I won't be tempted in the least to upgrade. Same thing happened between 4th and 5th gen 4Runner last year. Not tempted in the least to move from a beautiful vehicle to an ugly one, in either case. E70 LCI is nearly perfect.
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Can't speak for the X1. BMW has delayed its release here in the US because the new X3 is selling like crazy so I haven't seen one in person. |
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Yes, up in the northern parts the sun never rices over the horizon and in the summer it is no sunste for sever months
When will this car be released?
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Honestly, the X3 & X1 should take design cues from the X5! IMO, the X5 & X6 are the best looking of the X models.
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Glad we are going with the E70!
To defend/question the "cute" comments you turn to the fact that your girlfriend and sister both have an X3...classy...
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^LOL
I think the dimensions of this F15 are being skewed too much to tell due to the camo. I would like to think there will be an "L" version or even an X7, but I don't think this is it. The new X3 looks ok to me, as long as it is in Msport trim. Other than that, I would say it looks too 'soft', not cute though. In my opinion, the X5 looks much more aggressive due to the hood/headlight design currently on the e70. And I doubt it will look similar to the current X3 as mentioned above. The 2 models never looked too similar. The previous X3 was horrible... |
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Here's why I think it looks "cute". Most of it concerns the front end:
One that isn't too bad, though, is the Volvo XC60: This is a picture of an R-Type, so it does have larger wheels which make any car look better. Still, notice that the proportion of the front end harmonizes better with the cabin. I will say that there's a little too much sheet metal between the top of the rear fender flare and the character line, but the XC60 is generally a better looking vehicle than the XC90, IMO. All that said, neither of them drive like an X3, so enjoy yours!
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^Agreed... I think of the Volvo XC60 more like a station wagon rather than a SUV/SAV look though.
The X3 front end is where the main issues lie. The front bumper looks like really chubby cheeks, and the smoother lines of the X3 headlights make them look like squinty eyes being pushed up by those cheeks... For comparison: |
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It's easy for an SUV design to slip over to "wagon" territory though, as the designer tries to compensate for height and wheelbase constraints with SUV design. The first generation Cadillac SRX, for example, looked more like a tall wagon than an SUV to me:
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