I also don’t think the grill is the problem. Some design decisions that don’t work on this car:

IMO the wagon availability was the only reason, and that’s a wildly unpopular one amongst Americans. I ended up with a 2015 3-series wagon because I wanted a wagon which was reasonably fun to drive and had a nice interior. The only other option was MB (too old man-ish for me) or Audi (big fan but I like BMW driving…

I think a better title would be “The Grille Isn’t the Only Problem”

Remember when BMW made nice looking cars...?

Not sure what you’re talking about. This looks decent in its own right, let alone compared to the M3.

This design is going to be a hit with the douchebags. It’s ostentatious and hyper-aggressive in all the right ways. I’m just surprised that they didn’t black out all the lights and drop the suspension even further.

Dear BMW, the gooseneck wing attaches at the top to have better aero for the high-pressure zone under the wing. If you make it attach at the top and the bottom you’re just making everything worse.
Also is it me or are all of the carbon fiber pieces rather.... thick? That fake rear diffuser thing is also an…

The competitor from Infiniti for this is literally the only attractive Infiniti...

I am more and more convinced that the design team drew up a more standard 3/4 series, and then the focus groups that said it didn’t look as “sporty” as the equivalent Audis because the grille wasn’t as enormous. So execs told the design team to make the grille more aggressive at the last minute, and they came up with…

Careful not to trip over that low bar

That looks dumb as shit.

Even a Formula Firebird thinks that’s ridiculous.

So it’s gone from...

The ford GT wants its butt back

I think even a little tweak would have been good. 

Oh, sorry.

It used to be that the base car was boring, then the special model came along and added the aggressive touches.

Introducing the new 6 door M4 gran coupe xdrive 46i crossover

Hang on a sec... Lemme just...

Some aftermarket company is going to make bank with different bumpers for this car.