Sums up my reaction.

I wonder how Audi pulled off their A4/A5/A5 Sportback lineup, but BMW is still getting crap for same.

Man, the coolness-to-ugliness ratio is 1.0 on the dot.

NOBODY SAY ANYTHING LEST YOUR PROPHECY BE FULFILLED!

I thought BMW would have trademarked "Alpine White" by now.

BMW was pretty late to this game. The Mxxxi product line was a response to Audi's and others' similar trickery.

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It's the husband - "Jesus woman, you're still getting ready? We were supposed to be at the Petersons' an hour ago! Now quick, pick a dress and put it on before it's too late!"

Sextastic? I don't see it. No matter how unique it is, doesn't mean it's not ugly. Those proportions are all over the place.

Moscow...

Zagato is my least favorite Italian coachbuilder, and this thing isn't doing a lot to coerce me.

This is no hatch any more.

...And?

Exactly. And that's where a nice little sub-brand would come in. I can't blame them for wanting to make money.

Cloth would be fantastic, no argument there. There was this very interesting article on Jalopnik maybe a year ago, where they compared inflation-adjusted sold-new prices of older cars, stacked up against the sold-new prices of their current generation. The BMW e30 325e cost $20,000 in 1984, which translated to about…

Fantastic post. It seems BMW is throwing models at the wall to see what sticks. If nothing else, it is an indicator of BMW's awareness of their position and a willingness to adapt. They just seem to lack a defined opinion of where they should go. At this point they're just putting out everything and the kitchen sink,…

Haha, too superlative? I meant to say a great-handling SUV for the time of its debut.

I'm really curious why people pine for less powerful BMW's. The 320i is a Jalop legend, the 220i would be the second coming. Is it a desire for affordable BMW's? They've never been cheap cars, and moving downmarket is always a risky proposition. Is it a desire for more basic BMW's? They've never been much more spartan…