Is the E92 Design a Classic?

6speedGaren · 02-05-2009, 06:44 PM

Classic no way, couldnt say a future after looking at concept M10

machine · 02-05-2009, 07:48 PM

No, not at all.

Classics according to me:

E46, E39, E65, E52

Staszek · 02-05-2009, 08:34 PM

Nope not at all. Its a great looking car, but its not overly special either. I consider classics something different. Many times classics were not considered as good looking when they were made but better looking as they matured and turned to classic.

Take the E30 M3 when it first came out many people thought it was to aggressive looking almost obnoxious, but today its definitely considered a classic.

JunkStory · 02-05-2009, 08:39 PM

3-series is as common as a Camry, and it's not a real looker. It can't be classic. Most people who don't know about cars won't take a second glance at an E92.

REAL classic cars that I can think at the moment would probably be the Audi S5 and the corvette.

ejazbmw · 02-05-2009, 08:43 PM

i voted no, not because i have a E90 (I'm actually going to get a E92 soon) but if anything the E46 will be classic before the E92 or E90, there not special enough if you ask me

TiAg335i · 02-05-2009, 08:43 PM

I think it's funny how all of the E90 owners say no to the E92 being a classic. DURRR?!?? I think you are confusing the E92 with the E90, which to say the least, is bland as hell.

I think many years down the road people will look back on the E92 design and think of it as a very defining moment in BMW's history.

NewSong · 02-05-2009, 08:46 PM

It's a good looking car, but I doubt it will be considered a "classic".

It's way too commonplace, and there are some lines I don't like about the car (I actually wish I got an E93).

TiAg335i · 02-05-2009, 08:49 PM

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Originally Posted by NewSong

It's a good looking car, but I doubt it will be considered a "classic".

It's way too commonplace, and there are some lines I don't like about the car (I actually wish I got an E93).

That's gotta be a first. I guess flat trunks appeal to people.

NewSong · 02-05-2009, 08:52 PM

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Originally Posted by TiAg335i

That's gotta be a first.

You should feel special then.

Staszek · 02-05-2009, 08:55 PM

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Originally Posted by TiAg335i

I think it's funny how all of the E90 owners say no to the E92 being a classic. DURRR?!?? I think you are confusing the E92 with the E90, which to say the least, is bland as hell.

I think many years down the road people will look back on the E92 design and think of it as a very defining moment in BMW's history.

Haha! Thats a good one, I dont think my car is near a classic either. (oh have an E92 on order as well btw so thats not the case here).

Its a great looking car, but in no way (I will eat my hat if it ever is) will the E92 ever be considered a defining moment in BMW history.

SpaceGhost · 02-05-2009, 09:02 PM

I doubt it will be a classic but it will be respected for its merits in the future. Some say the E92s are as common as Camrys. Thankfully, that is not the case here. I have only seen one E92 in the past 3 months and that was an M3. I'm sure there are plenty here but they must be fairly spread out. I'm sure they are everywhere in SoFl and SoCal though.

TiAg335i · 02-05-2009, 09:09 PM

E92's are common as heck where I live....but then again those E92's are almost EXCLUSIVELY 328's.

335i's are much rarer.

ejazbmw · 02-05-2009, 09:10 PM

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Originally Posted by Staszek

Haha! Thats a good one, I dont think my car is near a classic either. (oh have an E92 on order as well btw so thats not the case here).

Its a great looking car, but in no way (I will eat my hat if it ever is) will the E92 ever be considered a defining moment in BMW history.

+1

i don't think the E90 will be a classic either so I'm not biased in fact i wanted the E92 but it didn't come out yet lol the E90 is kinda boring and the E92 looks odd (I talking about when there stock of course) so no way are these cars going to be consider classic

chazzz · 02-05-2009, 09:12 PM

How about 2006 E90 330i?

rtfd241 · 02-05-2009, 09:14 PM

Nice car but no.

ejazbmw · 02-05-2009, 09:15 PM

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Originally Posted by chazzz

How about 2006 E90 330i?

no lol the E90 has no chance either

wj4 · 02-05-2009, 09:15 PM

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Originally Posted by hj058

i think the e46 M design is a classic....

+1.

Classic means timeless. With that said, you're going to need to ask this question in 5 years..minimum.

JunkStory · 02-05-2009, 09:17 PM

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Originally Posted by Alpine Blur

Some say the E92s are as common as Camrys.

That's certainly the case on the East and West coasts of Canada, where every Chinese teenager must have an E90 or E92, or else they will apparently get rejected by their friends, families, and peers.

HermesRider · 02-05-2009, 09:26 PM

The e92 is BMW's nicest looking coupe, evah! Its the balance of everything. Yin and Yang, I Ching, I Robot, and all that Jazz... Austin Powers would come back to 2009 and drive one of these things... with a skanky Ohio biatch crawling around in the left seat. Yeah, baaaahhhby, what a classic this one is!

akack79 · 02-05-2009, 11:07 PM

In my eyes it is

-=Hot|Ice=- · 02-05-2009, 11:10 PM

The e46 was a classic. Loved them.

m3power13 · 02-05-2009, 11:13 PM

I don't think it will be a classic because it has strayed so far from the bloodlines of what a 3-series is.

View Poll Results: Is the E92 a Classic Car?
It is an Instant Classic	34	14.23%
It is a Future Classic	63	26.36%
It is an Instant and Future Classic	29	12.13%
It is not and will not be a Classic	113	47.28%
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02-05-2009, 06:44 PM	#23
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02-05-2009, 07:48 PM	#24
machine is also an E46 Fanatic 40 Rep 538 Posts Drives: E70 35D Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Vancouver, BC iTrader: (0)	No, not at all. Classics according to me: E46, E39, E65, E52
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JunkStory Major 160 Rep 1,307 Posts Drives: E92 M3, 8V RS3 Join Date: May 2008 Location: 98230 iTrader: (3)	3-series is as common as a Camry, and it's not a real looker. It can't be classic. Most people who don't know about cars won't take a second glance at an E92. REAL classic cars that I can think at the moment would probably be the Audi S5 and the corvette.
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02-05-2009, 08:43 PM	#27
ejazbmw blahhh 311 Rep 6,355 Posts Drives: 2014 M235I Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: NJ/NY iTrader: (7)	i voted no, not because i have a E90 (I'm actually going to get a E92 soon) but if anything the E46 will be classic before the E92 or E90, there not special enough if you ask me
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02-05-2009, 08:43 PM	#28
TiAg335i Trance Life 326 Rep 4,706 Posts Drives: 2007 E92 335i Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Long Island, NY iTrader: (4)	I think it's funny how all of the E90 owners say no to the E92 being a classic. DURRR?!?? I think you are confusing the E92 with the E90, which to say the least, is bland as hell. I think many years down the road people will look back on the E92 design and think of it as a very defining moment in BMW's history.
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02-05-2009, 08:46 PM	#29
NewSong Just another jerk in a hat... 119 Rep 1,462 Posts Drives: 2005 Ford Focus Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Irvine iTrader: (0)	It's a good looking car, but I doubt it will be considered a "classic". It's way too commonplace, and there are some lines I don't like about the car (I actually wish I got an E93). __________________ He brought me up also out of a horrible pit, out of the miry clay, and set my feet upon a rock, and established my goings. And he hath put a new song in my mouth.
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02-05-2009, 09:02 PM	#33
SpaceGhost Captain 176 Rep 606 Posts Drives: 2024 740i xdrive Join Date: May 2005 Location: San Antonio, Texas iTrader: (0)	I doubt it will be a classic but it will be respected for its merits in the future. Some say the E92s are as common as Camrys. Thankfully, that is not the case here. I have only seen one E92 in the past 3 months and that was an M3. I'm sure there are plenty here but they must be fairly spread out. I'm sure they are everywhere in SoFl and SoCal though.
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02-05-2009, 09:09 PM	#34
TiAg335i Trance Life 326 Rep 4,706 Posts Drives: 2007 E92 335i Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Long Island, NY iTrader: (4)	E92's are common as heck where I live....but then again those E92's are almost EXCLUSIVELY 328's. 335i's are much rarer.
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chazzz Captain 119 Rep 712 Posts Drives: 2018 Chrysler 300S Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Southern California iTrader: (4)	How about 2006 E90 330i? __________________ SOLD - 2007 BMW 335i Sedan, Montego Blue with Lemon seats, AluFelgen CS7 rims & Continental DW tires CURRENT - 2018 Chrysler 300S, Crystal Granite Metallic.
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02-05-2009, 09:14 PM	#37
rtfd241 Private First Class 4 Rep 113 Posts Drives: 09 335i x-drive Join Date: May 2008 Location: Johnstown PA iTrader: (0)	Nice car but no.
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02-05-2009, 09:26 PM	#41
HermesRider Captain 56 Rep 974 Posts Drives: 2007 e92 335i Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Portland, OR iTrader: (0)	The e92 is BMW's nicest looking coupe, evah! Its the balance of everything. Yin and Yang, I Ching, I Robot, and all that Jazz... Austin Powers would come back to 2009 and drive one of these things... with a skanky Ohio biatch crawling around in the left seat. Yeah, baaaahhhby, what a classic this one is!
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02-05-2009, 11:07 PM	#42
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02-05-2009, 11:13 PM	#44
m3power13 Lieutenant 113 Rep 531 Posts Drives: E92 M3 Stripper Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Raleigh, NC iTrader: (0)	I don't think it will be a classic because it has strayed so far from the bloodlines of what a 3-series is.
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