[makethiscardriveable]

Originally Posted by heavyD^2

Okay nobody has responded and I have a feeling why. I saw your first post and looked several times and I don't know what you are talking about. The sensors are tiny and put away in the corners of the vents. It's almost like everyone is focused on the face of a model and you are the guy obsessing about a freckle on her face.

Take a look at the picture attached, they are most definitely not hidden

But no one else seems to care so ill stop bringing this up and buy an F87 instead

[XC3LLR8]

Not sure if the outline of a 500mm wrench on the back bumper is most annoying, or the huge aluminum suitcase under the car?

[Germanauto]

Rear 3/4 is great.

Front end is weird AF. Something just doesn't add up.

[10"]

to me it's sad how big and heavy this looks—I am still in the market for one for my wife but am not as excited as I was before. I do like the looks just wish it was in 3/4 scale??

hugging my 1M tighter tonight! but am happy for those of you buying one of these regardless

[Tag]

Originally Posted by makethiscardriveable

Take a look at the picture attached, they are most definitely not hidden

But no one else seems to care so ill stop bringing this up and buy an F87 instead

It's not that nobody else cares, it's just there's nothing anyone can do except wait for the LCI and hope for some changes or if possible, not get PDC.

[Autobahn SoCal]

The front license plate looks so off and bad.

I know people don't normally put them on anyways, but if they are forced to….damn.

[AndrewC1989]

Originally Posted by makethiscardriveable

Why did they have to put those black sensors on the front garrr they look terrible with the white contrasting it

Don't worry, I'm sure IND-Distribution will sell a body colored version

[moodyhank82]

Originally Posted by Tag

It's not that nobody else cares, it's just there's nothing anyone can do except wait for the LCI and hope for some changes or if possible, not get PDC.

Or just buy a BSM G87 to blend those elements in...

[serious_doubt]

Originally Posted by moodyhank82

Same here, I was pretty dead set on TR with cognac but now I want to see how the AW would look with cognac, bi-color wheels, sunroof, and no shadowline.

Also curious to hear how people would spec their AW. I can see some folks going for a blacked out look (black interior, black wheels, shadowline, carbon roof).

Spec’ing mine AW, Cognac, black/standard wheels, CF roof and trim. I think it’s going end up looking a bit more of a lux spec instead of full on ///M race car.

[rage1148]

Front lip area would look better matching the paint of the car.

[LivingInSalt]

Originally Posted by rage1148

Front lip area would look better matching the paint of the car.

you took the time to edit the photo but still didn't crop it

[nicksm3]

Originally Posted by rage1148

Front lip area would look better matching the paint of the car.

Oh I agree 100000000%. Changes the front and now it makes more sense.

[nicksm3]

Anyone be able to match the black front bumper lip area to the color of the car?

Thank you

[LivingInSalt]

Originally Posted by nicksm3

Anyone be able to match the black front bumper lip area to the color of the car?

Thank you

I mean, I couldn’t. So the answer is no.

[JustChris]

Originally Posted by tag

aw > zb

aw>>>>



>>>>




>>>>>>zb

[IcewaterPete]

How about that nice silver utter ?!! You would think at some point that could get engineered smaller and get out of sight.

[PeanuKeeyes]

2 min phone edit from work.. sorry I’m not very good with edits anyway, but this is what I feel the car lacks — grounding in the front and in the rear.

[///M TOWN]

Originally Posted by IcewaterPete

How about that nice silver utter ?!! You would think at some point that could get engineered smaller and get out of sight.

The bumper is part of it

[ResIpsaLoquitur]

Originally Posted by Poochie

The color of the turn signals on vehicles in Europe and rest of the world is legislated to be the color amber but there is no oversight on what photometric size they are in function. In North America it could either be amber or red but there are different regulations where both the brake light and turn signal has to meet a minimum illuminated surface area of at least 50 cm2 (7¾ in2). This is not hard to accomplish on a large vehicle where there's plenty of space to design a large rear lamps but on a smaller vehicle the space is limited. 

So since the brake lights already has to meet the surface area requirement and the regs say that the same light can be used as a turn signal (a situation unique to North America), automakers just needs to have only one lamp of at least 50 cm2 per side, that alternates in functions, blink or remain steady. 

BMW originally used a narrow cool amber LED strip for the rear turn signals as a design standard and although they are intense and noticeable in light output, the amber led strip does not meet the US photometric size requirement federal standards used for compliance measurement.

So for the US, BMW took advantage of this light combination loophole and converted the amber LED blinker strip to the color red and have it alternate in functions from turn signal or brake light because this is cheaper to do that than redesigning the basic structure of the taillamp assembly just for this market. The red combination brake/turn lamps are legal and so problem solved and we are stuck with these compromise lights.

I, for one, prefer the look of the amber rear turn signals, especially in that gorgeous LED strip for both cosmetic and safety benefits.

.

Thanks for teaching me something!

[Tag]

Originally Posted by rage1148

Front lip area would look better matching the paint of the car.

https://g42.bimmerpost.com/forums/sh...7#post29447957

[wdeerfield]

The front end is ruined by the front plate location. Good job bmw forgetting about that…

[M3WC]

Originally Posted by 10"

to me it's sad how big and heavy this looks—I am still in the market for one for my wife but am not as excited as I was before. I do like the looks just wish it was in 3/4 scale??

hugging my 1M tighter tonight! but am happy for those of you buying one of these regardless

Same.