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      09-16-2021, 07:04 PM   #23
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Ugh. Even these guys left the side skirts black. Why oh why are they not body color BMW?!?!!
I'm with you. At least it's not as bad as the black side panels on the Porsche Macan that you have to pay $500+ to get painted.
Porsche is smart enough to give you the option

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Ugh. Even these guys left the side skirts black. Why oh why are they not body color BMW?!?!!
All I can think of is that it visually slims down the body…if it was the same color as the body…it would probably look disproportioned to greenhouse

Side effect of it being based on a tall(er) sedan designed to take a floor full of batteries 🔋 ???
I dunno. I think it's some sort of styling thing. Look at the g80/2/3 vs the g2x cars. The 20's have no issue putting body color rocker panels and look good. The black makes the car seem like it's riding high. Kills the look for me. If I end up with a g87 I'll be painting them for sure. Or finding someone with a 230 that wants to swap. Hahaha.
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Reminds me of the harlequin golf.
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Ugh. Even these guys left the side skirts black. Why oh why are they not body color BMW?!?!!
All I can think of is that it visually slims down the body…if it was the same color as the body…it would probably look disproportioned to greenhouse

Side effect of it being based on a tall(er) sedan designed to take a floor full of batteries 🔋 ???
I dunno. I think it's some sort of styling thing. Look at the g80/2/3 vs the g2x cars. The 20's have no issue putting body color rocker panels and look good. The black makes the car seem like it's riding high. Kills the look for me. If I end up with a g87 I'll be painting them for sure. Or finding someone with a 230 that wants to swap. Hahaha.
Totally forgot the 230 sills are body color
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This is very inspiring. Thank you!
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      09-17-2021, 02:47 AM   #29
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Totally forgot the 230 sills are body color
FYI... The 230i with M Sports is also not body color as most folks will order the vehicle. Only the base model has body color rocker panels
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This reminds me of South African Airways' Ndizani livery on their 747.

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I absolutely don't know or understand why, but this looks like one of BMWs better designs in a while... I really can't figure out why I like it.. haha..
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Cool, thanks for sharing.
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I dunno, after Warhol’s original M1 art car anything at the same style/theme doesn’t do it for me. I’d prefer if they used a local artist with his/hers unique style.

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