BMW baby !

In looking at the above photos I think I’ve figured out my issue with it: The angle of the camera.

I think from an shot looking down on the rear(as in the first pic in white) it looks great. But something about next shot (3/4 view of the rear from a low angle) just doesn’t look right to me. The rear looks heavy and tacked on to the car, more so than the E65. The rear hips of the car just looks disproportionate to me compared with the rest of the car.

That said, I do think from the side of the F01 looks much more muscular and lean compared to an E65 – and that’s a good thing.

I’ll concede that black does accent the nose of the car much better, but I can’t say the same for the rear – but that’s my opinion.

My family picked up an E65 in 2002 that was Sapphire Black on Grey and despite a lot of people’s complaints about the styling, the car looked wonderful in black to me. Especially compared to my ex-girlfriend’s family’s E65 in Grey then Silver – very bland and doesn’t do anything for the lines of the car.

Yeah – Can anyone point me in the direction of a low-mile, E38 and then a lightly used S62 motor and drivetrain? :-)