When the BMW Concept 4 first made its debut, it was universally praised and slammed at the same time. Enthusiasts actually praised its overall shape and design, as it’s a very pretty coupe with great rear-wheel drive proportions. However, it was also slammed for its massive, monstrous grille. The worst part about it all is the fact that it’s widely criticized grille is likely to make its way onto the production 4 Series and even more Bimmers over the next few years.
Some new renderings have been made, showing off the BMW Concept 4 grille on other Bimmers and even the Toyota Supra. Spoiler alert: it’s not great.
In these renders, we see the new Concept 4 grille affixed to all sorts of new BMWs. The BMW M135i, 2 Series Gran Tourer, 3 Series Touring, 5 Series and 7 Series all get the new grille design here and none of them look particularly good. It looks best on the 7 Series LCI because that already has a monstrous grille, so this new one isn’t much bigger, and we’re used to it. But on everything else, the new grille design is, well, not excellent.
Oddly enough, I think it looks almost decent on the Toyota Supra, which is essentially a BMW anyway. And it doesn’t look absolutely horrid on the 5 Series but it still doesn’t look good.
What’s unnerving about these renders is the fact that we’re likely to see a similar grille design on many new BMWs in the future. We’re going to absolutely see it on at least two to three production cars in the next couple of years. The BMW Concept 4 is a precursor to the 4 Series and we’ve been told by our sources that the concept’s grille will carry over to the production 4er. We also know it will make its way to the next-gen M3 and M4.
After seeing these renders, we really hope that BMW gets the hint; customers don’t want these monstrous grilles. They just look frightening.
[Source: Motor1]
It’s a little over-done in some cases, but they do look great. Future is looking great… even if only few models will ever receive these sized grills.
Conservative compared to spy shots of Mercedes AMG GT R Black Series.
Will the 2020 5 series hold value better if these grills go on the 2021 LCI?
No.
https://www.behance.net/gallery/86080477/BMW-Concept-4-%280919%29-_-Design-Sketches
The direction it should go is in the nearest garbage can. Just plain hideous from any angle.
Meh, get over it people. BMW still has some of the smallest sized grills despite the increase. Not sure why everyone is getting all bent out of shape.
I bet original owners of the BMW 328 saw the e21 and were furious about the tiny, sorry excuse for kidney grills. Then they got a wee smaller on the e30 and more fury ensued… now we’re back to normal.
Well said!