Is BMW Taking Too Much Of A Design Risk With The 3 Series?
The next-generation 3 Series has already debuted as the i3, and when the sports sedan arrives with combustion engines, it will carry much of the EV's daring Neue Klasse design.
The next-generation 3 Series has already debuted as the i3, and when the sports sedan arrives with combustion engines, it will carry much of the EV's daring Neue Klasse design.
One of BMW's most versatile designers — the man behind the F87 M2, the 6 Series Gran Turismo, the BMW X6, and more — is heading to General Motors' Advanced Design Studio in Pasadena.
The new design language will spread rapidly across the lineup, but BMW pledges to avoid the Matryoshka doll approach.
From the kidney grille to the cabin, BMW has reset its entire design language with the Neue Klasse. Here's what changed, what it borrows from the 1960s, and whether it actually works.
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