Mark_02DX

Anything from a 1500/1600/2002 up to about the late-80s was instantly recognizeable as a BMW. They should try to get that identity back.

I forgot how nice those old 3.0CS's looked. Almost, but not quite, as good as one of my all-time dream cars: the Alfa Romeo 2000 GTV .

PhotoPro5

I'm not up on my BMW chassis codes (it stinks of elitism), but the CS series (including the CSL) has to be one of the more understated and stylish designs to come out of BMW.

The look espcially good in black racing liverly

kc5zom

I just don't get the Bangle hate. The new 7 series was a little off edge, and sales haven't been all that great. But the new Z4, the new 5 series, and the X3/5 (come on, they both look the same dammit!) all look very good. I think the Z4 looks damn good, the best looking in its class by far. The current gen 5 series and last gen 7 series were getting really dull and stuffy, which is not the image BMW wants. They want to be sporty ultimate driving machines (not as ultimate as Porsche unfortunately) to Daimler's comfort at any cost philosophy. So their cars needed a freshening to distinguish them. Not that I can afford anything but the Z4 that he has gotten ahold of so far, but I would rather have a 5 series than the new E-Class. That thing yells old man almost as loud as a Cadillac or Lincoln.

My favorite so far is the current 3 series, although I am not a huge fan of the current M3 appearance. I wish they would have been more true to the current coupe when they built the M3, keeping the power and that wicked Formula1 sounding engine (it sounds evil, I heard one race against a C32 AMG a couple of weeks ago, the C32's exhaust is raspy and low and the engine noise matches it pretty well, the M3 has a good scream going, not as great as a Ferrari though).