Hot! BMW AG: What's Next

[leylandi]

 

[azeez samara]

the rear is the weak part ,the absence of the round logo in the middle between the taillights make the rear looks very empty

 

[SKY]

If Mercedes had designed the XM, you would think the opposite and mock them.

Just free yourself mate, buy a BMW. Enjoy the interior quality, the nice exterior design. Enjoy driving a car that is not being used as a taxi on Istambul.

 

[Uygar]

Literally nobody mentions Mercedes yet again you still find a way to insert them. Stop assuming what people would think, lol. Such an exhausting behavior.

 

[McLaren64TR]

I'm wondering if some people really expected XM to sell 50,000 units? The XM is quite an expensive model, and the forecasts were probably at most twice the current sales volume. Did anyone think the model would sell as much as the X7? I really don't think BMW believed that. The XM is a niche model, and that's why its price is also quite high.

Some people have the perception that the XM was positioned as a rival to the G-Class, but that's not correct.

In my opinion, BMW shouldn't give up on experimenting. We shouldn't forget that Mercedes has also killed many models due to low sales figures. Why were the S-Class Coupe and Cabrio discontinued? Wasn't it because they sold poorly?

 

[leylandi]

Just free yourself mate, buy a BMW. Enjoy the interior quality, the nice exterior design. Enjoy driving a car that is not being used as a taxi on Istambul.

This is my preference.

 

[klier]

This is my preference.

Well they depreciate like crazy, so by the time you get your license in like 8 years, they will be dirt cheap.

Win-win

 

[SaltkjelenBMW]

One of the biggest problems with the XM is that the body is too flat on the side. They've tried some wannabe fender flares, but they don't really do anything for the car. Give the car really wide fender flares like the Mercedes G-wagon or E70 M-Sport, and the car would have a completely different attitude. Don't forget some matching wheels that also stick out in the wheel arches (and that they have a tire profile that belongs on an SUV).

 

[leylandi]

BMW i3 Compact NA4: Compact i3 with hatchback as a replacement for the i1?

https://www.bimmertoday.de/2026/04/01/bmw-i3-compact-na4-kompakter-i3-mit-fliesheck-als-ersatz-fur-den-i1/

 

[Ozy]

Would be spectacular

 

[Esp5]

Would be spectacular

That's seriously spectacular, its design makes you forget if it's EV or ICE, it doesn't matter anymore if it's going to look like that

 

[Ozy]

That's seriously spectacular, its design makes you forget if it's EV or ICE, it doesn't matter anymore if it's going to look like that

This kind of grille, just with chrome instead of illuminated ribs, would be totally fine for a classic ICE spec too.

 

[SKY]

Would be spectacular

Oh mamma!

 

[Design FIRST]

Would be spectacular

Tremendously nourishing food for thought for BMW AG design teams.

 

[Uygar]

Unfortunately too good to be true…Unless they decide to shock everyone with such vehicle.

 

[leylandi]

The back part looks disproportionate, like Kim Kardashian's butt. It's too big.

 

[Esp5]

Unfortunately too good to be true…Unless they decide to shock everyone with such vehicle.

Well, BMW is known for surprising us most of the time, this even has the formality of practicality, interior space, etc., I see it as quite feasible in production, but I'll be happy if it just resembles it.

 

[Ozy]

Unfortunately too good to be true…Unless they decide to shock everyone with such vehicle.

Agree, but at the same time I believe they took a huge risk with the NK design language, it was very polarizing on the concepts, yet public opinion greatly shifted when the production models were presented. I think the fact that their Steve Jobs kind of - “I dont care what people want, I know better what they need” - attitude is paying off now, it might give them some tailwind to keep this bold direction and spread it throughout the range.

Also I cant imagine a BMW AG without a 3/4 series coupe kind of vehicle, and they cant just make it totally different from NK.

 

[Uygar]

Agree, but at the same time I believe they took a huge risk with the NK design language, it was very polarizing on the concepts, yet public opinion greatly shifted when the production models were presented. I think the fact that their Steve Jobs kind of - “I dont care what people want, I know better what they need” - attitude is paying off now, it might give them some tailwind to keep this bold direction and spread it throughout the range.

Also I cant imagine a BMW AG without a 3/4 series coupe kind of vehicle, and they cant just make it totally different from NK.

It’s funny cause whenever I see Turkish car media posts on social platforms, all the comments are super negative towards NK styling. They find it extremely ugly. They also say iX3’s car of the year award must be an april fools joke.

 

[Design FIRST]

Would be spectacular

"Doable" as a series production vehicle...with a relatively high degree of accuracy ?

It could be an absolutely epic automobile for the ages. A Typ 120/E9 "CS moment". Only even more stylistically enduring and...everfresh.

C'mon BMW-let's do this ! NUR MUT !