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Let us be frank. Everyone and their mother probably think that BMW's current design ethos is at least a little wacky – if not downright hilarious or hideous, depending on your point of view.
Nobody can remain indifferent when a contemporary BMW passes by. Some of them look like a page out of a Minecraft-level design – like the compact M2 and the new X2. Others feel appropriate for the latest vampire blockbuster from Hollywood, given their double-coffin-style grilles (4 Series, M3, M4). Then there's also the entire roster of iX and 7 Series plus i7, X7 LCI, or the mighty XM, just to name a few quirky entries into the recent fold.
Soon, an entirely new styling language will be brought forth by the 'Neue Klasse' (New Class) concepts – and it will be hard to understand where the designers are going. On top of that, there are also more 'normal' models like the new 5 Series and i5, although those two are not without their detractors, too. However, there were times when it was easy to understand their styling. There were beautiful models like the Gran Coupe variants, downright ugly cars like the Gran Turismo fastbacks, and everything else in between.
Well, since you can't be controversial in every decision, BMW has recently decided to step away from GTs and abandoned the body style. However, not everyone agrees these should completely disappear. And sometimes, these folks can even take matters into their own hands – or rather, at the tip of their CGI brushes, to be more precise. Such is the case with the imaginative realm of digital car content creators. For example, Sugar Chow, the virtual artist better known as sugardesign_1 on social media, has decided to solve BMW's problem with ugly GT models.
Believing that GTs are more suitable for battery electric variants, the pixel master proposes the introduction of the i6 model – a fastback inspired by the G60 BMW 5 Series and i5 but with a lot more space for the rear occupants and their luggage thanks to a sloping fastback sedan roofline. Well, it wouldn't be hard to imagine this BMW i6 dwelling around China with a bigger wheelbase than the corresponding i5 and the same powertrain choices.
Those would include the base eDrive 40 variant with RWD, an 84.3-kWh battery pack, and an electric motor good for no less than 335 hp and 317 lb-ft (430 Nm) with Sport Boost or Launch Control. Then there would be the twin-motor eAWD M60 xDrive version sporting a combined output of 593 hp and 605 lb-ft (820 Nm) with Sport Boost or M Launch Control. What do you think – would anyone spend top dollar on an i6 fastback, Gran Turismo-style? Or are the BMW GTs dead and buried?
Soon, an entirely new styling language will be brought forth by the 'Neue Klasse' (New Class) concepts – and it will be hard to understand where the designers are going. On top of that, there are also more 'normal' models like the new 5 Series and i5, although those two are not without their detractors, too. However, there were times when it was easy to understand their styling. There were beautiful models like the Gran Coupe variants, downright ugly cars like the Gran Turismo fastbacks, and everything else in between.
Well, since you can't be controversial in every decision, BMW has recently decided to step away from GTs and abandoned the body style. However, not everyone agrees these should completely disappear. And sometimes, these folks can even take matters into their own hands – or rather, at the tip of their CGI brushes, to be more precise. Such is the case with the imaginative realm of digital car content creators. For example, Sugar Chow, the virtual artist better known as sugardesign_1 on social media, has decided to solve BMW's problem with ugly GT models.
Believing that GTs are more suitable for battery electric variants, the pixel master proposes the introduction of the i6 model – a fastback inspired by the G60 BMW 5 Series and i5 but with a lot more space for the rear occupants and their luggage thanks to a sloping fastback sedan roofline. Well, it wouldn't be hard to imagine this BMW i6 dwelling around China with a bigger wheelbase than the corresponding i5 and the same powertrain choices.
Those would include the base eDrive 40 variant with RWD, an 84.3-kWh battery pack, and an electric motor good for no less than 335 hp and 317 lb-ft (430 Nm) with Sport Boost or Launch Control. Then there would be the twin-motor eAWD M60 xDrive version sporting a combined output of 593 hp and 605 lb-ft (820 Nm) with Sport Boost or M Launch Control. What do you think – would anyone spend top dollar on an i6 fastback, Gran Turismo-style? Or are the BMW GTs dead and buried?
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