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Today people keep running amuck crying aloud foul play when seeing BMW’s M3 and M4 grille treatment. But the truth is the elongated proportions are part of the 3 Series DNA.
When the premium Bavarian automaker switched from the 02 Series to inaugurate the first generation of compact executive 3 Series cars, the E21 iteration (manufactured from summer 1975 to winter 1983) had a pair of extra-skinny high-raising skyscraper-style kidneys. Truth be told, they still suffered no delusions of grandeur as they do on the M3/M4 (and a bunch of other BMWs).
So, the thin and tall kidneys remained confined in the narrow space between the hood and front bumper – back then, BMW was not trying to become the talk of the town for all the outrageously negative reasons. One could even say the two-door sedan and convertible with RWD were quite subtle and tame. Well, that was in the past.
Now, even E21s are going for the outrageous ways of standing out in a slammed and widebody crowd. Alas, it is all merely wishful thinking, so do not worry – no real-world E21 examples have been hurt in the making of this digital project. Instead, SPLEEN, the Eschwege, Germany-based automotive CGI and photography artist better known as spleen.vision on social media, has returned to vintage love projects after playing a little with modern stuff like a low and classy W223 Mercedes-Benz S-Class or an Aston Martin Victor (which is embedded second below for your CGI joy).
As such, the pixel master has cooked up a “bagged Bimmer (that is) ready for war.” We have no idea against whom the hostilities are directed but we can gather a few of the usual suspects – perhaps a trio of Mopar, GM, and Blue Oval muscle cars just waiting to try and teach this little fellow a quarter-mile dragstrip lesson? Or, maybe, some JDM drift kings would see fit to tempt a brawl?
So, the thin and tall kidneys remained confined in the narrow space between the hood and front bumper – back then, BMW was not trying to become the talk of the town for all the outrageously negative reasons. One could even say the two-door sedan and convertible with RWD were quite subtle and tame. Well, that was in the past.
Now, even E21s are going for the outrageous ways of standing out in a slammed and widebody crowd. Alas, it is all merely wishful thinking, so do not worry – no real-world E21 examples have been hurt in the making of this digital project. Instead, SPLEEN, the Eschwege, Germany-based automotive CGI and photography artist better known as spleen.vision on social media, has returned to vintage love projects after playing a little with modern stuff like a low and classy W223 Mercedes-Benz S-Class or an Aston Martin Victor (which is embedded second below for your CGI joy).
As such, the pixel master has cooked up a “bagged Bimmer (that is) ready for war.” We have no idea against whom the hostilities are directed but we can gather a few of the usual suspects – perhaps a trio of Mopar, GM, and Blue Oval muscle cars just waiting to try and teach this little fellow a quarter-mile dragstrip lesson? Or, maybe, some JDM drift kings would see fit to tempt a brawl?
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