Do go on, you're not the first person I've annoyed today.
That's for sure.
Would you rather me be LESS politically correct?? I can be quite blunt about it if you'd like and use the R word to better describe them.
Which would only show your ignorance: not every mental problem is due to retardation. Autism, for instance, has nothing to do with intelligence, but with social interaction.
No, he didn't revolutionise anything. If anything, he abortioned design and is hated for it from quite a few of his peers!! Hence the comment "To BANGLE a car" which means to totally ruin it!!
People would disagree with you. I personally think Bangle is hit-or-miss, but there's no denying his influence. The Camry, even, has a little of Bangle's influence in it. Oh, yeah. Z4. That is one looker of a car.
The 7 and 3-series?...not so much. It is worth noting that those two are his most conservative designs: by that, I mean that they have the more of their old shapes compared to the other vehicles.
See, compare that to the more classic shaped BMW's. The E30 shape is still one of the most loved designs by BMW enthusiasts, even nearly 30yrs after it's release. The 2002 also holds a special place in BMW loving hearts.
I think it's more the mechanicals than anything, as if you removed the grilles, you'd be hard-pressed telling they were BMWs. The Hoffmeister Kink might be the only clue.
F430 & ugly in the same sentence, I never thought I'd see that.
The Murcie and Gallardo were applauded for holding true to Lamborghini's wedge designs (like the Countach & Diablo) and their sales figures more than prove that, by increasing Lambo's share in the market 10 fold, and as for the 599GTB, I'll let the next quote do the talking:
Some people don't like them. I'm indifferent. Expensive cars for people with money.
All the cars you've described were heralded as being great pieces of automotive work, Bangle's creations have been described from having "Bangle Butt" to "being designed by a Machete". Even people like J Mays, Ford's chief designer admits to hating Bangle's designs and that man has been credited with nearly every car design award known to man.
and, yet, you're starting to see his flame surfacing (and, yes, even that Bangle Butt,) showing up in other cars. Can you not deny that SOME people actually like his work?
By the way, I see nothing that states Bangle was directly involved in this vehicle. In fact, I think it looks much more Italdesign-inspired than Bangle.
That was by Marc Newson, who designs anything from cars to spaceplane interiors. Check out http://www.marc-newson.com to know more on him.
