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    Is the e92 aging more than the e90 lci?

    Given the f30's and other new BMW design being focused on more angular lines, I think the e92 is aging worse than the e90 lci The e92 now seems too round and bubbly compared to the e90 and the f30. Anyone else?








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    My only problem with the E92 is the proportions seem a bit bloated, but I've thought that since the cars were new. In M3 guise the E92 still looks modern and very good imo. Never been a fan of the E90 myself.

    Visually the F30 shape does a lot to make it appear a wider and more low-slung. I'm very curious to see how this sort of "aggressively modern" design will look in 10 years. I imagine it will either still look relevant and modern or if it will seem wildly outdated. I don't think there is much gray area there for a design as radical as the F30. The headlights connecting to the grill I'm still not really a fan of either.

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    I am not sure if dated is the correct term but I am not a fan of the swooping upper portion of the e90's headlights. The e92 headlights are much more restrained looking.
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    Nah.
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    I don't like the enormous hood and bulbous front ends of all the F generation. It's a cockpit feel. Just my opinion.

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    Well yes and no. Aging faster? No. But the E92 does look further from it's successor than does the E90. The side profiles are very similar on the sedans, very different on the coupes.
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