I thought only Chinese Automakers were Copycats!

[vonVeezelsnider]

I present the BMW 5-Ser.... er.... Hyundai Genesis!

[Drew Dowdell]

....and then you get behind the wheel.....

[daves87rs]

Yep.

[Intrepidation]

I see the rear resemblance but fail to see the resemblance of the front ends..honestly the Hyundai looks better.

Edited November 18, 2007 by Dodgefan

[Cory Wolfe]

It's really not that similar.

[Flybrian]

  Dodgefan said:

I seethe rear resemblance but fail to see the resemblance of the front ends..honestly the Hyundai looks better.

Please don't drunk post anymore.

[Intrepidation]

  Flybrian said:

Please don't drunk post anymore.

You'd have to be drunk, drugged, or just completely bias to find the BMW better looking. It's a nasty mess of weird shapes and forms that lacks cohesiveness.

[Flybrian]

  Dodgefan said:

You'd have to be drunk, drugged, or just completely bias to find the BMW better looking. It's a nasty mess of weird shapes and forms that lacks cohesiveness.

[Intrepidation]

  Flybrian said:

So..you gave up on the BMW and now moved on to some other little car? You're really grasping at straws now aren't you

Oh wait, I see the resemblance now...they are both black, have headlights, fog lights, and a grill. Holy $h! Batman! 0|\/|G T3H (0PY(4T$!!!1!11!!!

[Flybrian]

  Dodgefan said:

So..you gave up on the BMW and now moved on to some other little car? You're really grasping at straws now aren't you

Oh wait, I see the resemblance now...they are both black, have headlights, fog lights, and a grill. Holy $h! Batman! 0|\/|G T3H (0PY(4T$!!!1!11!!!

I'm saying that you say the 5er is ugly-ish. Fine. But its original and unique. The Aze...er, Genesis is just another poorly-scaled-up version of the contempory generic Asian ideal of a sedan - chrome horizontal slats, bulgy headlamps, rounded vee-ing of the grille. Bland, boring, zzzz.

[Drew Dowdell]

Actually, I think it looks like a 5-series/Lexus LS photochop

[Intrepidation]

Well technically, the headlights don't bug-eye like they do in say, a Camry. Besides, I recall the concept looking quite handsome, if not entirely original.

[Intrepidation]

  Oldsmoboi said:

Actually, I think it looks like a 5-series/Lexus LS photochop

I think LS is a more accurate comparison than the BMW...they look nothing alike. This is like how so many of you guys think every new car looks like a damn Ion.

[Flybrian]

You've officially lost all good taste in automobiles.

[Intrepidation]

  Flybrian said:

You've officially lost all good taste in automobiles.

Not quite, I'm don't have bias flowing out of my ass.

Edited November 18, 2007 by Dodgefan

[Flybrian]

  Dodgefan said:

Not quite, I'm not don't have bias flowing out of my ass.

...?????

Also, 'Hyundai sucks' isn't bias; its fact, beeyotch.

[Drew Dowdell]

  Flybrian said:

...?????

Also, 'Hyundai sucks' isn't bias; its fact, beeyotch.

[Guest 68Panther]

  Flybrian said:

You've officially lost all good taste in automobiles.

The dude drives an Intrepid. You think he had any to begin with?

[Intrepidation]

  68Panther said:

The dude drives an Intrepid. You think he had any to begin with?

Oh yes mister I hate the Japanese they are the suck and so on and so forth, but hey I drive a Datsun just don't pay attention to it.

Edited November 18, 2007 by Dodgefan

[Brougham-Holiday]

Ive seen the new Kia Optima and, if you look quickly the back looks like the 1996-2000 Honda Civic.Kia website

[Satty]

  Dodgefan said:

Oh yes mister I hate the Japanese they are the suck and so on and so forth, but hey I drive a Datsun just don't pay attention to it.

Shhhh....hypocrisy isn't a word in his internal dictionary.

[Cory Wolfe]

Haha... I'm going to side with DF... The 5er is my least favorite BMW in terms of design. It's quite ugly.

[Intrepidation]

I think of the new BMWs the M3 and 6-series are my favorites..although I don't care for the schnoz of the 6-series. The 5-series is by far the ugliest car in the BMW lineup, IMO.

Edited November 18, 2007 by Dodgefan

[Satty]

I do see the resemblance in the headlights.

And the 6er is gorgeous. The M6 is sex on wheels.

[Intrepidation]

Hyundai should really redesign that cheap looking logo.

[VenSeattle]

  Satty said:

I do see the resemblance in the headlights.

And the 6er is gorgeous. The M6 is sex on wheels.

You'd like my view then... my neighbor across the street just bought a new BMW 6-Series. It's growing on me... It's definitely more attractive than the 5-series.

[Cory Wolfe]

The M6 is definitely my favorite. It's ass is a little hard to love, but it's a very nice design despite it.

[Intrepidation]

I find the front of the 6-series to be a bit droopy since teh grill and headlights are mounted rather low, but it is overall a very attractive vehicle. In M guise it looks better and the front end looks better.

[ocnblu]

The resemblance is there between the new big Hyundai sedan and the BMW 5-series. The way the hood cuts around the top of the headlights, that radius, is definitely cribbed, and it is a noticeable feature. For all of the (some deserved) bitching about the Bangling of BMW design, there sure are a lot of copycats out there.

[Intrepidation]

  ocnblu said:

For all of the (some deserved) bitching about the Bangling of BMW design, there sure are a lot of copycats out there.

True that, especially the rear ends.

Edited November 18, 2007 by Dodgefan