# Bangle leaving BMW **URL:** \ **Category:** NYSpeed Automotive\ **Created:** [February 3, 2009, 6:48am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/bangle-leaving-bmw/62376 "2009-02-03T06:48:07Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Mike93](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/mike93/32/7325_2.png) [@Mike93](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Mike93)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2009, 6:48am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/bangle-leaving-bmw/62376/1 "2009-02-03T06:48:07Z")
> **[Controversial designer Chris Bangle leaves BMW](http://autoweek.com/article/car-news/controversial-designer-chris-bangle-leaves-bmw)** > > One of the most controversial designers in recent memory, Chris Bangle, is leaving BMW this month to pursue interests outside of the car business.The move is voluntary, BMW says, and Bangle will be ... Apparently he’s leaving the auto industry altogether. I know that BMW’s have become a love it or hate it affair lately, but I’ve been a big fan of what BMW has done under his design leadership. It will be interersting to see where they go from here. ---
**Author:** ![bracketracer](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/bracketracer/32/15592_2.png) [@bracketracer](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/bracketracer)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2009, 6:48am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/bangle-leaving-bmw/62376/2 "2009-02-03T06:48:57Z")
Good ---
**Author:** ![MPD47](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/mpd47/32/7383_2.png) [@MPD47](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/MPD47)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2009, 7:07am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/bangle-leaving-bmw/62376/3 "2009-02-03T07:07:05Z")
Makes absolutely no difference. He designed the e39 and e46 so if you like them… Adrian Van Hooydonk is the guy really responsible for the current stuff. ---
**Author:** ![bracketracer](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/bracketracer/32/15592_2.png) [@bracketracer](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/bracketracer)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2009, 7:11am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/bangle-leaving-bmw/62376/4 "2009-02-03T07:11:31Z")
> [@MPD47](#): > > Makes absolutely no difference. He designed the e39 and e46 so if you like them… > > Adrian Van Hooydonk is the guy really responsible for the current stuff. I’m fine with the E46…kinda have to be. However, he was also responsible for the Z4, which I’ll never let him off the hook for. ---
**Author:** ![civicjim](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/civicjim/32/5297_2.png) [@civicjim](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/civicjim)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2009, 8:29am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/bangle-leaving-bmw/62376/5 "2009-02-03T08:29:46Z")
who desgined the back end of the current 5 series? That looks horrible. 🤮 ---
**Author:** ![ILC](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/ilc/32/5337_2.png) [@ILC](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ILC)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2009, 8:31am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/bangle-leaving-bmw/62376/6 "2009-02-03T08:31:05Z")
> [@civicjim](#): > > who desgined the back end of the current 5 series? That looks horrible. 🤮 Yea I’m not happy with the Current 5 Series… ---
**Author:** ![Xander](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/xander/32/7597_2.png) [@Xander](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Xander)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2009, 8:49am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/bangle-leaving-bmw/62376/7 "2009-02-03T08:49:20Z")
I hate the 06-08 3 series Sedan X… ---
**Author:** ![bracketracer](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/bracketracer/32/15592_2.png) [@bracketracer](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/bracketracer)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2009, 9:15am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/bangle-leaving-bmw/62376/8 "2009-02-03T09:15:10Z")
> [@Xander](#): > > I hate the 06-08 3 series Sedan > > X… yeah, they suck ---
**Author:** ![Helios](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/858c86/32.png) [@Helios](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Helios)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2009, 10:37am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/bangle-leaving-bmw/62376/9 "2009-02-03T10:37:59Z")
> [@Xander](#): > > I hate the 06-08 3 series Sedan > > X… ya… they look worse then a bag of smashes asses… especially in white… who does that anyway? ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/uploads/speedlife/original/2X/b/b7170c8eddc0b95ece6b88172b2f416a08489a45.png) [@system](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/system)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2009, 10:39am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/bangle-leaving-bmw/62376/10 "2009-02-03T10:39:27Z")
Whats wrong with the Z4? Its a huge improvement over the girly Z3 ---
**Author:** ![bracketracer](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/bracketracer/32/15592_2.png) [@bracketracer](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/bracketracer)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2009, 11:15am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/bangle-leaving-bmw/62376/11 "2009-02-03T11:15:42Z")
> [@mafdark](#): > > Whats wrong with the Z4? Its a huge improvement over the girly Z3 Far too many divergent lines for my taste. At least the Z3 was somewhat homogeneous. ---
**Author:** ![66impalass](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/66impalass/32/7429_2.png) [@66impalass](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/66impalass)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2009, 11:46am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/bangle-leaving-bmw/62376/12 "2009-02-03T11:46:29Z")
I heart the MZ4C