Famous American car designer Chip Foose attempted to redesign the widely abhorred new BMW M3 and M4 front grille.
In a YouTube video, Chip Foose claims that, in his opinion, BMW has ruined the iconic kidney grille by enlarging it to such a scale. According to the designer, such enlargement of the grille, covering pretty much the entire height of the front fascia, is becoming an unfortunate trend among carmakers, pointing his finger at Audi, Lexus, and even the Ford F-150.
However, the final result of Chip’s redesign is not that different from the original car. Chip divided the massive grille by adding a bridge, sitting at about two-thirds of the height, and added separate turn indicators, below the headlights, reminiscent of the first-generation BMW M3.
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Foose’s design does look good, but we prefer the original design, nonetheless. It has grown on us a lot, and just as BMW predicted, the radical new design is slowly gaining popularity among the masses too.
Not more than a few weeks ago, we wrote about the German tuner, Prior Design, releasing a couple of design concepts for the M3 and M4. One can expect more tuners and aftermarket companies trying to redesign the front of the 3 and 4 Series cars, giving buyers a plethora of options to choose from if the new design doesn’t cut it for them.
In his video, Foose makes a valid point by pointing out similar cars with humongous grilles. But at the moment, it indeed looks like this is the direction modern car design is heading towards, and nobody but the market itself could change that.
Furthermore, with EVs gaining grounds and simply not requiring the same airflow as ICE vehicles, front grilles are bound to change significantly in upcoming years. It will be interesting to monitor where the industry is going with that.
Source: BMW Blog
