Bangle Quits BMW and Auto Industry Altogether
Christopher Bangle, legendary head of BMW Group design, will hand the reigns over to Adrian van Hooydonk
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effington
wow... this is big news... and will surely change BMW forever, some will say it will be for the best... im not so sure, i am a great critic of his work, but really i appreciate what he has done for the company... i wonder what adrian has to bring to the broken bangle table?!
February 3, 2009 12:22 pm
schnell
O M G!!!! I know there are some who dont like him (especially initially) but i really like his work (especially the bangle 7) and will miss him. Adrian should be great as he was the main man behind the 335, X5, X6, and concept CS. What a shocker!!!
February 3, 2009 12:27 pm
adz612
goodness me, that was the last thing I expected. Will be sad to see him go, even though he's brought out a few visual headbutts. Still very innovative man, and I will miss his challenging designs.
February 3, 2009 12:29 pm
lambocop
Now everybody appreciates him? Now he is a great innovator? Sad to see him leave? I say GOOD RIDDANCE!!! Don't let the door hit you on the way out
February 3, 2009 12:40 pm
Kepe
Yesss! At last. I'm sure we'll see some nicer designs from BMW now that he's gone.
February 3, 2009 1:50 pm
fordgt700
Bangle is the worst thing happened to Bmw . leaving the auto industry is just another proof that he was never a car guy .He is just a designer with bad taste.
February 4, 2009 1:15 am
gorgonzola
Hell has officially frozen over....Yaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay.Yeah they are challenging designs alright, challenging to good design.
February 3, 2009 12:42 pm
p0ssuid0
the only thing i have to is that Adrian van Hooydonk should get a new haircut xD
back on-topic... it's not very good to bmw that chris bangle is quitting. i never really loved all his work, he was capable of designing very beautiful cars, such as the '98 3 series, the new 1 series, and the latest X5 and 5 series... but i don't think he was very consistent! and both 7 series, the new 3 series and the X3... i never really liked them! but that's just me
February 3, 2009 12:48 pm
deliverinsanity
He's the guy who changed the face of BMW altogether. Now the real question - will Adrian continue what Bangle was doing? Or does he have something else on his mind?
February 3, 2009 12:53 pm
RussianMafia
I haven't posted for a while here but I really have to post now, because this is event deserves a celebration!
I really hope Adrian will bring good design back to BMW :)
February 3, 2009 1:09 pm
Imasa
We can all criticize Bangle as much as we want. However, one thing is certain, his designs have been influential in the auto industry. The 7 series rear that everyone criticized has been copied by so many automakers from Mercedes to Lexus.
February 3, 2009 1:33 pm
Windtalker01
Very True!!!
S-Class and LS has the simular boot lid as old 7 series!!
February 3, 2009 2:52 pm
wjaprep
Yep. I hated it on the 7 series, and I also hate it on the RL, S class, and LS.
February 3, 2009 7:00 pm
stickzilla
well theres a chinese old saying that the new ones dont come if the old ones dont go =S
February 3, 2009 1:45 pm
joshg_5
THANK THE LORD!!!!!!!!!!
Now BMW can move forward with proper looking cars. The only thing that's come out of BMW nice in the last 8 years is the X-6
February 3, 2009 1:46 pm
radmeister
You guys are all miserable, sure he may have not pleased everyone with the 2002 7 series, but what about the previous 7 series, the new 7 series, the 3 series, the M3, the x6, the x5, the 1 series, all which are great looking cars. The man did good work, his designs are why BMW is still a unique ray of light coming out of germany. Give respect where respect is due, im sure even you haters have liked more than one BMW model since 1990 when he started...so shush.
February 3, 2009 2:13 pm
joshg_5
What do you mean by "previous" 7-series? do you mean the one from 2001 era? because if you do, then I respect the man a lot more as that was one of the nicest sedans ever built. But the model 2002 was a piece. of. s**t.
Previous gen 3-series was nicer too.
February 3, 2009 6:16 pm
THERENAISSANCEMAN
i consider this event truly a great loss , not only to BMW but to all fans of Mr.Bangle who "broke the mould" during his tenure as BMWDesign Chief . to those nay-sayers who offered disparaging remarks ... i wonder if you people can REALLY handle the job the way Mr.Bangle did over the years .
February 3, 2009 3:08 pm
MTC
Finally!!!!!!!!!!!! But I really do like the old Z4 styling, maybe 6 and 7 as well.
February 3, 2009 3:20 pm
worldcarfan
I can appreciate that people have different tastes, but what a relief that Bangle is finally out!!! So much so that I decided to register with wcf in order to post my comment! Hopefully, no more ridiculous interiors, and in some cases exterior designs and BMW can once again become the benchmark in automotive design.
February 3, 2009 3:27 pm
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