Yahoo Autos These Are the Recent Redesigns That Disappointed You the Most
Oh, how the mighty among car design have fallen, according to our readers. If not fallen all the way flat on their face, then maybe some automakers have just stumbled into disappointing designs, which don’t live up to their predecessors. Readers mostly seem to agree this is the case with the BMW M Division, which has wrought the BMW XM upon the world.
The BMW XM is the follow-up to the BMW M1, one of the most striking cars ever conceived. Full stop. It’s hard to fault any model that’d have to live up to the M1, and it’s also nearly impossible to separate either the M1 or the XM from their historical context; both cars are undeniably a product of their time.
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The time for outrageously-fast EV SUVs is now, so the XM is not as out of touch with reality as it may seem, but that doesn’t make it any prettier. We asked readers what recent redesigns disappointed them the most, and these were their answers:
2024 BMW XM
The dedicated BMW M model
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I know what they did, it’s their G-Wagen/Urus, and I understand. Luxury brands apparently need a big crazy SUV in their lineup. I’m just not sure the M division was the right choice, especially as it is slower than an X5M Performance.
Alpina may have been a better option.
Submitted by: Margin of Error
2023 Honda Accord
Honda Accord
It kinda looks like an unimpressed sleepy knockoff of something
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I won’t say that the previous version was great, it did look better in person but still. Going from “meh- ok Honda” to “meh - I don’t like where VW is going” is disappointing.
Submitted by: FutureDoc
2022 Subaru WRX
The Subaru WRX. So. Much. Grey. Plastic. Cladding.
Submitted by: paradsecar
2023 Volkswagen GTI and Golf
Never was a fan of the MK8 GTI. I always thought the MK7 looked a lot cleaner.
MK7
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MK8
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Submitted by: Stephen
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As much as the E class has lost any sense of bespokeness since the original W212 and the BMW line as a whole is falling prey to the ever widening maw, I feel like volkswagen and especially the MK8 golf have just gone way too serious in appearance. All of the fun soft styling has been angled and smooshed down to a low, cramped line across the front giving them a general look of a looney tunes character after they got squashed by their own trap and storm off
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Submitted by: syaieya
2023 Land Rover Defender
The Land Rover “Defender”. It is just garbage from the ground up. It is just another soccer mom mobile.
Submitted by: skeffles
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The new Defender is the best Discovery ever made, but it isn’t a Defender.
Submitted by: krhodes1
Modern BMW Lineup, Overall
BMW’s been disappointing me with their redesigns since 2003... the E60 5-series, E65 7-series, E63 6-series, all absolutely hideous. The E90 was passable. The early years of the F-chassis cars like the F30 and F10 were promising, as they toned down the Bangle insanity for a more conservative style that felt more like BMW, but then with the G-chassis cars the giant beaver grilles came and everything’s been hideous ever since.
Submitted by: dannyzabolotny
2023 Toyota Tundra
The Tundra. Toyota took what was a good looking truck and made it look like an American truck by trying to mash together Dodge and Chevy designs, both of which look awful in their own right.
Submitted by: The Dude
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The latest Toyota Tundra. Wash the frog, actual?
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And do trucks need sequential tail lights? I saw one on the street yesterday, and I was like, is this the new “Altezza”?
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Submitted by: wishous
