BMW 1-Series Line-up Digital Plastic Surgery
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In this latest generation of BMW cars, we are seeing many of the “experimentation” in design removed to revert to something a little more conservative.
One obvious example is the difference between the E65 and the F01, and the addressing of several common complaints with the E90’s design. I feel the most of the lines and curves of the 1-Series look very good, except somehow they just had to add an odd sagging line at the bottom.
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Then I remembered we have Theophilus Chin and his magical Photoshop, and the result is what you see above. The 1-Series really looks so much better without that sagging line!
But of course, the 1-Series was first introduced in 2004 and the hatchback was already facelifted in 2007. But the 1-Series coupe was only introduced recently and is actually a full half generation behind the hatchback, so I wonder if the coupe will be “facelifted” in 2010 to “fix” this.
Look after the jump for more 1-Series digital plastic surgery!
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March 23, 2009 @ 11:55 am
agree.. straightline looks better than the Sagging line.
March 23, 2009 @ 11:57 am
maybe the lines are there due to aerodynamics? or possibly cause it has to be such to accommodate certain wirings within the door? it’s certainly not as clean looking as it is without the sagging lines but I’m sure it’s there for a reason, I dont believe no one in the BMW design team can miss something like that…
March 23, 2009 @ 12:00 pm
zzzz…not nice at all!!!the original better!!!
March 23, 2009 @ 12:15 pm
They didn’t miss it, they put it there!
March 23, 2009 @ 12:18 pm
Oh No……tats the main ingredient of flame surfacing. Perhaps just alter the degree of sloping line to make it better, not totally straight
March 23, 2009 @ 12:19 pm
there may be a number of reasons why a sagging line at the bottom is added, as DtG quite rightly pointed out a few. it may be the case as well that it provides easier acces in and out of the car. Practicalities is something that BMW designers always look at.
March 23, 2009 @ 12:28 pm
I really doubt it has any function other than creating some play of light on the side.
March 23, 2009 @ 12:29 pm
For me, the original 1 looks better.
March 23, 2009 @ 12:30 pm
Its is more agressive
March 23, 2009 @ 12:40 pm
[quote comment="223527"]I really doubt it has any function other than creating some play of light on the side.[/quote]
i agree paul.. the sag has nothing to do with access.. its purely aesthetic. when you open the door.. the sill is still straight.
March 23, 2009 @ 12:50 pm
Aiyah… Having an expensive car is like having a beautiful wife who needs costly plastic surgery… really Bite My Wallet a hole…
March 23, 2009 @ 1:05 pm
The sagging line is the Chris Bangle’s design mark. But, now he left.
No more sagging line for incoming model.
March 23, 2009 @ 2:30 pm
pembaris dia bengkok kot?
March 23, 2009 @ 2:42 pm
Hmm..
I still this with or without the lines. It’s still looks badarse. Just that the headlights bothers me a bit. Way too flowy and big for such car. Maybe they should launch a all new 1-series soon.
March 23, 2009 @ 5:06 pm
Or maybe some fat guy driven the car alot and cause the side of the car goes saggy.
March 23, 2009 @ 8:02 pm
I totally disagree, I think it’s much better with the current lines.
I love how that line is connected from the headlamps all the way to the rear, which creates a flowing line. This is much more pleasing then a straight line, which makes the car look very stiff. The 1 series is the first BMW that I really like!
March 23, 2009 @ 8:30 pm
OMG, that took me a while to notice the diffrence. I did not read the text and looked directly at the images. Its hardly a difference at all
March 23, 2009 @ 8:46 pm
well, i don’t want to argue about the reason why bmw prefer it their way and why paul tan prefer it his way. just want to ask theo: how’d you do that? theo, i salute you. you are a photoshop master. i’m still in the learning curve.
March 23, 2009 @ 9:27 pm
[quote comment="223705"] just want to ask theo: how’d you do that? theo, i salute you. you are a photoshop master.[/quote]
Hold on there. I’m no master lah. It’s just my personal passion, to “manipulate” car pictures hahahaha… As to how do I do it? Well everyday when inspiration comes, along with the right picture, i just use Adobe Photoshop, and occasionally Adobe Illustrator (to draw gap lines and occasional gradient shading). It helps that I’m a Graphic Designer.
In the end, if you have the will, and patience, anyone can render and/or chop any car.
Anyway thank you for the compliment.
http://www.theophiluschin.com
March 23, 2009 @ 10:28 pm
Straight line doesn’t pull the trick… too blunt and didn’t mix well the overall themes.
May i suggest the opposite; upright or slopes upward line (anti-sagging). The tip will drop behind front wheel and in front of the rear wheel…. sure look muscular enough.
Can u sample some…
March 23, 2009 @ 10:54 pm
it’s probably has something to do with increasing the turbulent effect around the vehicle..more turbulence will make the car easier to steer as we reduce the effect of stagnant layer of laminar air flow…the closer it is to road surface the thicker the laminar flow is and this is probably why they add the sagging line closer to the sideskirt areas…..of course this could be proven wrong…
March 24, 2009 @ 1:24 am
the sagging line made d car looks smaller.hence,sportier…
March 24, 2009 @ 1:50 am
Sagging line is way way nicer to look at instead of the all- too- familiar straight line . i think BMW designers are real geniuses …. tabik spring design wise .
March 24, 2009 @ 12:39 pm
So Paul manage to give Botox to 1 series side profile. If our national marque produce this it will call Saga minus the last a.
March 25, 2009 @ 2:39 am
the curve lines is part of the thing that makes the 1 series unique .
no point making it straight as it makes the car porportion goes wrong .
the curve line make the car looks more rigid and shorter .
March 25, 2009 @ 6:30 am
i like the coupe with straight lines..but i dun mind having the sag line on the hatchback..
March 25, 2009 @ 2:49 pm
I think it depends on which model..without the roof the sagging line looks better..
March 25, 2009 @ 3:53 pm
how about keep the curve from the back door onwards, and straighten the front half as to connect to the front airdam instead of the front lamps. itl be like an inverse hockey stick.yeah ..always thought the sag lines needed a little editing.
March 25, 2009 @ 7:22 pm
without the curve. the car looks too long on the hatchback; but it not too obvious on the coupe… should be one of the design solution for having that odd line… so the car looks more compact.