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  • grapedrink
    E30 Mastermind
    • Nov 2003
    • 1514
    #1

    New news for the Bangle hatters :)

    AutoWeek 2 Feb 04

    In other hot Euro-designer news, reports are surfacing that soon after the Geneva motor show launch of the BMW 1 Series, Chris Bangle will move on after 11 years as BMW design maestro. But rather than leaving, Bangle reportedly will move up a spot to be in charge of design for all of BMW, Rolls-Royce and Mini. If that occurs, someone will be hired to take Bangle's spot in BMW design, and many of the rustlings stem directly from the prospect of the choice BMW design post being available. So far, BMW declines comment.
    Rest assured, some or all of this will be answered by the time we leave the Geneva show.
    -
    MATT DAVIS & BOB GRITZINGER

    Originally posted by DaveCN
    Welcome.

    Your car is a piece of shit.

    Most of them here are, too.
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    • Jand3rson
      Banned
      • Oct 2003
      • 37587
      #2
      He can do whatever he wants to Rolls Royce, but if he starts fucking up Mini's too, there's going to be some hurt going on.

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        • grapedrink
          E30 Mastermind
          • Nov 2003
          • 1514
          #3
          see the thing is he will have less power and more money in his pocket if that is true. someone else will step into his old (current) job and take over the designing.

          Originally posted by DaveCN
          Welcome.

          Your car is a piece of shit.

          Most of them here are, too.

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            • Jon325i
              R3V OG
              • Oct 2003
              • 6934
              #4
              I've heard something similar to that. Below is a news link that was posted on the http://www.motoyen.com web site.....

              http://members.roadfly.org/jason2/aebangle.jpg

              (warning to you 56K-ers)

              Jon
              Rides...
              1991 325i - sold :(
              2004 2WD Frontier King Cab

              RIP #17 Jules Bianchi

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                • Digitalwave
                  is a poseur
                  • Oct 2003
                  • 6280
                  #5
                  He has been around for 11 years? Why is his rubbish just showing up now?

                  RISING EDGE
                  Let's drive fast and have fun.

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                    • Clay'87IS
                      Grease Monkey
                      • Oct 2003
                      • 324
                      #6
                      Hello Mercedes....
                      -Jetta GLi

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                        • Fred
                          Mod Crazy
                          • Oct 2003
                          • 659
                          #7
                          Originally posted by Digitalwave
                          He has been around for 11 years? Why is his rubbish just showing up now?
                          Yeah, he came to BMW in '93 but was in charge of DesignWorks in California (which is owned wholly by BMW, but does work for various other companies as well). He was promoted to head of BMW design and moved to Germany a few years later, but because of design gestation period (~4-6 years), most of the stuff he oversaw didn't come out until recently.

                          Fred

                          '86 325 2.8i stroker - Arctic Blue
                          '11 328i Sports Wagon - LeMans Blue
                          Strictly Eta

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                            • grapedrink
                              E30 Mastermind
                              • Nov 2003
                              • 1514
                              #8
                              Fred you are right on.

                              Originally posted by DaveCN
                              Welcome.

                              Your car is a piece of shit.

                              Most of them here are, too.

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                                • Streetspec_iS
                                  E30 Mastermind
                                  • Oct 2003
                                  • 1622
                                  #9
                                  yeah i heard rumouurs of this a few weeks back...im hoping its truth and not just rumours.
                                  sigpicM42 Brigade ... Throwing craze in the 318

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                                    • bimmerphile
                                      No R3VLimiter
                                      • Oct 2003
                                      • 3495
                                      #10
                                      Originally posted by Digitalwave
                                      He has been around for 11 years? Why is his rubbish just showing up now?
                                      The way BMW works is unlike a lot of other car companies. If they are going to use a design, tehy use ONE person's ENTIRE design; they don't mix and match.

                                      I guess bangle bombarded them long enough that they finally let in :?:
                                      My mountains are better than yours.

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