Is BMW Considering Doing Away With That Iconic Dual Kidney Grill?

Some people are still laughing at the BMW X7’s super large pre-sneeze snout. I, for one, got over it when I saw the SUV in person. Then a few months ago, pictures of hilariously tall kidney grilles (are they even kidneys anymore?) came out and we cried. Now, there’s this
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jeffgall - 2/6/2020 1:48:18 PM

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And going to a 2006 Audi grille?

Yonder7 - 2/6/2020 3:28:39 PM

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A great Lexus competitor.

carloslassiter - 2/6/2020 3:43:19 PM

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Better than that pic of the gray one that's been circulating around - that looked porcine.

CANADIANCOMMENTS - 2/6/2020 3:57:07 PM

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Look closely Grasshopper.

There are still two kidneys framing this opening. They are black so you can't see them unless you look at the details.

carloslassiter - 2/6/2020 5:43:23 PM

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See 'em. Looks way better blacked out like that.

Yonder7 - 2/6/2020 6:10:46 PM

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carloslassiter: you nailed it.

MDarringer - 2/6/2020 8:16:10 PM

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This is a hideous new direction for BMW

carloslassiter - 2/6/2020 8:38:56 PM

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Hey, it's no Cadenza, but it looks OK on the iX3. Give it a chance.

skytop - 2/6/2020 9:37:23 PM

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Make it not so! Keep the kidneys!
Is everyone going to the mindless super large grill openings?

valhallakey - 2/6/2020 10:24:03 PM

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Unfortunate decisions being made in BMWs styling department. They have an iconic style that other brands dream of, and to go to the more generic ever shifting styles of numerous other brands will continue to dilute the BMW identity. I am sure in a 2-3 years they will try to recover but after this it will be largely a futile chase of a previous enviable identity that they will not be able to bring back.

TomM - 2/7/2020 11:52:11 AM

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It is simply a way to reduce costs by removing a vertical piece of chrome
WE already know just how cheap BMW has gotten