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    Regime Change: Adrian Van Hooydonk Appointed BMW Group Design Director

    Possible BMW X5M, X6M Prototypes Spotted In Spartanburg
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    Image of MushyHeirloom MushyHeirloom
    02/04/09

    In reply to Regime Change: Adrian Van Hooydonk Appointed BMW Group Design Director
    ...a further refinement of the current BMW flame surfacing...


    Hopefully by "refinement" you mean "undoing".

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    Image of Alfisted Alfisted
    02/04/09

    In reply to Regime Change: Adrian Van Hooydonk Appointed BMW Group Design Director
    I wonder what purely aesthetic design feature will soon be known as a "hooydonk".
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    Image of Tanshanomi Tanshanomi
    02/04/09

    @Alfisted: Two wheels and handlebars?
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    Image of A Pimp Named DaveR A Pimp Named DaveR
    02/04/09

    In reply to Regime Change: Adrian Van Hooydonk Appointed BMW Group Design Director
    C'mon, admit it: You made that name up, didn't you!!!!


    What's next, Mergatroid von Fantzypantz-Biffleboffle taking over as CEO of Daimler?

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    Image of Van Sarockin, rogue trebuchet Van Sarockin, rogue trebuchet
    02/04/09

    In reply to Regime Change: Adrian Van Hooydonk Appointed BMW Group Design Director
    Let the deBanglefication commence! Truly, we are entering a Golden Age. Alright, I'll settle for an Age where new Beemers don't make me throw up in my mouth whenever I see one. Alright, I'll settle for Ember-surfaced styling. Anything?
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    Image of Tanshanomi Tanshanomi
    02/04/09

    In reply to Regime Change: Adrian Van Hooydonk Appointed BMW Group Design Director
    I was really hoping they meant Ty Van Hooydonk.

    Now that'd be cool.
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    Image of combat chuck combat chuck
    02/04/09

    In reply to Regime Change: Adrian Van Hooydonk Appointed BMW Group Design Director
    I expect future BMW's to be impervious to floods, feature windmill power supplies, and a crazy-ass hood design that flips up at angle like a spatula.
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    Image of mikedrawcar mikedrawcar
    02/04/09

    @combat chuck: +1, very nice.
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    Image of Bumblebee Bumblebee
    02/04/09

    In reply to Regime Change: Adrian Van Hooydonk Appointed BMW Group Design Director
    Wait a minute: I understood that Bangle was given a meaningless promotion some time ago that removed him from having too much influence on the actual design of the cars and Hooydonk has been more responsible for the look of BMWs of the last few years.


    This article heavily suggests though doesn't say that Hooydonk was responsible for the Z4: [www.automobilemag.com]

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    Image of Bumblebee Bumblebee
    02/04/09

    @Bumblebee: Well, no I'm wrong: It doesn't suggest that. It seems that he was the guy from BMW available that day to talk about the car.


    Still, does anyone else remember something similar to what I'm talking about? I don't have the time to research it now, but the I'm concerned that BMW design is not in much better hands than it was.

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    Image of mikedrawcar mikedrawcar
    02/04/09

    @Bumblebee: Design directors in general do very little drawing. Like any manager, they merely guide the process. It's very possible that Bangle came up with the flame surfacing- it's very possible that he didn't, and was merely endorsing one of his designers' styles. And even if he was responsible for the general theme, he didn't design every car (as proven by the gallery above). Nobody even does a single car on their own. People work on details, different versions, production feasibility, etc.

    Many times, the production or even concept version won't look anything like the initial sketch.
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    Image of theeastbaykid theeastbaykid
    02/04/09

    @Bumblebee: What you're talking about definitely rings a bell. But assuming Bangle must have had SOME influence regardless of his actual hands-on involvement, removing him from the picture and giving AVH more freedom oughta have some effect. Or not. On the bright side, current Mercedes designs are alternately bland and hella weird, removing at least some of the pressure on BMW.
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    Image of leavethegun-takethecannoli leavethegun-takethecannoli
    02/04/09

    In reply to Regime Change: Adrian Van Hooydonk Appointed BMW Group Design Director
    With a name like hooyDonk, I expect the new BMW's to come stock with thirty inch rims and chromed front end clips.
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    Image of Jo Schmo Jo Schmo
    02/04/09

    In reply to Regime Change: Adrian Van Hooydonk Appointed BMW Group Design Director
    did you say Donk?
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    Image of Miscellanea Miscellanea
    02/04/09

    In reply to Regime Change: Adrian Van Hooydonk Appointed BMW Group Design Director
    Tune down the dragon snouts and he'll attract some dragons.
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    Image of damnelantra™ damnelantra™
    02/04/09

    In reply to Regime Change: Adrian Van Hooydonk Appointed BMW Group Design Director
    god speed hooydonk
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