Unveiled a few months ago, the BMW XM Concept has already caused a lot of ink to flow. But if there’s one person really struggling, it’s former designer Frank Stephenson.
Last November, BMW lifted the veil on a new concept, announcing a production vehicle that should see the light of day in the coming years. Dubbed the XM Concept, this large SUV is nothing more than the very first plug-in hybrid model exclusive to the sports department. M, since there shouldn’t be a standard version of this large SUV. But if this study of style did not fail to make people talk about it, it is not necessarily for the good, many having criticized its far too particular design, with its angular shapes, its huge grille and its very small lights both front and back.
“All the design to review”
And if there is one person in particular who really has a hard time with the style of this BMW XM Concept, it is the brand’s former designer, Frank Stephenson. The one who notably signed the style of the first generation of the X5 and who worked for various brands such as Ferrari, McLaren or Maserati has a very clear opinion on this newcomer. Now at the head of a YouTube channel dedicated to automotive design, the 62-year-old man severely tackles the style of the large SUV, detailing everything that is wrong and the points to change to make it desirable. And there are many.
In addition to the size of the grille and the lights, which are too small, the designer does not like the lines either. that go in all directions “. He goes even further by emphasizing that looking at the back of the car hurts me “. For him, it will be necessary to review the whole style of the car, apart from the hood, the only element managing to find favor in his eyes.
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Unveiled a few months ago, the BMW XM Concept has already caused a lot of ink to flow. But if there’s one person really struggling, it’s former designer Frank Stephenson.
Last November, BMW lifted the veil on a new concept, announcing a production vehicle that should see the light of day in the coming years. Dubbed the XM Concept, this large SUV is nothing more than the very first plug-in hybrid model exclusive to the sports department. M, since there shouldn’t be a standard version of this large SUV. But if this study of style did not fail to make people talk about it, it is not necessarily for the good, many having criticized its far too particular design, with its angular shapes, its huge grille and its very small lights both front and back.
“All the design to review”
And if there is one person in particular who really has a hard time with the style of this BMW XM Concept, it is the brand’s former designer, Frank Stephenson. The one who notably signed the style of the first generation of the X5 and who worked for various brands such as Ferrari, McLaren or Maserati has a very clear opinion on this newcomer. Now at the head of a YouTube channel dedicated to automotive design, the 62-year-old man severely tackles the style of the large SUV, detailing everything that is wrong and the points to change to make it desirable. And there are many.
In addition to the size of the grille and the lights, which are too small, the designer does not like the lines either. that go in all directions “. He goes even further by emphasizing that looking at the back of the car hurts me “. For him, it will be necessary to review the whole style of the car, apart from the hood, the only element managing to find favor in his eyes.
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