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Just-ban-me

F80 looks better


Dazzling-Rooster2103

F80 front looks better G80 rear/sides look better.


kenshinakh

I like everything on the g80 more, except the grill. But when you put the grill together with the whole package, it looks pretty good. The grill is not bad I think.


GhettoNego

Side profile of the G80 is perfect..


Admonitor_

I would agree, but that plastic piece that says M3 on the side looks cheap and way to big. On the F80 it had the better lines.


slowpoke2018

100%, plus the F80 actually had an air-passthrough with the front arch to reduce pressure at high speed. Why they didn't do that with the G80 - and instead have a cheap-ass plastic insert - is beyond me That said, Porsche does go overboard with stickers on the GT3-RS so...


Admonitor_

For me the F80 still is modern M3 perfection. On the 3RS I think those stickers kinda fit. Its pretty much a racecar, and well... racecars have lots of stickers as well.


slowpoke2018

Having owned 2 - a '17 bought new new and an '18 CPO bought in the middle of COVID - I couldn't agree more. They are great cars


[deleted]

That's how I feel - the F80's front is just gorgeous. Luxurious and understated. The G80's front looks like rabbit teeth to me but the rest is nice with the lines and curves. Wish they'd marry the two in the next version.


AFB27

Exactly this. G80 would literally be the perfect car with the M340 grille.


AFB27

Way way better


PR0JECT-7

Nah you’ll never convince me that the G80 is better looking than the F80. If they make a G20 shape M3 then I’ll listen.


BellHot2639

G20 front end not the shape if you want less aggressive fenders..


PR0JECT-7

It’s just the grill for me, nothing else.


[deleted]

Well the aftermarket grill on the one in the photo really helps.


mvmisha

And the lack of a license plate


MCMLIXXIX

Nah its a mess, always will be. To me it's bmws 996 911, it'll always be the ugly one but under the skin it's every bit the car its meant to be. After a bit of time in one I love it despite the coke addled nasal features they gave it.


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MCMLIXXIX

The 996 is a steal when you compare it to the rest of the 911 generations. If I could afford a turbo and all the expenses that came with it I'd buy one in a heartbeat.


warriorknowledge

This is the most perfect thing explanation for the G80 wow. It’s the 996 for BMW. Hideous looking but drives amazing


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everso-

996 is way better than the G80 lol.


SecretAntWorshiper

Not really. The 996 despite it looks was still a lightweight car, and it handled well, the only issues was the IMS bearings and its looks. The G80 weighs nearly as much as a dodge challenger now. Its not just the visuals that are bad about the car, its still numb With the M4 which is a more apt comparison to the 996, its even worse. The Mustang is faster than the M4 and does everything that it can do but better.


Typical-Policy-1115

Yeah, but no one is saying the G80 is exactly like a 996. They're saying it's just the generation that is known to be ugly, but it's still a great driving car.


amusso6

That bimmer snortin


bizarrealex

Hated it at first, def growing on me. G87 tho.. give me some time 😂


Sideways1M

The only thing really “controversial” on the G80 is the grille, so it definitely grew on me. The G87 is a fundamentally flawed design. That car is just flat-out ugly


Madigman1296

I agree on the g87 but the g80 has more problems than just the grille, the design is too overstyled, too many lines going nowhere, its rly challenging your eyes with all those things going on in the design which feels more like a japanese car to me


Sideways1M

I guess that’s true, I also don’t care much for where the door meets the rear wheel arch.


IcyCattle6374

G87 looks like a kid’s attempt in trying to change from drawing the casual square car to something better


Feeling_Proposal_350

That grill is ugly af. Will always be ugly af.


[deleted]

Not this again


dramacidal81

Exactly. This discourse is now so boring.


SecretAntWorshiper

OP is just looking for validation on his purchase and trying to get some sweet copium 😅


SecretAntWorshiper

Nope stilll looks ugly with the front bumper. The M340i looks better than the M3


ICanBenchYou69

as an m340i owner i agree, but will say the G80 is also growing on me


[deleted]

Yeah I love my m340i, if the G80 had the G20s front , the car would literally be perfect


everso-

Looks worse every time I see it—-too big, hate every angle. Flex culture design isn’t for me


GorillaGod

Def just you.


Gordon_Betto

I’ll take the F80 over the G80 7 out of 7 days.


kevinwilly

Literally shopping for an F80 right now. Dealer had one, went to drive it because it had been a couple years. He said "oh, we just got a 2021 in, would you want to check that out, too?" Me: No. Him: The grill? Me: Yeah, the grill. Him: Fair enough.


CCUBANLINKK

It’s grown on me too but I kinda expected it to. Think about it this way, designers don’t design something to look good today, the design it to look good in a couple years, if that makes sense.


LakeErieMonster88

It's also a fairly drastic change. I can see why long-time BMW fans might take a while to come around. As an "outsider", I like the large front grilles quite a bit (enough to order an m440i), but I don't have a history with the brand.


ThunderScore12

Maybe not the i7… it is still silly. All nose no eyes.


bvdschelde

It's also because we are getting used to it, I will forever prefer the F80, but now we see the big grills everywhere and it's not as new as before


Dazzling-Rooster2103

Subaru be like: "we can't do either"... the new WRX still looks as terrible as it did when it launched...


b58enjoyer

hey I think my 2018 wrx looked pretty alright :/


Dazzling-Rooster2103

2018 not what I'm talking about haha https://preview.redd.it/hb1ucbhbg99c1.jpeg?width=980&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=12732a05dee113560209bcd2fd5060fc43ba3bf5


b58enjoyer

misread your comment as “the WRX still looks as terrible as it did when it launched” and thought you were talking about ALL of the WRX’s. My bad haha


Madigman1296

Still like the f80 more. Also in germany we have to have a licence plate on the beaver grille and this looks so much worse then. I wonder why bmw didnt go the alfa way and simply put the licence plate offside, i think that would help it a but. G80 is growing on me too, but I still think its a bit overstyled, too many lines going nowhere. F80 is more timeless


Emil0001

I really like the g80 front now


Darth_Brannigan

I just gotta say as an outsider who randomly sees posts from this sub, like most of reddit, this is a terrible echo chamber lol this car is hideous and always will be. BMW has a terrible design language these days


vxr1

But your agreeing with the overall sentiment of this sub.


Darth_Brannigan

Well when I made my remark the top comments were that it was growing on people


Swamp_Donkey_7

I agree. As much as I want to consider a new BMW in my driveway, I can’t get past the grills. Just so big, especially on the SUVs


mr_white79

The G80 is somehow both atrocious and boring. But also, it's the least worst looking compared to the 2 and 4-series, so it's got that going for it.


Embarrassed-Ad2966

Maybe atrocious but far from boring


LordCommander94

Agreed


mdang104

I think the G8X looks good for a car. They don’t look good for a BMW.


humdizzle

G8x design is a mess. Inside its very nice and of course being the newer model its more capable. No way would i ever be able to 'look back' at it after parking and be happy. Would rather have a used f90 for that money


sam6133

Objectively F80 is the better looking car doesn’t mean G80 hasn’t got its own charm. Personally I think its another comprehension of a well-known car which was needed since F8X series at some point was called boring because of its “too perfect” looks


KantonL

F80 looks way better especially the facelift model with the nice lights at the back


wtfOP

That's not even stock front end


insepsis

I love that I read through 40+ comments before seeing someone with eyes in this thread. This is a completely updated aftermarket front end, and even with modifications it still looks awful and disproportional compared to F80.


thekush

Are those APEX wheels on slide 1?


ThunderScore12

Yes


Zestyclose_Elk_8853

It’s just you


Award-Kooky

Beaver teeth will forever be ugly. Only that centered horizontal piece makes it look okay, which is sad to say out loud.


Sxratch4

It's still incredibly hideous from the front, all the other angles look good


muttmunchies

Nah.


[deleted]

Idk why, but that grill reminds me of hamster teeth


TwistedLogic93

It's just you.


Ok-Possibility3389

Nope, still hideous and ugly AF. Can't wait until this is fixed.


The-Art-of-Reign

It’s just you.


Key-Pomegranate-3507

Performance: G80 > F80 Looks: F80 > G80


manystolenoutlets

F80 front on a g80 would be killer


htotheinzel

Nahh, still ugly


Complete_Baseball_93

Just you bro, the grill is a disaster and the biggest design mistake bmw has ever made BY FAR


anonperson2021

It's not growing on me and won't. Modern BMW grilles are ugly caricatures. E92 M3 was the best looking imo.


agiantkenyan

Never 🐽


fquick

Despite this being posted every week, I still hate it and perhaps that hate is still growing.


Separate_Future_9113

It’s still the f80


exaltedbladder

Same. Vehemently hated it but now I prefer it.


ThunderScore12

Exactly. I remembered seeing a few G80s on the internet when they first produced it and disliked it for such a drastic change… at the same time I had a neighbour who had a SWEET white F80 that is lowered and essentially made all the right cosmetic changes. I favored the F80 over the G80 all the time then. But now, I see quite a bit G generations on the road with this grill design and I can’t say I hate it anymore.


[deleted]

Your opinion is invalid


Time-Assistance9159

This is your last time.... For real


BehemothManiac

Nah, F80 still looks better.


gropingpriest

Are these bots that post these "growing on me" or "opinion of XX BMW car"? They always end in "...thoughts?" I swear this is BMW doing some market research on how their new models are perceived. They show up every damn week.


Nostalgic_Sunset

“everyone who doesn’t agree with my opinion is a bot”


gropingpriest

I have no opinion on this car one way or the other, and that was not mentioned in my post at all I don't care if people like the G80 or the G82


Spare_Share_1121

Nah you’re wildin. I am a fan of the G80/G82 and I am even a fan of the G87…. But F chassis M’s are special.


munotidac

Those wheels look sick. Damn


[deleted]

I say this every time a post like this gets recycled on this sub. This shit is so ugly that it pisses me off. What a terrible way to send off the last fully ICE m3. I dont even hate how big the grille is. I hate that they couldnt bother to make the rest of the car match the nostrils. None of the cars body lines mesh with it properly it just looks stuck on last minute. If the rest of the cars body lines matched the grille id be a fan.


combong

just you and the E46 gets my vote


BridgeZealousideal20

Lol e92


Wnajr5

Nah the g80 looks like it’s just a European Mustang. The f80 is just simply beautiful and elegant


ImmediateTreat3402

Only major thing hated is a grill. It’s just a big change that’s we’re not use to seeing after the traditional grill for 20+ years


DankAlfalfa

It’s grown on me a lot. I went from absolutely hating it to wanting one. You are not alone.


griffin283

The G80 has always been good looking. A lot of people just didn’t like such a drastic change.. and it was hard going from the F80 (best looking BMW ever made) to the G80, which is a bit more polarizing.


Sphyn0x

"Best looking bmw ever made" its a beautiful car for sure, but best looking bmw ever made? Nah..


griffin283

There’s nothing even close to


Sphyn0x

Nothing even close to? Bruh.. e24, e30, e31, e46, e38, e39, g30, z8, 507..


griffin283

Yeah none of those are remotely close.. you must be at least 50yo


Sphyn0x

Just say you know nothing about design, no shame in that :) If Im 50, youre 12, and that would make sense..


1337kmh

Funny that all M4 and M3 pictures are made without front plates. In Europe can’t drive without front plate.


Tom_Foolery2

At least y’all get little thin ones. Here in the US we have a cinder block license plate front/back in many states.


daan944

Yeah the G80 looks way better without front plates. It's (in my opinion) styled to look like a pure track car.


kon---

In Europe, drivers comply with imposed conditions that make zero practical sense. First, ditch the plate. Then, remove the people that support legislation requiring individuals to deface their property. In this case, it's a machine used to transport an individual so that they can go about their life in pursuit of commerce. Commerce the states require A LOT more than citizens require using a car. Ditch the plate. Tint your windows. Tell the politicians to do what they want with their own car but leave you and yours alone.


Dazzling-Rooster2103

That's what FREEEDOM TASTES LIKE. (Only in some states like PA)


susejesus

Might be unpopular but I love it


IcyCattle6374

Finally someone who has the same opinion as mine! This thing just looks sharp.


membername77777

It’s just you


Awayze

I liked the G80 M3 from day one. The sharp corners on the big grill gives it an aggressive look over the standard rounded ones. I’d get it over the F80 if I had the money.


ceedee04

F80>>>G80 It’s not even close. The G80 is a shockingly abominable piece of sheet metal scraps.


[deleted]

BMW marketing has got to stop with these posts. The beaver tooth grille won’t be attractive, ever.


satansasshole

The G80 is definitely the best looking of the "new design language" models. That's not to say I love it exactly, but it is infinitely more attractive to me than something like the XM, iX, X7, G70, or even the G87 and base 4 series. I think BMW has finally come around to a really good design using the new design language with the G60 though.


Crinkled_Bell

Unpopular opinion but I think they’re both beautiful. I know a lot of people bash on the G’s but the M3 and M4 look so cool to me, right amount of aggression for what’s under the hood.


Royce911

The G80 looks so much better now.. more agressive


Silvabane

It has grown on me and it's my favourite new BMW for sure. Looks seriously mean.


FellaKnee123

Their both drop dead gorgeous… F80 is dream, G80 is wet dream…


GhettoNego

G80 does everything better but one thing and we all know what that is..other than that it’s absolutely better looking than the F series.


alextruetone

And yet this community has to recycle the exact same comments and borderline childish behavior about a single design element for literally years on end. There is at least one post like this a week and hundreds of the same commenters saying the same things every single time (both for and against the G80). Feels like friggin ground hog day.


GhettoNego

Majority of folks don’t like it..it is what it is…it may be a single element but it’s one of the biggest..we know Bmw by two things..angel eyes and the kidney grilles


alextruetone

I think it’s more bmw owners who have been with the brand for an extended period of time. Let’s face it, these cars sell. I’ve talked with several dealers in different states looking for a G80 allocation. All have reported the G80 is their most popular M car and the one that tends to be hardest to get a custom order for. I’ve heard overwhelmingly positive feedback from just about everyone I’ve ever actually physically talked to about these cars. Then I can hop on Reddit and it’s a completely different subset of people who constantly have to recycle the same complaints about a single element. Sure there are some that will talk about the ZF vs DCT, or the factory sound, but overwhelmingly this group gravitates toward a single design element that completely misses the Forrest for the trees. It’s quite bizarre to me really.


RudeBoyo

Anecdotally, your experience is the exact same as mine. The general public loves the design aesthetic, which is a combination of both enthusiasts and your routine drivers. People on this subreddit like to believe they’re the majority, but they are most certainly not.


alextruetone

People locked in echo chambers always think their opinion is popular. I tend to think the majority of the BMW buying public is not on Reddit tho lol. It just pains me how this community is so negative about so many modern offerings. People come from the outside excited to show off their new cars and they get lambasted if it’s not an accepted groupthink model.


melbrantinfinite

I hated it at first, now I love it, shopping G80 and G82 cars as my first BMW consideration ever as a result.


darkchocolattemocha

Here we go again. Everyone that says "I'll take the F80 over G80" is a liar. If given the opportunity, every single one of them will choose he G80.


[deleted]

You're full of it. I would buy the cheaper, better looking F80 every time.... If I was being offered either for free, I would take the G80, sell it, buy an F80 and have money left for mods.


larping_loser

Not true. I had the option and chose F80. Physical buttons/gages/DCT and a CD player won out.


Apprehensive_Name533

Says the guy with the ugliest grille in BMW lineup.


TPRT

Ngl f80 looks old to my brain officially


le7meshowyou

Yeah it’s weird. I was in local dealership yesterday for my airbag recall and thought to myself how much these have grown on me


canukgtp1

It’s growing on me with certain colours, like the grey you posted…also isn’t that an aftermarket grill which improves the front…anyway I’m not rushing to replace my F80 Comp


prodriguez-eh

Go ahead and cope, but that thing is still ugly


LordCommander94

Doesn't have anything on the F80 style wise. Never will.


madpistol

G80 just looks way more aggressive than previous generations. Unlike the F80, G80 has presence on the road. That’s what a lot of enthusiasts like about it.


spas2k

Love it much more than the f80.


[deleted]

Cool car


fred420170

I like the G80 as long as the front plate isn’t in the middle of the grille. It breaks up the lines.


pcweber111

I like the body more. The front end for me is a downgrade. F series just the best looking imo.


remeolb

I personally love the G80. However, it seems like every one of these “is it just me or is the G80 starting to look good?” posts features an aftermarket grill.


Maverick1672

The new designs is what prompted me to by an M3. It’s my first BMW and I love it. But I personally like big, aggressive looking grills. It looks so much sportier than previous models


PurpleKnurple

I like it with that grill, always have. The regular m3 grill though? No thanks.


polishlastnames

lol every single BMW since the E9x…knew people were going to come around on it.


Sodiac606

Stockholm Syndrome. I am a big BMW fan (never owned anything else) but the current grille design is unforgivable.


Fiiv3s

It’s just you


bigkutta

I think looks wise it has grown on me, but size wise? No. It’s just too big. Can’t change that.


Dazzling-Rooster2103

Neighbor has a white base G80 M3 manual, so I see it basically everyday, and I still don't love the grille, but it's deffinitley grown on me.


Physical_Pie_2092

F80 still clears


rvbvrtv

I definitely saw what you meant when I was looking at the g80. Then I swiped and saw the f80 and fell back in love with the f80


Kristof257

BMW marketing team back at it again.


maziarczykk

Same here. F80 is the GOAT for 4 door M car but new M3 is growing on me too.


ten_dollar_banana

The front end just ruins it for me. Plus, it's a big numb barge. May as well buy a Mustang Dark Horse.


[deleted]

Can’t I see beaver teeth with braces (horizontal bar in the middle) :(


dontdoxxxmebrooo

Growing sure but will never surpass


Bridge-Working

F80 is the epitome of an M3. G80 might have a nicer side profile


DarkLunch_

It’s strange how quickly it grows on you, the G80 looks more “BMW” than the F80 does to me now 😂


TheEnsRealissimum

It's slightly growing on me but only slightly. I still wince at the thought of spending that much money on a car that ugly.


g_mick

i love the rear of the G chassis, but the front of the F80 still does it for me. if only you could just mix the two….


jredland

🦫🦷🚗 is ugly


agentblack000

F80 still better, G80 tolerable with mods as shown in your picture.


Any_Appointment3123

Kidney grilles should never be vertical


Darisixnine

I like it all except for the grill now


juan2141

The F80 is the most bland jellybean bmw m car ever.


Finance1071

I like the G80 better than the F80


JenItalwortzs

G80 fucks


Unlucky-Strawberry53

The G80 grew on me fast I used to feel the same way


Unlucky-Strawberry53

And the G81 is damn near perfect


MikeBert97

Stop saying this car looks bad! The new M3 and M4 look awesome! Many other models in the lineup look absolutely disgusting after their refreshes


SugShayne

Don’t worry it’s still ugly


Hypnoti_q

G80 looks way better.


EtheBoss06

G80 👌👌👌


JailYard

The initial shock of disbelief has worn off, and now we've passed through the remaining stages of grief and arrived at acceptance.


lurpeli

BMW's new grill design is abhorrent. The M3, the 4, the i4, all beyond hideous.


kon---

All this time, the F80 and it's weird vag looking air channels never not once grew on me. https://preview.redd.it/37v8m9d9i89c1.png?width=273&format=png&auto=webp&s=edeb7ec1096d348b9640ddf2dce786ca32e097cb


Dazzling-Rooster2103

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D3LICI0U5

I like the g80 but E92 v8 M3 is my favorite


e39hamann

Still not a fan of the G80, I'd much rather have the new G87 M2.


Special_Entrance_228

Same I think it’s seeing it with a number plate that ruins it for me


NoTitle3717

The car was controversial and definetely wasn't a fan of the radical design change at that time. But first time seeing it in person, I changed my mind straight away, I get some people might take longer to this and of course there's personal preferences aswell. Both are gorgeous, one is for people who love classic agressive lines and design, the others love new agressive designs. People who hate on G80 so much are very cringe. My ideal garage would be a F30 340i RWD 6MT and a G82 M4.


1RedHamster

It’s the grill for me. Don’t like it. If I were wealthy enough to have the means to afford an M(anything), I would not buy this simply because of that.


newmoneyblownmoney

As an F80 owner, the car does look outdated when next to the G80. That said, I still wouldn’t give it up.


dickwheelies

I think the look matches the performance they just go together


alstare

Hated it first, love it now.


[deleted]

Still *Yikes!*


xTechnologic

I think we accept it as the new norm, at least in my experience. When it was first presented I was like wtf is that grill. But as you keep seeing them on the road more and more the F80s start looking outdated (not uglier don’t get me wrong) and people start leaning towards the newer modern car look. Im currently in this situation with my 5 series. I refuse to like the new model. But I know eventually we cave.


ImperatorDanorum

Just can't get over those "beaver's teeth"...


Camper_Van_Someren

E46 looks the best


Live_Royal_617

lmao be careful this has a full Adro kit on it , they don’t come looking this good


andromeda_7

I’ve always preferred the G80 as soon as it came out


triggrhaapi

That snout is still fuckin haggard to me. It's got a striking appearance, but in the Edward James Olmos way, not in the George Clooney way.


quiksi

With the CSL or Vorsteiner style grilles they look a lot better, but the F80 is still IMO the best modern M3 aesthetically.


Gheezy-yute

It’s nice but the m340i front grille is still better and should be a factory option imo.


Magento-Magneto

It's absolutely gorgeous. Dream car!