[IBrake4Rainbows]

Just a little fact for you guys.

the E46 3-series was designed about 1994, or pretty early on into bangles tenure.

Secondly, Claus Luthe, the previous BMW design boss, was the major hand in shaping the E39 5 Series. in about 1991/2, just before his untimely exit from the post. Claus Luthe was a man who was, put simply, really good at designing classy cars. the NSU RO 80, E30 3 Series and E36 were all his designs, he carefully moulded BMW design into one of the most desirable images in the Car world. It's pretty tragic what happened to him.

thirdly, Bangle is also responsible for the Z8 (A universally liked car around these parts, i've noticed) and the Z3, both nice looking cars.

BMW is now a family car brand, in danger of Overexposure. just remember, brands like Rover were some that people used to be proud of owning, now look at them.......

Oh, and for you point, CovSucks, name a car company run by the design department: Renault comes pretty close. Le Quement reports Straight to Schweitzer, and so his designs are really the backbone of the company.