Just curious, but did Chris Bangle design Pontiacs as well as BMW?
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The only similarity I see is the Kidney Grills.
And we all know that BMW pioneered that.
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The whole front of the car loos similar. The headlights are shaped the same, the hood has almost the same curves and the overall look is similar. If the cars were debadged and the headlights removed, these two cars would be hard to differentiate. I was driving two nights ago and I came up fast on a car which I thought was a Pontiac very quickly only to realize when I got close that it was a 525. I admit the 545 looks much better with its additional exterior trimmings but the 525 is not impressing at all.
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Please. There is no comparison. The 5-series looks so much cleaner AND classier. I don't know about anyone else here, but I don't EVER mistake Pontiacs for Bimmers...... 
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Well, I DO see the similarity.
I think the new Bimmers just aren't going to age well. They will never look "classic" the way some of the other designs do. Why? Restraint my friends; bimmers of yore were restrained and tasteful if not always inspirational.
Besides, the new 5 has this weird sort of Samurai-influenced swoop to it. It's a car that seems embarrassed to be seen in the clothes it was given.
Poor car 
Ed
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Quote: | The whole front of the car loos similar. The headlights are shaped the same, the hood has almost the same curves and the overall look is similar. If the cars were debadged and the headlights removed, these two cars would be hard to differentiate. I was driving two nights ago and I came up fast on a car which I thought was a Pontiac very quickly only to realize when I got close that it was a 525. I admit the 545 looks much better with its additional exterior trimmings but the 525 is not impressing at all. | I just don't see it. I will give Pontiac credit for getting rid of all the plastic crap on the sides of previous models. I drove next to a pontiac today and it looked a lot cleaner than the old boneville ssxti or whatever they called it. Did it look like a BMW?- heck no!
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