Jozef Kaban, Designer of Bugatti Veyron, Named New BMW Head of Design

[MalibuBimmer]

It actually looks like he copies current BMW design. But his "touch" makes the cars look clunkier.

Behold:

[Bosozoku]

Bangle 2.0?

[swagon]

Originally Posted by michal12

Yes, that's what the internet says. But I saw the facelifted O3 yesterday and in the rearview mirror it looks pretty purposeful with LED daylights on.. So not bad I think.

I've seen in it person, too. Albeit a base one with halogens.

A dark RS with black pack might not look as bad as other variants.

[MalibuBimmer]

No. Bangle had style, even if it has not aged well. This guy is dreary and boring. He should be designing Toyota Terdcels.

[JustChris]

Originally Posted by M-POWERED-

His latest job
Poor future BMWs

"Have you designed a car with headlights touching the grille?"

Yes!

"How you you feel about releasing cars with LED rear lights only at the LCI stage?"

Good.


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Hired!

I jest of course. Greatly looking forward to see the future direction my favourite car brand takes.

[///Mikey F80]

It's so funny, and frankly pathetic that people think BMWs will start looking like Skodas now that this guy is on-board... Like really? You don't think that maybe there's a great deal of difference in design language and personality difference between those two brands? Do you think he's just going to toss out the last 100 years of BMW design cues and evolution? Really? Like seriously, be reasonable. One man doesn't create the entire exterior by himself...

[Danyutz]

So we had Audi which copy/pastes like crazy, Mercedes Benz got in the dance, now it's time for BMW...

While people say that BMW models look alike, sure they do, but at least in the the latest years, BMW Design made a slight effort to give each model it's own personality - I just hope this remains the same.

[wdeerfield]

give the guy a chance. maybe he wanted to work in a place more challenging to really push the limits of what he is capable of. skodas are VWs with a front and rear facelift. BMW is a whole other beast. Lets see what he's made of instead of doing the usual "i hate this idea because its change and i refuse to give it a chance"

[3M TAPE]

Uh huh, keep bringing VW peeps

[keanu1]

From audi to Skoda is an upgrade)
I can't Say i Like the design of Bugati Veyron .
I hope bmw knows what is doing

[wzj519]

awful.

[SCOTT26]

In Europe Skoda is a brand that continues to cannibalise VWs own products.
The new Kodiaq as an example emphasises this. It's bigger and more flexible than the Tiguan,Q5 etc yet costs a lot,lot less even with more standard equipment.
The Octavia is a c-segment car and if it was in the same outline as a VW Golf as a 5dr hatch other than its more Sedan with trick hatch. Then the Golf would be in serious trouble.

[E60MKF]

Remember his budget will be a lot larger at BMW!

[palpatine_us]

Can we not get a designer from Aston Martin or even Maserati?

I know German is block and strong and solid and all of that- but if Porsche can build nice looking cars- BMW should be able too.

[MParallel]

I've always wondered what these kinds of positions earn you annually.

[1230vani]

Originally Posted by GuidoK

I sure don't hope any skoda influences make it into bmw's

Look at skoda grill design in the front...

[1smokehouse]

Thankfully, any designs he created stay with the companies he worked for. He cannot "re-use" any of them at BMW. From what I see, he was very much a company man and designed within the limits of the brand. This is my only beef with Bugatti. Their signature design element is their grill, it's the same exact outdated 30's long nose design and has changed very little. At least BMW has changed with the times and still kept the kidney concept alive. The Chiron is an amazing design as well, it just needs to lose that pucker face.

[blackpear]

Hmmm...

[Unkle Steve]

Originally Posted by palpatine_us

Can we not get a designer from Aston Martin or even Maserati?

I know German is block and strong and solid and all of that- but if Porsche can build nice looking cars- BMW should be able too.

Porsche is the benchmark IMO. They can give their cars a personality because they keep the brand exclusive by limiting the number of model lines available (iterations of a crossover like the x2 or a small sedan like the Audi A3 do not exist); they aren't watering down their brand, and you don't see 'Carrera or 911 Sport' packaged caymans.

The most simple statement I can make is: Porsche is about form and function, but sadly, BMW is just about function. BMW is not Porsche

Whether a person values paying for the exclusive attention to detail is another matter.

[Paul-Bracq-BMW]

Originally Posted by michal12

I think the info is part incorrect. Kaban was overall head of Skoda design, not 'just' the exterior.
His work for Skoda has definitely been very successful.

That goes well with BMW's new design philosophy going with more angular lines, which is what one can say about current Skoda's designs... I'M pretty sure he won't be able to mess around with BMW's iconic design elements such as the Hofmeister kink...

[Paul-Bracq-BMW]

Originally Posted by SCOTT26

In Europe Skoda is a brand that continues to cannibalise VWs own products.
The new Kodiaq as an example emphasises this. It's bigger and more flexible than the Tiguan,Q5 etc yet costs a lot,lot less even with more standard equipment.
The Octavia is a c-segment car and if it was in the same outline as a VW Golf as a 5dr hatch other than its more Sedan with trick hatch. Then the Golf would be in serious trouble.

You need to say that in Europe the "budget" brands are cannibalising the mainstream brands....

[ssuene93]

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