[W126 Coupe] Ha! BMW taking a leaf out of the SEC's book?

[Dawid Loubser]

Hi all,

Have you seen the newly revealed BMW 3-series coupe:
http://www.cardesignnews.com/news/2006/060424bmw-3seriescoupe/index.html


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Am I the only one who thinks the designers might have looked to the  
SEC for a
bit of inspiration? (though it will always stay a dinky little 3- 
series, not
a "real" car :-)

> "The seatbelt is now also delivered to the driver courtesy
> of a feeder arm integrated into the B-pillar."

It also has "new" extending seat-belt acceptors, just like our  
beloved SECs, only 25 years later :-)

I also find their naming convention (e.g. "335i SE") a bit peculiar,  
and the new coupe,
seen from the rear, has a stance which is much more similar to the  
SEC than any of their
previous cars, especially with the wide, angular light clusters.

Anyway - we'll never know, but I thought you might find it  
interesting...

regards,
Dawid