My mom’s recently moved, and in a bit of a shocker, her neighbour has a 2005 BMW 745i, an absolutely insane ride, and my favourite car in recent years. It’s part torture/part elation then, every time I visit my mom and see it sitting in the driveway.
Ever since Chris Bangle’s infamous redesign of their entire line, BMW has been the apple of my automotive eye, and the 745i more than all others. I’m sure part of it is the allure of big money, the base model comes in at over $70,000CDN, but it’s more than that, as there’s similarly priced vehicles that don’t capture my imagination as vividly. BMW’s attention to detail is very apparent, and the design much more artistic and pronounced than their competitors. Bangle’s termed the exterior look “Flame Surfacing”, which, according to BMW:
“gives body surfaces the freedom to turn in on themselves, lending a high degree of visual tension…a controlled tension whose energy pervades the entire visual image without in any way diminishing the vehicle’s overall harmony.”
Ok, so you’ve got that, plus all the trappings of a luxury vehicle, combined with the KITT style light bar on the rear of the car, and that’s not even considering the way a BMW drives. Basically, that’s a car that makes me stop whatever I’m doing just to watch it drive past. Seriously, ask Karissa.
It’s not all good though, the new 2006 models seem to have regressed to pre-Bangle designs (which were not a hit with the paying customers ) so I’m drifting a bit—right now I’m a big fan of the Scion xB, but that’s another topic entirely.
I saw this car today on my way to get a shawarma.
It was pretty kickass.
We’ll have to wait to get one until they’re $20 000 on Ebay. So, that’ll be, like, 2010?