Originally Posted by MrFatbooty
Adrian Van Hooydonk is the designer, Chris Bangle is the head of BMW design and the guy who gives final approval.
Bangle was promoted to Director of Group Design just last year. The current design trend in BMW began with his team's redesign of the 7-series and 5-series...and there's no doubt that they carry the same styling cues today.
Dakar...are you sure Bangle designed the E36? He was hired by BMW in '92...doesn't sound like enough time for him to come up with a new design for the '92 E36.