Comments on: TTAC Photochop: BMW 3-Series Shooting Brake

By: BlueBrat

BlueBrat — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 14:42:33 +0000

Eugh. With no offense to your skills Andrei, but I do not like this.

By: Andrei Avarvarii

Andrei Avarvarii — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 12:53:02 +0000

@ Mirko Reinhardt
No, the 3-door 1-Series is “just” a hatchback. Shooting brakes were originally a special coach-build derived from a coupe or a roadster. A good example from BMW would be the Z3 Coupe. The best example that comes to my mind is the
1992 Aston Martin Virage Shooting Brake.

By: Mirko Reinhardt

Mirko Reinhardt — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 09:05:11 +0000

So… is the 3-door 1-series a shooting brake?

By: edgett

edgett — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 04:11:55 +0000

Perhaps those of us who do not like ugly cars can convince BMW to dump Bangle and hire Avarvarii.

This is a beautiful design which thankfully lacks the Bangle swoops and cheesy cutlines.

Thanks, Andrei!

By: ILoveMonaro

ILoveMonaro — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 03:29:45 +0000

Shooting Brake was a particular term given to coachbuilt wagon built off a 2 door coupe such as an Aston Martin or that sort of thing. normal sedan based wagons in Europe/UK are called Estates.

By: andys120

andys120 — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 01:19:10 +0000

Im still confused about the shooting brake thing though

“Shooting Brake (or Break)” is a term used in Europe to describe two-door coupes and sedans converted to a wagon-like configuration by the addition of a rear hatch in place of the trunk.

The term comes from the days when the were used as conveyances for owners of country estates for transporting hunting gear including firearms. “Break” is still used in Europe to denote station wagons.

By: Alexdi

Alexdi — Sun, 06 Jul 2008 20:35:03 +0000

I like the headlight direction, but I’m less positive about the enormous front nostrils. BMW seems to consider them the future of the brand if the new 7 is any indication.

By: geggamoya

geggamoya — Sun, 06 Jul 2008 19:06:51 +0000

The text contains plenty of references to it not being real or an official BMW scetch.
Im still confused about the shooting brake thing though, “shooting brake” just sounds silly to me no matter how i think about it.

By: iNeon

iNeon — Sun, 06 Jul 2008 17:39:05 +0000

Label this as a Photoshop, please.

It’s faux news the way it is.

By: priznat

priznat — Sun, 06 Jul 2008 16:08:03 +0000

That with the twin turbo 3.0L would be very, very exciting indeed. If this was coming to NA I would be right up there on the list to get one..

By: Michael Ayoub

Michael Ayoub — Sun, 06 Jul 2008 15:21:03 +0000

That looks very, very awesome.

By: Blunozer

Blunozer — Sun, 06 Jul 2008 13:50:15 +0000

I love shooting brakes, and this looks like a car I would actually love, but…

Why all the pillars?