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    The Big Picture

    Oct 25, 2019 2 minutes
    Angus MacKenzie

    We owe Chris Bangle an apology. The avant-garde BMW designer was roundly castigated when his provocative reworks of the 5 Series and 7 Series sedans hit the streets in the early 2000s. The undercut bodysides, contorted surfacing, and edgy detailing offended the auto industry’s chattering classes.

    Yet even the so-called “Bangle butt,” the squared-off trunklid with unusual cutlines that improved straight-line stability in crosswinds and

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