Var vel amerikaneren chris bangle som designet den.Han var sjefdesigner på disse.
BMW E81 / E82 / E87 / E88, E90 / E91 / E92 / E93, E60 / E61, E63 / E64 , E65 / E66 and E53;
Boyke Boyer var en "bedre" designer.
Boyer went to design for BMW E36 3 series and E38 7 series and led one of the BMW design studios; he worked with BMW until the years of the Bangle era as the Head of Exterior Design (2002-2007); there were 28 patents filed by BMW under his name at the end of 1970-ties, 1990-ties and further until 2005 (like for a design of the front of the car or design of the wheel)