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This story by NY Times reveals that many of BMW’s controversial designs that made it into production under Bangle’s watch have erroneously been attributed to him. He merely approved it. The “Bangle butt” should more appropriately be called the “van Hooydonk butt”. As for the whole controversial “flame surfacing” design, which many have said is a mere collection of random surface shapes to conceal an unimaginative design, the article claims that to be the responsibility of another American, Chris Chapman.
Hubungannya bos (bangle) dan anak buah (hooydonk). Ide awalnyanya dr Hooydonk..chief designer E65 7 series = Hooydonk. Cuman bosnya (bangle) yg kena kritik/pujian - karena memang tanggung jawab dia. Ibaratnya perang yg disorot panglimanya...padahal dibelakangnya banyak yg kontribusi ide.
Van Hooydonk's first coup at DesignWorks was an early concept car for the Mini (see BusinessWeek.com, 7/11/06, "Maximum Mini"), followed by the Z9 concept car. But his first production-car win was the 7 Series (followed by the 6 Series). In fact, it was van Hooydonk—and not BMW Design Chief Chris Bangle—who penned the lines of the controversial 2002 7 Series and its provocatively heavy back end, since dubbed, erroneously, the "Bangle Butt."
