BMW 7-series E38 Redesign - What if it was made today?

[@basithph8958]

The E38 has aged so well wish BMW can bring back a clean modern design like this one

[@raulbila46]

unfortunately it's gone that design where bmw's were looking agressive and not ridiculous

[@qasirmahmood5011]

Bro pls re_disine the driftstang of crise fix

[@doucefrance5481]

and of the same quality compare to our nowadays plastic toy cars

[@3dScience_uk]

The front redesign is very slick, very clean, very elegant. So nice piece of work. At 10:03 it is just perfect.

[@Astke]

It would be an aero nightmare though. It also looks a bit sad and not in an elegant way.

[@joakimquensel597]

@@Astke Why an "aero nightmare"?

[@LuisLopez522]

WOW!!! The redesign is what it should have looked like. It's so different than anything else out there, yet so familiar to the older version. It's classy.

[@kmlevel]

Agreed. Really hoping for a silhouette like this. My '98 740il needs a sibling!

[@exoticdriver84]

BMW 7 Series is one of the most coolest looking sedans ever made.

[@mute1259]

Not the new one

[@yes8032]

@@mute1259 nothing wrong whit the new one imo

[@fredfrederickson]

@@yes8032 the new one looks awkward after seeing this redesign

[@carswapnetwork5584]

I can see a bit of Skoda too in the design

[@paekgom23]

@@carswapnetwork5584 yes the rear side window triangle part. But the front looks more majestic, imho more luxurious than the original.

[@milesking9474]

In my opinion the car looked best at 10:02. Still a very good job. I hope one day you'll get to design real production cars:)

[@guidosatriano245]

Totally agree

[@guidosatriano245]

So many black parts on this sedans make them look like cheap plastic. Chrome in small dosis is a nice touch, don't agree on avoiding it

[@jitoyuwono]

I dont know why, but the fascia just look like a rolls royce Overall its nice tho ✌✌

[@dhuffman690]

Which BMW owns

[@ilmelangolo]

In a few words: the old one was a masterpiece; the new one is rubbish.

[@Colorado_Native]

Sad but true. My favorite was the mid-80's 635 CSI.

[@JaspreetSinghArtist]

I thought there is smoke coming out of your system. 😂😂

[@theobaldvonthorhausen3049]

I like it much more when you comment your recorded redesign such as in this and we get less repetitive music loops :-)

[@jonnnyren6245]

Growing up watching Tomorrow Never Dies' parking lot car chase scene and Jason Statham's Transporter car chase scene my heart melted seeing to this modern rendering. The E38 has a special place in my heart.

[@divinejusticefeelsgood]

My favourite 7 series

[@ivanrajkovaca6557]

This model before facelift looks perfect

[@IGH61]

Can you please make a redesign of the C215 CL500?

[@ashokram343]

you made it look like a skoda.....

[@illwihl]

I love this channel. It blends my love for cars and creativity. I watch a few of these vids a day lol

[@joakimquensel597]

Before removing the chrome it was perfect!

[@exoticdriver84]

Damn,that redesign looks good! Looks much better than before!

[@billasohyeah]

I do actually prefer the rectangular headlights. But I truly agree this is the most elegant BMW ever.

[@bruhda.a]

Can't wait to see how BMW makes a comeback in terms of design for the generation of their cars..

[@DefinitelyNotEmma]

I actually like the current 7-Series. It looks better than the 2021 S-Class and the current A8, which has an even more massive grille. I like that the lower part of the 7-Series is rather simple. The fact that it's so boxy and angular makes it so much more imposing than the new, melting S-Class. I also think it works so much better with this grille than the X7, because the 7-Series is wider and not so tall.

[@Addingtonb]

Nooooooo, The redesign was supposed to be on the E38 itself to give it morden features - like you did with the S Class.

[@BoUrnNe26]

Sorry but the E-38 was the pinnacle of 7-Series design. Doesn't need any upgrading.

[@MrGoldensoso]

You are not even close to the e38 elegant design 🤝🏻

[@gregorygant4242]

Beautiful looking car . In my opinion , an elegant , simple , but timeless design . Still looks so elegant , and clean even today . A German Jaguar , a modern classic !

[@5amH45lam]

That 25 year old _740i_ is so much more elegant, refined and beautiful than today's attempt.

[@timpetter4133]

Your redesign looks much better. I never liked the huge back on the 7 series.

[@jtwrubes]

You should redesign a dodge nitro

[@BarrowX]

The front ended up looking more like a Volvo, imo.

[@skipijs5316]

Finally. After all these years redesign of e38. Also 3:50 2001 models had body coloured side skirts and bumpers. I think, what makes e38 so thin looking is proportion of window part compared to total body. It has wider windows and narrower base part. That is what modern 7er lacks. Its looks like suv or something. My modern e38 would be basically the same as original but with some angel eyes at front. Also I would remove that weird part between doors and side skirt and those 90s looking door moldings.

[@Meddego]

Hey Marwan, thank you for this amazing redesign. I personally own a 2000 BMW e38 and as beautiful I find it is, your proposal has just touched my heart. I plan to buy an other one and try to modernize it. Well you just gave me some ideas... Keep up the good work

[@joshjack6127]

Who's Marwan?

[@bruh-uy3vn]

Hey can you check out the new pagani huayra r? Id love to hear your thoughts on it.

[@devinkbates9279]

5:41 that angle on the door (not that crease thing) is a longstanding bmw design element called the Hofmeister Kink. (google it)

[@carswapnetwork5584]

Looks calm and beautiful

[@DemeDemetre]

hey! i am sure you are tired of reading this again and again, but please turn a gaz-21 series 3 into a retro SUV. how hard can it be??

[@edemdems7973]

Thx for showing us how good the first design is finaly...

[@sirdonicus]

DAMN!! Your design is much better than the original! Looks very elegant for that year 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽💯

[@armchairginger8235]

Very nice; so much more stately. 👍

[@willhous19]

I think BMW needs to see this. An E38-inspired redesign could potentially save the brand from whatever it is that's been happening the past few years

[@ianwoodruff6709]

Nice suprise on my birthday with my own car being redesigned!

[@f-x1914]

Can you re design the rear ?

[@garrettrigoni6864]

Great job! Just fixing the shape of the headlights was a huge improvement!

[@awwwnawwbruh]

What is the music playing in the background and at the end of the vid?

[@Kev27RS]

8:40 I can somehow agree with you for the modern cars, but on the older cars, chrome fits nicely! Even on the E38 7-Series!

[@Dan_druft]

I think it now looks to much like cross between a Rolls Royce Ghost and a Bentley Flying Spur.

[@wilmerarnesson3584]

Can you redesign a SAAB Sonett?

[@mohammadal-abbasi7247]

Man u nailed this design 👌🏼

[@TheSeeker008]

This redesign was a perfect hit. This version is much better

[@IbrahimemreŞ9631]

That is your most realestic photoshop ever! But If a real BMW designers was made: _____ _____ ||||||||||| |||||||||||

[@chrisprivett6478]

Could you possibly bring back the Ford excursion on the latest gen f250

[@krabstickle]

Can you please modernize a VW Type-3 Squareback?

[@jasonochoa7876]

Great video! It’d be cool to see a modernized 1977 celica fastback, it would probably look mustang-ish had they continued the muscle car theme for the celica

[@ajhieb]

Literally just came in from working on my e38 to find this waiting on me. Nice work.

[@adilmehmood1199s]

How come you never talked about honda e??

[@ilgwent8061]

The E23 and the E32 redesign would be even more exciting. Aniway all in all you made a very good job except on the Hoffmeister's kink: It looks a bit too static. Obviously IMHO and with all due respect 👌

[@mohammadjafarpanah9474]

Would you please talk about Mitsubishi eclipse 1999? And of course redesign it for 2021??

[@TarmoSuomalainen]

Could you redesign the Jaguar E-Type?

[@Kev27RS]

Nice video! The facelift came out in '98, the same year as the E46 3-Series. 👍

[@aryanauti3227]

Fsr it looks like a Lincoln 😂😂 Great work though!

[@gankurt9595]

Wow thnx sketchmonkey for the video. You are the best. ❤❤❤❤

[@Lianpe98]

The facelift headlights were horrible

[@bernardomorais2677]

skoda?

[@kinathkongolo2605]

Can i have the title of the music at the end??

[@Karisma_tic]

My favorite youtuber ever🔥❤️✊🏾

[@thegooddoctor6719]

It is an entertaining channel and he does have a lot of talent.

[@contagiousingenuityagency5273]

Please redesign the rear end of a gen 1 Honda Insight.

[@classunknown]

Didn't know a lot about the E38 7 Series but I've fallen in love with the classic lines of that car and cars of its generation, hopefully we will see a return to this sort of styling even if aerodynamics suffer 🤞

[@Astke]

That will never happen, unless EV drivetrains become super efficient. Besides in many case the most recent designs just interest me way more than these old designs. Especially stuff like the recently unveiled Peugeot 308 (2021/2022 model). Now compare that to a Peugeot 306...... Just cold.

[@masonkelly6694]

That render has been around for a while, why is it blowing up rn?

[@huracan360]

BMW would put 2 giant grills onto the front of the car if they designed it today

[@Colorado_Native]

Yes, they buy the grills from Freightliner.

[@huracan360]

@@Colorado_Native straight from a 6 wheeler semi truck/lorry

[@Alex-di8ti]

Hello Sketch Monkey, I model cars in Automation car Tychoon and learned about line flow and graphic features from your videos 😁😁

[@richardt5349]

That looks sick af, it came out very well in my opinion, btw you have new subscriber

[@DorGreen1]

3 minutes into fixing the front and it looks way better. Really shows how much BMW left on the table

[@MHammonds18]

Love it but why is it so chunky

[@doucefrance5481]

Hi sketchmonkey, these cars: E38, Chevy Imp, SS, Lincoln Town car, Crown Vic & Mercury Marauder belong to the Panther Platform category if I am right.

[@SgtGrimlokk]

Could you modernize a 2004 mustang cobra?

[@theweekndtheweeknd9938]

10:14 I'need these music please

[@mmmmosaic]

I swear to god if one of these car companies doesn't hire you...

[@foivosaaaaa9507]

He is not good enough, and makes many mistakes, he never actually fixes cars.

[@stefa_]

@@foivosaaaaa9507 well he does fix cars, not all the time obviously, but there are many cars that he has made to look a lot better than in stock form

[@uglystacks6085]

@@stefa_ his mustang video is a good example. He made it look way better, i think this would also be good if he modernized the e38 as well or just put more e38 aspects into the new one like making the headlights have more of an e38 headlight shape but instead of curves, have sharp shapes, something like that.

[@Astke]

​@@foivosaaaaa9507 exactly this. for instance the aero would be atrocious is this redesign. The flat and squared off front would be a nightmare, without significant air ducts or rounder edges. There is a reason why so many cars have those vertical vents at the sides. It is not just for show in many cases. And besides that, while I like the smaller grille, the whole front just looks too flat and square, and the lights look really sad and weak now. It looks like an older car that modified here and there, rather than a new car.

[@foivosaaaaa9507]

@@stefa_ check out what the other comment which agrees with me says. Also in order to fic something, it means that it has 0 problems, otherwise it's not a fix, it's just an alternative design and in some cases I find them hilariously bad and sloppy "fixes"

[@carlosguzman-jj7mo]

Off topic but can you redesign a 2006 dodge durango would be amazing thank u 😁👍

[@erlanggaadhi3130]

The best bmw redesign for 7 series good job, im apriciate 👌👍👍👍

[@brandonperlow9091]

Hm. I think you should have evoked the dips in the lights and made the kidneys smaller. I think the problem is for safety/cooling many newer cars have taller hoods. The E38 had a nice transition to a lower front end. I got why you changed the rear, but I think that decision by BMW was for aerodynamics. I think keeping that would have been fine, but do like the straighter roof. I would have been tempted to have all black lower sills, front airdam and under the rear. I also would have considered another crease half way on the car to evoke the e38 black trim.

[@viaesta]

Wish your design was real. Genius!

[@vesko1001]

Definitely redesign looks better than the original look 👌 to me!

[@manicpanda8741]

Absolutely beautiful

[@TigerChamp99]

Best looking 7 Series IMO.

[@durlokurlo]

I'm more of a Mercedes-Benz fan, but honestly, the 7sieries looks cool, although it has some "inspiration" (copy) from the Rolls-Royce Ghost

[@KayJblue]

Really good redesign

[@KansasCityDude2023]

With crossovers being the hot thing now days, it would be cool to see a video of a modern day AMC Eagle.

[@gamesandautos5028]

I like the result, but I would say this is the redesign of the G12, inspired by the E38. So the title of the video feels a bit wrong ;)

[@Jasenkob]

It almost became a bit Volvo-esque. Great result!

[@NotMyAccount]

You will probably get to see some inspiration from the E38 in the next get 7 series / i7. The prototype is already testing on the streets but even through the camo you can clearly see some similarities

[@yes8032]

True

[@oresthse4668]

Can someone tell me why you are making yt vids and not desgining bmw's new cars? Amazing job mate keep it up!!!👍

[@sobananas7]

The headlights could have been a bit more modern BMW styled, as if you took the kidney away now, it would look like a new American luxury sedan. Other than that, fantastic job on the redesign!

[@bigriv2861]

*Unpopular opinion alert* I really like that massive kidney grill that BMW is now doing 😅

[@drawmaster6343]

Imo, looks like a better, more sleek Rolls Royce Phantom. Love it

[@R8andGT3Fan]

The video should have been longer so we could get a rear view of this! Hope you make it...it would be nice if it had smaller, rounded exhaust tips.

[@maksymilianwisniewski6276]

I have one of those in black. Gorgeous car

[@ianskinner1619]

congrats, you just became a better designer then the whole BMW design staff.. I seriously can't buy a new BMW, they haven't made a good looking car since the E70 first gen. SO I've been babying mine along now since I bought it... new designs since 2009 look like they hired strung out. gass huffing, Honda rice boys to come in and work on the designs.

[@bruceh92]

Nice changes to face of new 7, the plastic surgeon has spoken!

[@chrislee6691]

Honestly once you redesigned it and before you de-chromed it it almost could pass for a Lincoln. Great job regardless.

[@nickywalledorff648]

Nice e38 👍

[@marty2129]

Now the redesign looks absolutely awesome :) And it took me to what I think is the problem with current BMWs (and Mercedeses). They try too hard to look sporty, even with models that have nothing to do with racing or motorsport but rather representation, status and elegance. For BMW, only the X7 tries to achieve the Rolls-Royce feeling when it comes to design, and the rest of the lineup just has to have that crazy fluid sportscar styling. And for the 7-series, that just doesn't work, and unlike the E38, I can't imagine the new model as a car that would be carrying heads of state. It is awesome that you brought that elegant, stately feel back to the design of the 7-series (though in this case, I would keep the chrome here if the car itself was darker to keep the stately feel there.) And your design kind of reminds me of how could a hybrid between second and third generation of Škoda Superb look like if it was two or three status level higher... which really speaks about how far the current design of BMWs had fallen IMHO, when in order to fix it, one has to bring it to what a supposedly low-cost brand from VW concern looks like (though to be fair, those Škodas look far better than their price tag would suggest)...

[@ibnQAYIM]

i've always beloved his elegant car,thank you so much for this sketch