I saw...

some preliminary pictures of the new 3 Series coupe and contrary to my opinion of the 2005 3 sedan, it's beautiful. Kind of makes me wish I waited, but I still love the E46 coupe design.

... Pretty.

... Back looks like a Kia.

I think the coupe above is actually a mock-up of the new, up-and-coming M3 (or M4?). BMW may change their naming scheme so that all coupes are even numbers (i.e, the current 2 and 6 series) and all sedans are odd numbers (i.e, the current 3, 5, and 7 series). You're right; who cares.

Either way, if BMW can improve upon their current in-line 6 cylinder engine (one of the smoothest engines I've ever driven), the new 4 coupe should be a winner.

I think my love for cars and fascination with engines stems largely from my father. He's always been interested in cars and when I was 16 years old, he purchased a beat up 1973 Corvette, had its huge 450 HP big-block engine completely rebuilt and the entire car fully restored. It looked something like this, but white. Being the little 16 year old punk that I was, I snuck out with the car one night in the rain, crashed it, and single-handedly crushed my father's mid-life crisis dream. My hope is to one day be able buy my father a new C5 Corvette as a replacement.

My dream job? To design some of the bodywork for a leading European auto manufacturer. But in the meantime, you can check out PA:Tech, a mock-up of my soon-to-be company. ;)