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It looks a little off, but keep in mind that it is was designed from scratch as an electric car. For example the batteries are not in the trunk but form the bottom of the car which gives the car a very low COG. Most of its internal structure and body is made from carbon-fiber reinforced plastic which has other constraints than metal. It's just not a traditional chassis retrofitted with an electric motor, its a completely new design.

Given all that it looks surprisingly normal in my opinion.

They made a plugin hybrid 3 series as well but it's basically just a more expensive 3 series at the end of the day

People buying an electric car are already in a mindset for experimenting, so they are good candidates for design departures.

BMW and Mercedes have lost their edge in styling, any experimentation is a good thing.