Talk:Hofmeister kink

What is the role of the Hofmeister kink? Is it (like the kidney grille) decorative/distinctive? Or does it serve an aerodynamic or other function? --Interiot 17:20, 26 April 2006 (UTC)

No function; it's a styling gimmick. WQ59B 22:49, 13 November 2006 (UTC)WQ59B

Which year is correct?

One of the years listed is inaccurate. BabuBhatt 23:55, 14 November 2006 (UTC)

RWD?

"Aside from its pleasing visual effect, the Hofmeister kink subtly highlights that all BMW models have rear-wheel drive (or all-wheel drive biased to the rear)."

How and why does the kink show that it is RWD? 71.125.123.130

I'm pretty sure it doesn't. My FWD Accord has that. Deleted. (And added a category) Andy Christ 18:29, 8 June 2007 (UTC)

Reintroduced, re-worded ("said by BMW"), with BMW US website source. Jayen466 23:11, 14 June 2007 (UTC)

I still don't get where BMW got that from, I don't look at it and think, "OMG, it's RWD!" Meh. 71.243.206.213

Well, that's advertising for you. You create ideas that weren't there before. ;-) Jayen466 00:36, 4 July 2007 (UTC)

Is this really worthy of its own article?

I don't think so, but maybe just a small footnote in the BMW 2002 article, and perhaps other BMW's as well. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 98.221.179.88 (talk) 02:18, 29 April 2013 (UTC)

I would have to say this utterly fails any test of notability, and has no place here on Wikipedia. 217.40.96.250 (talk) 21:16, 27 May 2016 (UTC)

Yes, it's worth an article. BMW aren't the only maker to have used it. FullMetalJackalope (talk) 17:00, 11 June 2016 (UTC)

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Hofmeister

Who was Hofmeister? FullMetalJackalope (talk) 17:00, 11 June 2016 (UTC)