Karim Habib and BMW Club UAE

ace_maverick · 11-19-2015, 01:08 AM

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Hi all,

A couple of weeks back we got the opportunity to meet Mr. Karim Habib during his visit to Dubai, UAE. As a club, we were invited to for exclusive event where Mr. Habib presented to us the new 7 series and also sat down with us for an interview.

Below is a short video of the interview with the Head of Design at BMW

enjoy!

Dackelone · 11-19-2015, 05:55 AM

NICE interview!

ace_maverick · 11-19-2015, 06:12 AM

Thanks Dackelone

He is a true gentleman! sat with us for over 2hours while we all bombarded him with questions

gave us all a personally autographed picture of the 7 series as well.

He currently drives an X1 (keeps changing cars as they release to experience them) and is looking forward to driving the M2 very soon!

vladberca · 11-20-2015, 05:22 PM

I really liked his answers! ☺

Jimjamz · 11-21-2015, 02:31 PM

"My favourite car is the M3." He clearly has magnificent taste

raysspl · 11-21-2015, 03:04 PM

Very insightful interview

c63er · 11-21-2015, 07:09 PM

Great interview. He really seems like a down to earth person despite his obvious talent! Rare

doccyber · 11-21-2015, 07:09 PM

Nice. Great design.

autopal · 11-21-2015, 08:12 PM

Nothing special here, the interviewer seems overwhelmed, and didn't really ask any probing question

ace_maverick · 11-22-2015, 03:35 AM

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Originally Posted by c63er

Great interview. He really seems like a down to earth person despite his obvious talent! Rare

Sure is c63er! Given his designation and responsibility, he was really down to earth and chatted with us freely! answered almost everything we asked except for the confidential stuff of course :P

aboulfad · 11-22-2015, 07:52 AM

Pretty cool and what a down to earth guy. Thanks for posting. He's in my graduation yearbook

he now designs BMWs and I drive them

hats off to him, regardless of what people think of his style/taste, it's impressive to see a young person being design chief for BMW. But he lost me when he said he liked "mini" as the other non BMW car, or maybe it was a joke!

Cooltones · 11-22-2015, 11:57 AM

Great Interview!!! Always nice to not only get the transcript but to actually view a video where you get the facial expression and genuine responses! Thanks for sharing!!

turbologist · 11-22-2015, 12:07 PM

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Originally Posted by c63er

Great interview. He really seems like a down to earth person despite his obvious talent! Rare

My thoughts exactly. Very humble guy. Impressive.

ace_maverick · 11-23-2015, 12:30 AM

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Originally Posted by aboulfad

Pretty cool and what a down to earth guy. Thanks for posting. He's in my graduation yearbook

he now designs BMWs and I drive them

hats off to him, regardless of what people think of his style/taste, it's impressive to see a young person being design chief for BMW. But he lost me when he said he liked "mini" as the other non BMW car, or maybe it was a joke!

Haha....yes it was! Working for BMW and knowing that this is going on social media i guess he was compelled to choose from the BMW group

ace_maverick · 11-23-2015, 12:31 AM

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Originally Posted by Cooltones

Great Interview!!! Always nice to not only get the transcript but to actually view a video where you get the facial expression and genuine responses! Thanks for sharing!!

Most welcome

frankly we are a bunch of enthusiasts , zilch experience in media or interviews for that matter :P so it was more like any other conversation ...

brio · 11-23-2015, 12:48 PM

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Originally Posted by ace_maverick

Haha....yes it was! Working for BMW and knowing that this is going on social media i guess he was compelled to choose from the BMW group

Of course. It's not like he could've said."Well I really do like Mercedes Benz"

RAFiK - BMWClubUAE · 11-28-2015, 11:12 PM

It was a great experience to be part of this! #BMWClubUAE

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ace_maverick Vice President - BMW Club UAE 42 Rep 30 Posts Drives: e46+e92+f80 M3 Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Dubai iTrader: (0)	Thanks Dackelone He is a true gentleman! sat with us for over 2hours while we all bombarded him with questions gave us all a personally autographed picture of the 7 series as well. He currently drives an X1 (keeps changing cars as they release to experience them) and is looking forward to driving the M2 very soon!
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