[Durt]

The only entities excited about BMW's new styling are Audi & Mercedes.
I'm absolutely at a loss what's going through the corporate minds to let Chris Bangle take such an enormous risk with classic styling & turn it into 60's Japanese sci-fi. Horrifying.
I actually contemplated the last generation M5 when it came out three years ago, but the Bimmer dealerships were beyond arrogant & tacked on 20K to the price tag. 90K+ overall.
They didn't have one to test drive nor a selection on the lot to compare colors etc... It was basically "give us the dough down now & we'll order one for you - take a number. Hope you like it."
I bought my S-4 because it was at least 10K less than the old M3 (after dealer mark up,) & was a better car.
Now that the styling of the BMW has become a nightmare, I have zero interest in the marque, no matter what the automotive press says about their performance.

Durt