I am not a fan of the Bangle designed models and the E60 does nothing for me. The exterior comes off as incoherant and loses the great BMW signature lines of the last 40 years. The interior seems cold an uninviting.
The V10 is probably an absolutely wonderful engine but it'll be interesting to see how they tune the exhaust note. To my ear, V10's produce an odd sound...Vipers for instance do not sound good. I can't really describe why I don't like it...I just don't...just my bias. Whatever the case, with 500+ HP and a stratospheric redline, the engine should be entertaining!
As I understand it, a standard manual transmission will be available at some point but not at first. I know that manuals are going the way of the dinosaur, but that doesn't mean I have to like it!
