The "double kidney" grilles keep getting wider and wider. Auto-dimming LED headlights are $1,900. Aggressive front fascia, attractive 19-inch wheels are major parts of the $3,150 M Sport package.
Looks expensive and powerful. Looks don't deceive. Perfect proportions enabled by a RWD layout. Audi can't touch this.
BMW has stopped doing silly things with the cut line for the trunk lid. M Sport Line lower body bits Black leather plus aluminum trim. Because you're a very serious driver.
Center stack angled slightly towards the driver, per BMW tradition, but doesn't cramp. A bit of a learning curve, but controls logically arranged and close at hand.
BMW continues to refine its iDrive control system. Top of knob reads finger-written letters. Usually I really like BMW's highly adjustable multicontour seats. Maybe my back had an off week.
BMW six-cylinder diesel impresses with both performance and fuel economy. Intake tube blocks removal of thick piece of foam, so only half of the inline six us visible here.