I have owned many BMWs over the past 30 years, 3, 4 and 5 series. I considered alternatives from Mercedes, Audi and Volvo, but none offered the combination of design, performance, comfort and driving pleasure that I’ve enjoyed with BMW. Beauty is, of course, in the eye of the beholder, so each to his own on that front. However, when I first saw the grille on the new 4 series I thought it was horrendous, but already I have come to quite like it.
I too loved the 3 litre 6 cylinder engines but such things have to phased out to comply with exhaust emission regulations, which are anything but ‘propoganda’ as suggested above.
I now own a new 3 series. It may not a stunner to look at but the performance, comfort and refinement are a considerable step up over earlier models I have owned. The technology is amazing (no doubt too much for some people) but the materials remain pretty good, especially in comparison with the competition.