FLU. Could not agree with you more. The current BMW designs are not for me. My current one is the prior line S-54 M Roadster (’01), not the Z4 M version.

It is an RS4. We have a couple Audi’s now. I had been a BMW and Benz owner for so many years and never looked at Audi. Now I think they lead the German pack in design and overall function IMHO. But both my RS4 and S54 are sticks and I have to admit that I am too old or lazy now to drive a stick. I went to Aston Martin’s driving school a few years ago in England and drove a paddle shift DB9. A paddle shift car of some sort will be my next one. After I buy a house that is.