Same here. Have my hilariously loud Alfa Romeo V6 at 34. Life is indeed too short to drive boring vehicles.

exactly - going from a MS3 to a offroader SUV would be quite the downer for a driving enthusiast (which is the only MS3 driver)

Nope. Not in 1000 years. Nope.

Volvo is the answer. Mature, safe, practical, yet still fun, svelte, and punchy for when you want to have fun. Comes with lots of power, tech, AWD, and the interiors are fairly dog-proof (coming from experience with my pitties).

FGC reliability and boring as wallpaper paste styling and driving dynamics?

I like how Porsche has morphed the Panamera into a power wagon. The first one was ugly, this is a great evolution of the car.

Not bedroom poster worthy, still. Does nothing for me, sorry.

Ok good thank you. Now that is a special car. I like the i8 for the boldness of it.

I agree

Bottom end knocking. Death is inevitable, nothing you can do, and an organ transplant will likely bankrupt you.

OK, nice turn of phrase, but still you have not told me at all how this 8 Series is anything more than a marketing exercise. I will extend an olive branch: the previous gen 8 Series was special vs the regular coupes because it had a unique look, and had a special engine and technology. What does this new one offer?

poor cows, their lives are hard enough

...but it isn’t beautiful

OK, please enlighten me then. How is this 8 Series so special?

There is nothing special about this. It has the same transmission as the rest of the BMW lineup, and the same engine. It looks pretty much the same as all the rest of the BMW lineup, including that oversize kidney grille that makes it look bucktooth. Sure it will be fast, and be comfortable, and be svelte on the…

meh - an exercise in platform sharing and marketing, nothing more really

This is stupid. CP all day long.

because if you remain silent, the terrorists win

oh just drive straight ffs

But this is not a hot hatch. It isnt even lukewarm. Mainly, and this is important....it is not a car.