drove it a couple weeks ago.. bear in mind that this car has a bout 300 miles when I drove it. Straightline speed in P500 mode is awesome, pulls real hard, steering has exceptional feel to it... brakes are awesome and huge up front(very progressive and firm), . I was overall fairly impress with the drive. The active vented perforated seats are really really nice and so is the leather dash. The AL trim looks cheap though for a $95K car. IDrive is idrive but there are so many more settings that you can play with on the suspension, shift speed, and others which is one of those things that are just too superfluous (I'm one of those guys that I set and leave alone). HUD is an awesome option and is a must have. SMG 3 is a lot smoother than the box on my M3 but it's no F430 F1.

Now to the bad stuff. The styling is very bland and I still can't get over the Bangle butt and dane edna eyes. The car I drove had some electrical problems where the heated seats would blow fuses and the radio refuses to work. They're working out the bugs still. If you environmental/tree hugging type, you can forget getting this car. Observed gas mileage in the 30 mins I drove it was 5mpg. (and no I didn't romp on it all the time). People on the M5 board have reported avg between 9-10 in mixed driving. The Exhaust and the motor sound almost like a diesel and is WAY too quiet but of course, nothing that a tubi exhaust won't fix.

So would I get it? Maybe. I still love my E39 M5 with the manual 6 speed and the mods on that car put the exceleration at just a bit less than the new M5. For the price increase though, it's really hard to justify at that price range since you pushing really close to some exotics. As for the V10s, BMW should take a lesson from the Gallardo and make it sound like a real car.