 Car is very fast (have no idea why anyone would want the V8).Had a 2009 535i before this and it is every bit as quick.Handling is excellent, but as reviewers have stated, steering gives your less feel of the road.19" rims are nice, but now no spare.Cup holders with 6-Spd Manual are a joke.Totally non-functional and cups (any size) interfere with shifting and IDrive.German engineering at it's worst.Gray Traffic Info screenis very hard to read.Look, inside and out is terrific (really like interior lighting at night).Also, and this is new, the sound this car makes under hard acceleration is shear music.Wow.Zero problems so far at 2500 miles.It's a keeper.