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I have owned my G82 since Oct '22 and I distinctly remember hating the look of the front end of the car when the press photos first came out. While I recognize that some potential buyers hate the look so much that they'll never consider buying one, obviously that wasn't me.

I don't think it is particularly arguable that the G8X is a better performer. And while sound hasn't been a strong point of the M3 since maybe the E90, I also think the G sounds better than the F. But if you simply can't stand to look at a car, that's a good reason not to spend nearly $100k on it, everything else aside.

Time will tell, but I think the overall dislike of the looks will fade with time for most of the public, just like it did for me. I happen to really like the look now, especially in black (gratuitous pic):