The myriad of haters on this forum of the new design language are conjuring up new narratives to disprove this part of the press release:
"Another milestone in the success story of BMW M GmbH
With a total of 163,542 M vehicles (+13.4%) delivered to customers, BMW M GmbH once again posted all-time record sales in both the high-performance and performance segments.
The new BMW M3 and BMW M4 performed especially well.... In the performance segment, growth came mainly from the new 4 Series derivatives – and the 4 Series Coupé, in particular."