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This has pretty much been the impression I had ever since driving the G80 - it's really much closer to what an M5 was in terms of size, performance, and luxury.

It also aligns with what I would personally be looking to get out of one of these - I wouldn't be looking to replace the M2, but I could see it replacing both the F82 M4 and the truck (or possibly the i8 depending on how good the i4 M50s end up being).

This also changes my potential transmission choice. I'm much more likely to be open to a good auto coupled with AWD for a luxury highway missile than I am for something I want to toss around at autocross or in the mountains. I've already gone through that once when getting into the i8 and the trade offs are worth it for the use case.

And yet despite all this, there's a manual option for those who'll take this as their only car to live out a modern e39 experience. As far as a "can-only-have-one" car, I can't think of a better option out there right now.