Haters!
Just keep in mind - 6MT sedan is coming - from all information we have gotten, the M-engineers/team fought hard for the manual. Until the CTV Blackwings comes to market, this is the only car on the planet that has 5 seats, 4 doors, over 400hp and a manual transmission. No matter what the reaction is to the grilles at least we have a manual transmission.
Bravo BMW! Bravo BMW-M!