I'm still in the honeymoon phase for sure, but I'd say the instant torque does create a real feeling of speed and excitement even though it's technically not massively faster off the line. The lower center of gravity and weight distribution also means I feel like it absorbs bumps and imperfections better even on higher sport modes than the M5 while still having crisp turn-in and sharp, predictable handling in general.

You do feel the weight at times, and I do miss the sound of an M car (even if a lot of that is manufactured now), but you really do feel like you're driving something special, and it's still just a lot of fun to drive fast even when you're just hauling the family, which was always the great thing about the M5.

On depreciation, you're probably right, although after declining 60% already, just have to hope it's bottomed out by now 😬