I agree the prev gen N63 had issues but I would have kept my daily driver if it had the chassis dynamics of my 13 E63.

I don't see the gaudy curb appeal in my 13 E63. It's just a bad fast hot rod with a decent chassis. Nothing too fancy inside just nice leather touches on dash and door panels. It's comfortable and feels like the C5 RS6

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Having worked on all of these, MB, BMW, Audi -

I would have to say I am still partial to Audi.

In my opinion, BMW has declined drastically in both fit and finish, not to mention reliability. We see many N63 and N55 motors with under 30k miles needing turbos; injectors; timing chains; and plenty of bent valve jobs because BMW had the genius idea to NOT key the crankshaft! The new 3-series offering is complete junk with more plastic trim than a KIA. Does BMW even make a true M car - i.e., all individual throttle bodies any more?

And I would never ever consider a MB. Too much emphasis on gaudy curb appeal for the young generation and always good for an electrical nightmare.

If I leased cars, I guess my point of view might change.

Last I saw, the RS7 Performance edition was pretty impressive for its class.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2gN6hFTCkEM