Trouble with the new 7 is that the rear reminds me SLOT of a Dodge CIRRUS !!!!!!!!!!! The past introductions from BMW have never been so so so off the beat. Unless something really key happens, the new 5 is going to have alot of these same visual cues that are NOT aggressive...so I really do not think that for me it will grow on me. The interior, though is another matter.....I am a fan of much of what I see in the 7...including iDrive, although really complicated, I think the idea has alot of merit. Shifter on the column though......not good.