[Nighthawks]

Hello! I’m new here and am waiting for my car to leave the BMW VDC in Baltimore. Here are some photos my car from the 5 Series Sedan Brochure.

[OHV_44]

One wrong turn!

[RichardInCA]

Haha - sorry, but the way the guy was beaming as he handed over his key fob ahead of a guaranteed monster repair bill at the end…..not so much ;-)

[gioM5-Comp]

Really not liking the way BMW are going with their interiors. I know it’s all personal taste and this is probably my age coming into play here. As much as really do like modern tech, I’m still a bit of a traditionalist when it comes to certain parts. Main case in point is the lack of a proper traditional gear selector. I just don’t get this trend of manufacturers making it some short stubby looking switch. It just feels and looks like there’s something missing or it’s incomplete. Almost like it’s been emasculated… plus I tend to drive with my arm on the center arm rest and also resting in part on the gear selector. Just a person niggle from me. The rest of the car I could live with but because of the reasons I’ve mentioned, I personally couldn’t bring myself to ever buy something like this. I’ll take my F90 M5 Competition interior hands down…

[Scrapula]

Originally Posted by gioM5-Comp

Really not liking the way BMW are going with their interiors. I know it’s all personal taste and this is probably my age coming into play here. As much as really do like modern tech, I’m still a bit of a traditionalist when it comes to certain parts. Main case in point is the lack of a proper traditional gear selector. I just don’t get this trend of manufacturers making it some short stubby looking switch. It just feels and looks like there’s something missing or it’s incomplete. Almost like it’s been emasculated… plus I tend to drive with my arm on the center arm rest and also resting in part on the gear selector. Just a person niggle from me. The rest of the car I could live with but because of the reasons I’ve mentioned, I personally couldn’t bring myself to ever buy something like this. I’ll take my F90 M5 Competition interior hands down…

My son test drove an i4 last year and he hated the ‘bulbous gear selector’ (his words) and is happy they changed it to the switch. I do think it is an age thing. BMW is marketing to a younger demographic now. It would cost too much to please both. I actually like the new interior, but I never get set in my ways. Always adapting to new tech.