I think it looks pretty good and i think its an improvement over the last one, i think the last one was just a touch not sporty enough for me, but thats just my opinion. I love the lines in the hood. My boss has one a couple years old and the biggest impression i had of it was how little legroom there is in the rear! i have not spent hardly any time actually in bmw’s but i can only imagine how cramped the back of a 3 series is, i was expecting more room from the 5.