I never liked the front end of the last gen 5 series. I think the wing shaped kidney grill was too feminine, and the eyebrow headlamps looked too much like butterfly wings, and between the kidneys and the headlamps seemed to be an awkward shape. The rest of the car was very aggressive and the front just didn’t seem to fit.
I think this front end looks a lot more aggressive and it does fit more with the 3 and the 7.