[georgere]

Nice. I still love my e90 non-turbo manual with sport and luxury packages. This was all needed in a BMW if the day. I kept it for 8 years and then moved into F80 M3. Sold M3 after only 3 years. Hated the steering, the sound despite installing m performance exhaust was still not perfect to me, did not like the turbo concept either.
When choosing my next car, I did not even consider 3 series as I thought BMW has lost it forever. I mean if they messed up M3, imagine how bad F30 must have been.
I moved into 2020 M550. 5er is the same width as M3 but like 10 inch longer so still fits into my garage.
What I love about 5 is v8, steering, exhaust sound, interior. While this is higher class car vs 3, the sporty feel is there. Considering 3 and 5 now of the same generation, those sporty improvements I found in 5 should be available in 3er.
I believe that F generation was probably the worst BMW delivered in recent decades, and G generation is where they fixed itself. When my 5er lease is up, I will consider 3er again.