Yes we can all say that. Having owned both a genuine ACS built S50 coupe in Estoril, and the first pre production S54 engined car in Steelgrau, will admit that they are, like the E86 coupes an acquired taste.
Burkhard Goeschel, and Anders Warming are talented designers / engineers and both the E36/8 and E86 offer more than the "just another fast car" ownership sensations given the background history to the development and production.
Just like life, different strokes for different folks