It’s not the raw animal the e85 was .... but that’s one reason I moved up .... great for fun cars (this is only my opinion) but for me ... going back to one car ... I had to move to the e89 , I think if I’d spent money getting bits done on the engine, vanos - ccv system... I would have been happy for a while but my problem was , if I did all that and then still decided to jump to the e89 I’d have just wasted money.... I think I can agree with lots of people on here... in a perfect world.... keep both .... unfortunately that’s not doable for me , I know I’m going to hanker for the merlot at times ... but I’m sure the new one will keep me entertained