The bmw looks very cool, muscular and fast - my wife described it as a 'guy car'. The A3 (which I've already ordered btw) actually looked much better in person than in the pics. In the pics it looks like a pudgy station-wagon because it's hard to get the size from most pictures. In person it looks very nice. This one was black, dsg, premium, after-market display system (like most cars in Japan). Btw - anyone have a decent picture of a 'lava gray' a3?