"...Visibility was plainly astounding. Rollover crash safety regulations were hardly an alarmist issue in the early 1990s and hence the tremendous glasshouse area, framed by almost fragilely thin-looking A-pillars, which enable you can gauge wheel placement perfectly, whether parking or apexing..."
I don't really agree here. My 540i has the same sport seats and the body is the same and I find visibility for parking a little bad. The A and C-pillars are not that thin. I've had small hatch backs disappear in the C-pillar. I found looking around in a E34 with normal seats easier though. That said, visibility might be much better than new cars, though it's been a while since I've driven anything new. :dunno:
However, when it comes to visibility and ease of use in terms of parking and seeing where you're going and where you've been, I have yet to drive something better in that regard than my E30.
"... all that is good about the blue-and-white propeller roundel’s historical product portfolio..."
The roundel is NOT a representation of BMW's aircraft engine days. It's very well explained in the first video in this link:
http://www.bmwfanatics.co.za/showthread.php?tid=22859
