Man, all this opinion about interiors being sh*t or nice and this isn't even in the "other vehicles" forum...

It's well known in design theory that the greater the user's involvement in the operation of said object, the less the user pays any notice to the aesthetics of design. In example, when you're flogging your M5CTSVAMG down the freeway, you won't give a damn what it looks like inside. But of course you can admire it when you come to a stop or get pulled over.

Can't we all agree that within this price range, we're looking at world class interiors from all manufacturers?

Just to add my worthless opinion... I'd go for the late model E55, tuned to the point of puckered-*******-on-demand, while saving 30k.