Can't say I share your thoughts. Design is a very subjective thing and clearly the 5er doesn't work for you.

I personally love the front of the 5er but I'm a little biased as I drive one. I particularily like the 5er because it has, in my opinion, an aggressive look to it that neither the A6 nor the E-class have.

I think the facelift is suppose to be fairly minor and debut at Geneva, hitting North America as MY08.