It is that bad lol. There's a reason why BMW changed the font and spacing on the new "lightweight" ///M vehicles.
330i within thin italicized letters
M340i with bold, tight letters
I get making the wife happy. Mine wants to put pink wheels to "freshen up" the look of her 90k miles economy vehicle. But at the end of the day, there's no validating the looks.
OP, tell your wife we said that she has a nice
M 440i