As far as I know, BMW 2-doors
As far as I know, BMW 2-doors have always had frameless doors. My E46 M3 does.
Second, last gen's V-8 is an aberration when (when considering the 3 series at least). BMW has been building I-6's forever, and adding turbos to them will make up for the loss in displacement.
I'm with you on the stick shift. :)