Does anyone else like the new TM?

Now, before you all start flaming me, lemme explain. They genuinely can climb steeper hills, they're faster, and, TBH, some look better than their 2012 counterparts. Look at Thomas: the 2014 one has portholes and yellow lining. The 2012 one didn't. As for the bowing up of the track in ucwepn's review, it seems that it all fits together until you put the water tower track in. Why? Because the water tower track is taller. The hard-to-assemble track pays off because the connectors genuinely are stronger. Does anyone else like the new range?