Some info and pics of new 7

I don't like the design, it looks like a big 3 series, and I was expecting something better. It's not ugly, but not groundbreaking...externally.

The tech stuff is cool.

I can't believe - but am glad - that BMW still makes a 6 litre V12.

 

Keeps getting uglier. I think the 3/4-series makes the headlight-grill connection work, but not the 7-series. That grill is too big for that and makes it look worse. The rear has been ugly for quite a while now.

 

Nope. It was, last one we owned. E38 750iL Sport. V12, inlaid wood on doors, parallel spokes, and dual pane glass. Awesome car. Still has presence.

 

It was gorgeous, but I am a fan of the latest one (before the one being discussed in the OP) too. I think it looks very good. Not so stately and appealing to the older demographic like the S class and Jaguar XJ, but also not too angle-y and homogenic like the A8.

I get some comfort from the fact that this car is, externally speaking, more of a facelift than an actual new model. It doesn't seem to be introducing a new design language, which is what the new 7 usually does for BMW's range. I hope I'm right in saying this, or we will get some very Hyundai-ish BMWs in the next few years.

God I hate that chrome strip on the rear....

 

Seems it's a new trend. The Porsche caymen has the same thing.

I just hope this new one does not have the issues these things are knowen for when new. Have a customer with a 14 x5, he has been waiting to have his timing chain replaced for 3 months, dealer back log.

 

<yawn>

 

Missed opportunity, gutless new management that is afraid to bring any of the great concepts shown lately.
Same cowards that cancelled 9 Series, M8 and any thought of M7.
Great car that looks so bland it will be overlooked by most shopping in the segment.

 

Remember the Pininfarina Gran Lusso concept?

That should've been the direction of the new 7...

 

Same old boring sausage, just longer. Lazy, cheapskate design works at BMW.

 

No, you're not old, it was the last good looking 7 series. I think Audi has taken over from BMW.

 

Tough crowd here.....

 

Exactly.

It its day the first editions of the 7 series were jaw dropping with the E38 being the better looker. Had one and sold it when the maintenance became frightful. But man what a beauty in its day.

 

This.

The A6/S6 is elegant and distinctively Audi.

 

I was hoping for something Caterham...

 

generic luxury. might as well buy that giant Kia.

I miss the good old days of BMW (as referenced above)

 

Critics of the new 7, I think it's safe to say, are mainly enthusiasts who are not drawn to large, stately, luxury cars that appeal to an older demographic. I do like the looks of the new 7, although I don't like it enough to buy one since big cars are not of interest to me.

I agree that the 1995-2001 7-series (E38) was one of their best designs ever, especially when equipped with the dual parallel spoke wheels.

 

I still have a 1996 750iL 35,000 km with 20in Alpinas.
The best looking 7 IMHO.

 

Hand gestures? Wow! Too much electronics. I want to drive a car not use a cellphone.