2009 BMW 7-Series Photo Gallery: 001 Says '7' Won't Be A Lucky Number For Mercedes, Lexus, Audi And The Others
Agent001 submitted on 10/6/2008 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 2:03:43 AM
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I just finished driving the the new 2009 BMW 7-Series for the first time in Dresden Germany yesterday.
Mini review:
Even though I personally owned three of the previous 7's (02,03,04 with two A8's in between), I never really got USED to the design and truly warmed up to anything but the superior drive it possesed.
2009 BMW 7-Series
We were the first to criticize the 'Butt' and the first to expose electronic issues and iDrive software glitches.
So the Spies won't be sad to see the last 7 head off into the sunset.
But the new car is a TOTALLY different story from a design standpoint and it has raised the bar again with its amazing driving dynamics.
We will have to wait to see if the electronics will be more relaible and hold up to the test but in every way shape and form, the new 7 is a drop dead knockout.
It drives much smaller feeling and lighter than the last car and its inners are second to none.
A couple small quirks I found were the prototype cars had a little too much wind noise on the outside mirrors and the new higher door grab handles feel hard in in the wrong place for my liking.
Mileage had been improved and it will use less gas than may mid-size cars out there.
For the purpose of my test, I drove the 750Li and the 730d which were both insanely great.
Enjoy he best detailed photos on earth of the new 7 (idrive screens, nav screens, ppt presentation, girls, scenery, etc.) and look for my full review soon.
I also threw in some photos of my visit to the madhouse...er, I mean Oktoberfest...MAN those 1-liter displacement beers are tasty!
Enjoy!
2008 Paris Auto Show
2009 BMW 7-Series
*BMW provided AutoSpies.com with transportation, food and lodging for the purposes of this exclusive review.