LaArtist
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You call it keeping their head cool? maybe you the rest..nah
Vs Mercedes S-Class vs. BMW 7-series
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Absolutely nothing. You even posted it in the official G11 7-series thread. Sheesh
You call it keeping their head cool? maybe you the rest..nah
Might be an idea to browse the MB section then and look for BMW fans. But that can become a slight problem because you'll have to filter through Wolfgang's ads
SKY
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Well, I have been 7 years and a half here. I think I know most of the guys that post here and what they said about each car (speaking in general terms, I don't have an excel file with each member opinion). Since I have been here, have you ever said anythig different than that post I rated as old? I rated it old because it is just that IMO. Same story, like a bot always claiming marketing slogans about a brand.
Probably a lot of the members here already know this, but I can't take seriously someone who never has anything bad to say about a brand. I can't stand the fanboyism, or whatever it is that makes a human being mind to always like something with a certain brand on it and has the necessity of hating whatever it is that is not branded under such name.
Call me crazy.
SKY
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chonkoa
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Precisely what I have been saying.
chonkoa
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I don't get the hate the 7er has brought. It's not really a type of vehicle that's going To be futuristic it has to have a contemporary design for its customers.
I thought the 7er was quite conservative and bland in standard forms in photos, but in reality when you see or sit in one, it's a lot different.
The 3D effects in the rear body work is head turning for sure, something photos aren't good at capturing. And the flat shape of the boot is pretty nice!
My father, in his mid 50's is contemplating buying a 730d M sport SWB...I questioned him, explaining isn't it a bit boring and plain for his liking? (His previous vehicle was an F10 M5 - current has the diesel panamera
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Anyway, he explained to me that the 7er appeals to him, because it's truly a BMW in that segment. He talked to me about the interior, and how even though it's similar to say the current 3 series - that's the point - it's a BMW in THIS segment.
Even in this price bracket with the competitors, it still stays true - with its driving position, balanced layout, instruments angled towards the driver ext...they could have gone through a merc route and used circular vents, dual screens ect but the car isn't trying to be that. It's A drivers car in the segment, it may or may not be THE car to drive, but it really does stay true to its heritage.
As a BMW fan I'm proud of the interior man, Maybe I'd like it to be a bit more exciting, but the layout - superb. I don't know what more you guys would want from it. If it was more in line with the S class design - it would be labeled as a S class copy. If it was more minimalistic it would probably be labelled an Audi copy... You get the point. It's got to have its own identity, and it certainly has one.
BMW's design language has consistency which he likes, and it truly is a family of vehicles.
I thought the 7er was quite conservative and bland in standard forms in photos, but in reality when you see or sit in one, it's a lot different.
The 3D effects in the rear body work is head turning for sure, something photos aren't good at capturing. And the flat shape of the boot is pretty nice!
My father, in his mid 50's is contemplating buying a 730d M sport SWB...I questioned him, explaining isn't it a bit boring and plain for his liking? (His previous vehicle was an F10 M5 - current has the diesel panamera
)Anyway, he explained to me that the 7er appeals to him, because it's truly a BMW in that segment. He talked to me about the interior, and how even though it's similar to say the current 3 series - that's the point - it's a BMW in THIS segment.
Even in this price bracket with the competitors, it still stays true - with its driving position, balanced layout, instruments angled towards the driver ext...they could have gone through a merc route and used circular vents, dual screens ect but the car isn't trying to be that. It's A drivers car in the segment, it may or may not be THE car to drive, but it really does stay true to its heritage.
As a BMW fan I'm proud of the interior man, Maybe I'd like it to be a bit more exciting, but the layout - superb. I don't know what more you guys would want from it. If it was more in line with the S class design - it would be labeled as a S class copy. If it was more minimalistic it would probably be labelled an Audi copy... You get the point. It's got to have its own identity, and it certainly has one.
BMW's design language has consistency which he likes, and it truly is a family of vehicles.
hovabongZA
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Think the 7er looks better than the S, but not in white Msport guise.
The only 7-series that looks better than it's contemporary competitor from Mercedes, is the E38 that looks better than the W140. On the other end is the hideous E65, that is terrible compared to the W220, and the odd looking E23 vs. the elegant W116.
mercpassion
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Mercedes class at its best, the 7er..well it keeps on trying..
HUTSUTAo
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Time for s400d vs 740d
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With all due respect, but the S has transcended the 7er.
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I think that in the collective consumer psyche - absolutely - the S-Class has a brand cachet bar none and indeed transcends the 7 Series.
I have to also then express that, from a mechanical, build, functional, technical and dynamic perspective, the two cars are much closer.
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