Saturday, I had the opportunity to inspect the new 7 Series. My first impression: a big car, but not as big as the real exterior dimensions and also the pictures on the internet suggested. It was completely black outside and inside and equipped with the M package - too black for my taste. A few splashes of color, outside chrome, inside white leather, I would have found nicer. And in real life it is not that ugly as seen on various pictures. At least it demonstrates presence.
Inside, it gave an impression of luxury - or rather upper class. I didn't have that feeling - especially compared to the Mercedes S-class - with the predecessor.
As with the W223, practically everything can only be operated by touch and is hidden in submenus. I don't like that, but at least there is the iDrive, for direct selection of certain functions.
The car was equipped with electric doors, which is a completely useless extra: namely, they didn´t work. Either they didn't fully open or they closed at lightning speed. This was absolutely unnerving.
My conclusion after a first glance: After one year of driving the W223 S 500 4Matic and compared to my current W223 S580 4Matic for me the current 7er series could be an alternative to the S-Class.
