7 Series [Official] The New BMW 7 Series

[Tarek]

No Tarek , its a Mini on steriods to be more precise.

Well considering RR shares almost everything with 7er,so it's 7er on steroids.

That's some crazy steroids for a Phantom then

Not really lol.

 

[SKY]

YouTube - Taio Cruz Ft. Kylie Minogue - Higher (Video)

Newest Taio Cruz video with a 7er M shadow line, white interior and exterior.

 

[picsoubmw]

There two 7-series, the black one is a Individual Composition with Platinium interior and the other is white M sport package and black interior.

Is there a BMW product placement ?

 

[Padi]

Taio Cruz has clearly something going on with BMW, you can see this in Dynamites musicvideo too..

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[SCOTT27]

True the responsibility fell with BMW United Kingdom and BMW North America for this product placement.
Black Eye Peas done something similar but that song was also awful.

But yes after being in the wilderness after 007 , BMW are moving back into product placement. We feature a whole range of cars in the upcoming Mission Impossible : Ghost Protocol.

And we have a deal with Warner Bros. to provide Motorrad based products for the in development live-action Akira feature set in an apocalyptistic future.

But since the advent of the Vision Efficient Dynamics Concept Car we have been approached by studios that have a project that is based in a sci-fi , futuristic ideology , asking if it can be used.

We are also in discussion about involvement in a big budget sequel to a huge blockbuster that will be released in 2012.

When I was in the UK the past few weeks I saw that "entertainment programme" X-Factor used the 5er Gran Turismo to whisk around the less fortunate judges where Mr Cowell stayed with his Phantom extended wheelbase. As for the show my money is on the crazy Brazillian to teach them all a lesson...

 

[JLBM]

7er facelift

Does anyone have any inside info on wen the 7er facelift is due. Also, will BMW be able to give the interior a lift to separate it from the F10 interior which in my view is a virtual copy/match of the F01.

 

[braaf]

Well considering RR shares almost everything with 7er,so it's 7er on steroids.



Not really lol.

I don't mean to start anything but, beside a few buttons and electronic tech, the Phantom and 7 share very few components. The Ghost on the other hand is based on the 7 chasis.

 

[Tarek]

I don't mean to start anything but, beside a few buttons and electronic tech, the Phantom and 7 share very few components.:

The phantom has E65's V12 and trans and maybe the same platform but not sure.

 

[klier]

It's not exactly the same engine though, because it is 6.75 liter for example. But the base is the same though. And there might be a few other technical things the same as E65, but for 95%, the Phantom is unique.

As for the platform......a 7er looks like a tiny 3er compared to a Phantom. A Phantom is completely bespoke platform wise. It's one of a kind unique. You really should watch Discovery Channel's 'Mega Factories' when they visit the Phantom production line. It's pretty damn awesome to see!

 

[SCOTT27]

Phantom is an all-new platform actually an aluminium space frame , developed from scratch. In creating the Phantom and the new era of Rolls-Royce everything from design , development and even the manufacturing facility started from a blank piece of paper and great investment.

Even the Ghost which shares an extended version of L6 the internal codename for the structure that spawns the 5, 7 , 6 and 5er Gran Turismo. The engine starts from the basics but turns out to be something with a very different character than it's relative 7er.

And the Ghost is not just an extended 7er. When you drive both back to back you certainly feel , hear and experience the difference.

 

[Deleted member 1071]

Does anyone have any inside info on wen the 7er facelift is due. Also, will BMW be able to give the interior a lift to separate it from the F10 interior which in my view is a virtual copy/match of the F01.

Indeed, I too would be interested in some info regarding the F01s' L.I. facelift. I find the F01 the most visually attractive automobile in its' market segment, currently. It's the cars' proportions that make it a winner.

But, I would also applaud a somewhat more distinctive makeover of the cars' interior. Mind you, it is indeed very nice but a bit too close to that of the F10. And: Revised taillights please. I know, I'm splitting hairs here. But I find the taillights the weakest detail on the F01. They just appear so unimaginatively square to me, lacking the dynamism of the taillight scheme/graphic seen on the F10, the new F12/F13 6 series and even the 5 series GT.

But otherwise, the F01 is just fine in my eyes.

 

[SKY]

Indeed, I too would be interested in some info regarding the F01s' L.I. facelift. I find the F01 the most visually attractive automobile in its' market segment, currently. It's the cars' proportions that make it a winner.

But, I would also applaud a somewhat more distinctive makeover of the cars' interior. Mind you, it is indeed very nice but a bit too close to that of the F10. And: Revised taillights please. I know, I'm splitting hairs here. But I find the taillights the weakest detail on the F01. They just appear so unimaginatively square to me, lacking the dynamism of the taillight scheme/graphic seen on the F10, the new F12/F13 6 series and even the 5 series GT.

But otherwise, the F01 is just fine in my eyes.

I don´t expect neither the rear nor the interior will change with the LCI, apart from a few slight changes. I guess the big changes will be done to the front end of the car. I would expect a change in the kidneys, to make them more in line with the 6er ones, and new front bumper, with LED fogs, again, following the steps of the new 6er.

 

[klier]

^ This.

Although I don't think that the shape of the grille will change, as it is absolutely breathtaking.
I expect most changes in the front though; a completely new bumper design with LED fogs, LED angel eyes, optional LED instead of Xenon, LED eyebrows, etc.
I really don't expect any radical changes in the back of the car, nor the interior.

 

[-NeObLaZtEr-]

The 7er is such a disappointment. It always had the potential to be a huge success, but BMW's lazy and haphazard approach of heavily modifying the 5er just to compete in this segment, is very sad. They have been presented with yet another opportunity, and I REALLY hope they don't muck it up, but dedicate themselves to making it into what it has the potential to be.

 

[Serpens]

The 7er is such a disappointment. It always had the potential to be a huge success, but BMW's lazy and haphazard approach of heavily modifying the 5er just to compete in this segment, is very sad. They have been presented with yet another opportunity, and I REALLY hope they don't muck it up, but dedicate themselves to making it into what it has the potential to be.

You're a little confused. The 7-series actually debuted first, the 5-series second. The 5-series is riding on a modified 7-series platform, not the other way around. The car has been selling just fine, too.

 

[Merc1]

You're a little confused. The 7-series actually debuted first, the 5-series second. The 5-series is riding on a modified 7-series platform, not the other way around. The car has been selling just fine, too.

Its really a silly argument actually. What difference does it make? Who has the internal document that says either was the approach for the 5 or the 7, or the 6 for that matter? For this generation of the 5er and 7er it is a wash IMO and a matterless point.

M

 

[Serpens]

Its really a silly argument actually. What difference does it make? Who has the internal document that says either was the approach for the 5 or the 7, or the 6 for that matter? For this generation of the 5er and 7er it is a wash IMO and a matterless point.

M

I posted a fact, there's nothing under dispute. The 7 hit the streets a full year before the 5 did. End of discussion. There's no "wash". Funny how no one cared when the speculation was that the S-class was going to be the first to use the MRA platform. But I digress...

 

[Merc1]

I posted a fact, there's nothing under dispute. The 7 hit the streets a full year before the 5 did. End of discussion. There's no "wash". Funny how no one cared when the speculation was that the S-class was going to be the first to use the MRA platform. But I digress...

Your fact. How do you know that they weren't developed at the same time/twinned? Where is the internal document that proves your "fact". Its all speculation. I don't care either way, BMW or MB MRA, just think its really silly.

M

 

[Betty Swollocks]

I posted a fact, there's nothing under dispute. The 7 hit the streets a full year before the 5 did. End of discussion. There's no "wash". Funny how no one cared when the speculation was that the S-class was going to be the first to use the MRA platform. But I digress...

As much as I see your point, when they hit the street is irrelevant.

Not many people realise the now terminated BMW CS Concept was based on the 7 Series even though it was unveiled before the 7 Series was premiered.

 

[-NeObLaZtEr-]

The debate is not about which was released first (it doesn't matter which one rides on which platform, you are completely missing my point), but about the fact that it is so obvious that they share so many components - and this weakens the 7 tremendously against the competition. The 5 is benefiting from this, but it is hurting the 7. Would you agree with that?

This is another argument in itself, but it has been neither the most nimble in the segment or the most comfortable in the segment, and they need to focus on and pioneer one of those sides.