7 Series (G11) [Spy shots] BMW 7er (G11) Spy Pics & Info

[Deleted member 25]

Finally some non engineer will talk.

 

[SKY]

Woah, look at this gentleman, van Hooydonk, what a difference presenting. Fantastic suit as well.

The car they chosen look too vanilla IMO. The side profile look a bit empty and the front a bit bland. It's true this is a given on this segment. The M Pack is a must here, IMO.

 

[Rainer271]

Talk talk talk....; what a shitty live event. Not even in English.

I hear simultaneously translation in the stream.

 

[SKY]

The rear is fantastic.

 

[EnI]

Finally ... a core BMW car in years that looks INSANELY EXPENSIVE instantly ... at first sight.

Chrome galore in Design Pure Excellence package makes wonders!


PS: VERY disappointing presentation though. Yawn. Plain talking ... so last century. Where is multimedia?

 

[Deleted member 25]

Exquisite double homfeister knick.

 

[Deleted member 25]

So the buttons are made of real metal.

 

[SKY]

Do any of you insider guys know if the alu trim is available?

 

[klier]

Automakers' CEOs should take a note or two hot to present a product from Apple INC Keynotes.

F*** me, they can make the car sound boring... Not a single illustration, not a single picture, not a single chart, not a single metaphor...

Very boring, and the beginning was so epic with the live music

The only metaphor I heard was him quoting the press about "the glimpse of the future"

So the buttons are made of real metal.

Yes. No shiny fake cover.

 

[EnI]

Mmmmmm ... Dark chrome exterior trim on M-Sport versions.

 

[hoffmeister_fan]

damn it, stepped out for lunch and only caught the last 3 mins of van Hooydonk and it's done

 

[Deleted member 25]

Ok that's it, now give us picture of the interior.

 

[kiki voinea]

This was the most boring Keynote ever recorded since...ever...

WORLD PREMIERE of an INTERNATIONAL LUXURY CAR and you speak NON-ENGLISH...


WhatTheF***...

 

[Giannis]

damn it, stepped out for lunch and only caught the last 3 mins of van Hooydonk and it's done

I was talking to the phone throughout the event. The good thing is that I got a new client, but the bad news is that I heard absolutely nothing.



Still, where's the damn press release?

 

[Dawid21]

I think that with out the car looks a lot more interesting than in the middle.

 

[W201]

@klier
To be fair, lots of pictures are show, but to the live audience, not to us. Seems like the presentation wasn't 'adjusted' for virtual audience.

Ontopic

IMHO, design-wise, this car is a step back from the F01. What a vanilla. I cannot believe how chrome-laden they went for the exterior, and LED-laden in the interior.

However, the forte if this car is what lies beneath, and this seems to be true tour-de-force in terms of technology, and manufacturing. One-piece Hoffmeister kink! Wow!

 

[Giannis]

Start of production of new BMW 7 Series at Plant Dingolfing

• Clear commitment to Germany as high-tech production location
• Investment of over half a billion euros in efficient new production technologies at BMW Group’s largest German manufacturing site
• Integration of carbon-fibre and electrification expertise into existing production infrastructure
• Technology transfer from BMW i to core BMW brand
  

Munich/Dingolfing. Like its predecessor, the new BMW 7 Series will also be built in Dingolfing: Series production of the sixth generation of the BMW 7 Series will get underway on 1 July. Between 2008 and the present day, 370,000 models of the previous generation were built in Dingolfing and shipped to customers in more than 100 countries worldwide. Since the launch of the first BMW 7 Series in 1977, the Dingolfing plant has produced a total of more than 1.6 million BMW 7 Series. Its main markets today are China, the US, Germany, the Middle East, Russia, Korea, the UK and Japan. Taking into account all the diverse engine, colour and customer-specific options, countless vehicle variants (options to 1070) can be produced. Barely any two BMW 7 Series leaving the Dingolfing assembly line are the same.

At the employee event to mark the start of production in Dingolfing Harald Krüger, Chairman of the Board of Management of BMW AG, said: “This car demonstrates the full innovation capabilities of our developers and designers, as well as the extensive experience and expertise gained from producing our flagship model here in Dingolfing. We have invested more than half a billion euros in the plant in the past three years alone for this purpose. The Plant has been developed and adapted so that it is fully prepared for the future with new technologies, such as carbon fibre and electrification. This represents a clear commitment on the part of the BMW Group to both Dingolfing as a high-tech production location, and to Germany.”

Intelligent lightweight design and technology transfer from BMW i

The newest version of this luxury sedan paves the way for a wide range of innovations in areas including driving dynamics, comfort, intelligent connectivity and control, all complemented by a holistic lightweight concept: Different materials are selectively combined to assure optimum vehicle performance and light weight. For example, ultra-lightweight, high-tech carbon-fibre reinforced plastic (CFRP) is used in the passenger compartment. Carbon fibre is around 30 per cent lighter than aluminium and about 50 per cent lighter than steel. The unique body structure, referred to as the “carbon core”, is based on technology transferred from the BMW i models, which helps optimise vehicle weight, as well as material strength and rigidity. This results in significantly lower fuel consumption and emissions, combined with improved driving performance, dynamics and comfort. The new BMW 7 Series models weigh up to 130 kilograms less than the previous generation.

Pioneer in large-scale production of carbon fibre

The new BMW 7 Series is the first vehicle in the BMW Group’s core model portfolio to use industrially-manufactured carbon fibre in combination with maximum-strength steel and aluminium in the body structure rather than as a visible shell material. Carbon fibre is used for the roof bows, to reinforce the roof frame, the B and C pillars, the sills, the centre tunnel and for the rear shelf. The company benefits from the knowhow gained from development and production of its BMW i models. For the first time, the BMW Group is using two enhanced, innovative and highly-efficient processes in production of the BMW 7 Series in Dingolfing: wet pressing and hybrid pressing.

In wet pressing, carbon-fibre fabrics or netting, impregnated with resin, are pressed in a three-dimensional moulding die while wet and then hardened. The dry pre-shaping previously used in the Resin Transfer Moulding (RTM) process is no longer required. In hybrid pressing, carbon-fibre fabrics impregnated with resin, also still wet, are placed in a moulding die with sheet steel, then pressed and hardened. This bonds the steel and carbon materials to form a hybrid component. Hybrid components are light, but offer maximum rigidity and outstanding crash performance. Both processes enable highly economical large-scale production of up to several thousand carbon components per day, with compact systems engineering and short cycle times.

Josef Kerscher, head of Plant Dingolfing: “Our preparations for the start of production of the new BMW 7 Series have been intensive. We have been building the BMW brand flagship and technology platform for almost 40 years in Dingolfing. It is an honour and a privilege to continue to provide top quality for our customers around the world. The key to this success lies in our decades of expertise in building premium automobiles and our highly competent and dedicated employees. The structures and new manufacturing technologies for lightweight construction and electrification we established for the BMW 7 Series ramp-up will also benefit other models built at Dingolfing.”

 

[SDNR]

Audi's A8 team have got a really tough task to match this new 7er.

It is stunning. Suddenly the S class has got some real competition.

 

[HMS]

it was like a boring political summit with that live translation ..

 

[Deleted member 48829]

I just noticed that the L-shaped chrome line at the bottom of the doors is black on the M-Sport model. It will be interesting to see whether customers can have it colour code. Chrome might be toot sucky for some and in black it looks unnecessary.

I think the question is whether it will be a normal option at a normal price or come at a massive premium via BMW Individual.

it was like a boring political summit with that live translation ..

Yeah those boys at BMW sure know how to throw a party...