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

[Dawid21]

Published to BMW 7 series official photos, since and so the world knows what is their limousine

 

[klier]

Light seen from the side and a reflection of the photographer?

Yes and yes, but I was talking about the upper silver-ish part and the raised part in the corner with that extends all the way over the length of the unit...

Thanks Busty. Laser light is static in I8. Does it come with dynamic functions in the 7er?

I think so yes. They are working on a fully adaptive version that relies on several systems for it's data.

 

[Mick Briesgau]

^Looks to me just as a very close-up of the innerlife of the light.
^^ Adaptive laser light, if so, would be great.

 

[KiwiRob]

^Looks to me just as a very close-up of the innerlife of the light.
^^ Adaptive laser light, if so, would be great.

It shouldn't be difficult to do, the laser light units are very compact.

 

[Mick Briesgau]

It shouldn't be difficult to do, the laser light units are very compact.

I thought it was a technical "tour de force" with laserlight. But I'm just a lawyer and not an engineer.

 

[Deleted member 1071]

No, design is a science in the sense that there are rules defining wrong and right, good and bad. The rules may not be as exact as in maths but are comparable to the empirical aspects of engineering (this was the first thing I as a natural scientist learned from my engineer co-workers in a design department).
All the hard data argue for the G11 here (i.e., lines, aspect ratios, graphics).
What is highly subjective is the implementation of a proposal and the perception of the final product. A technically good sketch may not translate into a good 1:10 model, a great 1:4 model may not make a homogenous 1:1 product. Among numerous reasons for that are technical constraints, environmental factors (e.g., lighting, movement), and finally users' viewing habits and patterns.

The rear indicator glass of the G11 folding in before meeting the small reflector in the trunk lid illustrates such critical points. Great in theory and sketch, giving the unit a gem-like appearance. In the conceptual phase, the designers must have been hyped up about this. But in real life, most people may not see this and with the ones who do there is the risk they will regard it as an unintentional misfit.

What I learned as a rule of thumb is: good design can be reproduced by heart in the outline but not in the detail. Test it! A 911 outline is easy to draw but the details - at least of the current generation aren't. Check! Good design.

Excellent post.

 

[Deleted member 1071]

I don't why this isn't shared more often... it's the same pic but less cropped imo and therefore gives a little more realistic impression. What is visible here is the very muscular flank (below the shoulder line, behind the air breather) and the slim side mirror stand.

...and the general theme of the "muscular flank structure" from the rear door back will be seen in similar form on the next Porsche Panamera (pertaining to the "tip of a sword" muscle line indentation approaching the rear fenders). A theme currently en vogue, so it seems.

 

[Busty]

I thought it was a technical "tour de force" with laserlight. But I'm just a lawyer and not an engineer.

Haha (I like lawyers, even in professional contexts) .... but seriously: your intuition may be right. I hear there is testing of this going on. Obviously, the light is kind of 'unusual' to some drivers when passing other cars or reflecting objects. Some like the effect, some don't. Cannot be more precise without compromising my source, sorry.

@klier: I also find this detail shot pretty exciting. It shows better the layers in the headlight whereas in the pic I reposted, all layers melt into a huge something. I find the BMWblog render very close. In the area next to the kidney they got everything right.

 

[Rolf]

I don't why this isn't shared more often... it's the same pic but less cropped imo and therefore gives a little more realistic impression. What is visible here is the very muscular flank (below the shoulder line, behind the air breather) and the slim side mirror stand.

That slim mirror side connection piece reminds me of the same design on the E36 3-series.

 

[klier]

@klier: I also find this detail shot pretty exciting. It shows better the layers in the headlight whereas in the pic I reposted, all layers melt into a huge something. I find the BMWblog render very close. In the area next to the kidney they got everything right.

This one?

Really like it in this chop.

 

[Busty]

^what's not correct is of course the bumper, lower intakes, lack of the i8-like line beside the lamp. But the lamp itself, the graphics, the way the eyebrow runs, the pointed LED un-parallel to the kidney, all pretty close. The kink may be a little more rounded irl....

 

[ThroughandThrough]

Gosh, the Koreans need a shot of originality. They muck-up everything good about German design.

 

[Beemer B773ER]

Did a very quick and rough edit in Paintbrush. Lowered the car to a more normal ride height, and added wheels off another 7er test car.

 

[DblPen]

i dont like this picture that much, it makes rear overhang look huge

 

[SCOTT27]

If they got the full side profile then this would be a very different story unfortunately they could only get this angle because of the containers surrounding it. But yes wheels will make the difference as does the illuminated headlights it gives off a
Futuristic yet sinister look when you see the double headlamps in full illumination.

No doubt you have seen the interior details with the CES reports.

 

[Rainer271]

When I compare the serial car with the second pic which is showing a computer adapted prototype I see that the computer work is really close to the real car.
And then I know what I can expect when the new 7 is launched: a winner.

 

[marley71]

The distortion (fisheye?) caused by the lens really makes the rear look disproportionate. I think we will be surprised by how different the actual reveal looks from these pictures.

 

[SCOTT27]

The distortion (fisheye?) caused by the lens really makes the rear look disproportionate. I think we will be surprised by how different the actual reveal looks from these pictures.

Exactly.

 

[EnI]

And we all eagerly await latest Larson's (AutoBild) G11 render ... based on all the available hi-res spy pics of FEP prototypes & spy photos of uncovered G11 with all the crucial details revealed the render will be spot on!

 

[Busty]

You know more about how long we have to wait ?