We now know what the new 7er looks like

[the Teuton]

Well, sort of. 

Someone is selling a 2009 F01 7er front bumper on Ebay.de.  Here's a short article about it.



http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2008/04/2009-bmw-7-series-f01-bumper-for-sale.html

[Soup DeVille]

From that angle, it looks like a mildly retarded pig with a Hitler 'stache.

[NomisR]

From that angle, it looks like a mildly retarded pig with a Hitler 'stache.

[CALL_911]

I see some E60.

Where the HELL did the seller get that from?

[Soup DeVille]

I see some E60.

Where the HELL did the seller get that from?

Probably in a rubbage bin.

[JYODER240]

Who's going to want to buy this?

[Lazerous]

Who's going to want to buy this?

A die hard Bimmer fan.....Ro.

[the Teuton]

I see some E60.

Where the HELL did the seller get that from?

I would imagine that BMW did not guard their trash cans too well.  It's probably a pre-production bumper used to try to get fitment right.

[CALL_911]

A die hard Bimmer fan.....Ro.

Actually, I would buy it.

[Raza]

Actually, I would buy it.

Yeah, you can put it on the front end of your race car bed.

[JYODER240]

man, I wanted a race car bed so bad when I was young.

[CALL_911]

Yeah, you can put it on the front end of your race car bed.

Did your parents buy one of those for you as well?

[sportyaccordy]

Yeah, you can put it on the front end of your race car bed.

R.O.F.L.

No but seriously, that is a horrible schnoz. Shame on you BMW

[CALL_911]

So far, what I see of the interior is kinda nice.

[omicron]

Yes, quite a nice and simple dashboard. An evolution of the current model, effectively.

[2o6]

So far, what I see of the interior is kinda nice.

Is that a test mule dashboard? The Panels look misaligned, and the iDrive screen looks like it doesn't work.

[Soup DeVille]

Is that a test mule dashboard? The Panels look misaligned, and the iDrive screen looks like it doesn't work.

It's probably a preproduction panel that's been disassembled and reassembled about 300 times.

[rohan]

Is that a test mule dashboard? The Panels look misaligned, and the iDrive screen looks like it doesn't work.

That's the main menu page

[the Teuton]

I hate the new BMW shifter.

[JYODER240]

I hate the new BMW shifter.

It can't be worse than the current setup on the 7-series.

[CALL_911]

I hate the new BMW shifter.

What don't you like about it? I mean, I thought it was stupid as hell at first, but when you live with it on a daily basis, it's not bad.

[Soup DeVille]

What don't you like about it? I mean, I thought it was stupid as hell at first, but when you live with it on a daily basis, it's not bad.

I used to drive a Jeep with plastic windows and no carpetting or AC.

I mean, I thought it was stupid as hell at first, but when you live with it on a daily basis, its not that bad.

[Lazerous]

I used to drive a Jeep with plastic windows and no carpetting or AC.

I mean, I thought it was stupid as hell at first, but when you live with it on a daily basis, its not that bad.

Did you take it off any sweet jumps?

[the Teuton]

What don't you like about it? I mean, I thought it was stupid as hell at first, but when you live with it on a daily basis, it's not bad.

I hate how it pauses when you press the P button before it actually parks, I hate that it's more of a joystick than an actual shifter.  I hate how it very well might be impossible to put the car in neutral if the battery is dead (although it's that way with a lot more cars than just BMWs).  I hate that you have to grab it like a pistol grip rather than a traditional shifter, and I hate that I think BMW did it for no other reason than just to be different.  I like the older setup much better.

[2o6]

That's the main menu page

I know. That looks like a paper cutout, or plastic insert you see on dummy phones/elecronics.