***Spotted The New BMW 7-Series!!!***

[cawimmer430]

Holy craaap! I was giving a bunch of Americans a tour of some local World War II sites here. The standard operating procedure means a trip to nearby Waldkraiburg and look what I saw at the side of the road!

THE NEW BMW 7-SERIES! 

I immediately stopped the car in the middle of traffic (mind you there were cars  behind me!) and took three quick shots. The cars behind me honked like crazy and the four Americans in the car with me thought I was nuts.   

Man, the risks I go through to keep the BMW fans here happy. You guys owe me big time! 








Oh, and keep me updated if you find these pictures popping up on other forums. I don't want to read about some guy in Alabama claiming he spotted this car in his backyard and these are the pics! 

[the Teuton]

Nice job, Wimmer!

I don't like the front end profile at all.  The nose is too long.

[cawimmer430]

Nice job, Wimmer!

I don't like the front end profile at all.  The nose is too long.

From the few seconds I was able to stare at it, it looked sleek, low and long. 

[hotrodalex]

Saweeet.

[Tave]

'Atta job, Private Wimmer

[Submariner]

It's no AMG S, but it's eons better than the previous 7.

[CALL_911]

Wimmer, you're the man. Thanks.

Nice looking car. I really like the F01.

[Colin]

Definite improvement over the outgoing model, though the front looks surprisingly bulbous in your first picture....

I await my first sighting - which will probably be at Paris - with interest.

[MexicoCityM3]

Great job! But you are a BMW fan yourself now.

[Catman]

It's nice but the A8 looks much better.

[93JC]

"New"? Didn't know there was a 'new' one.

I see they didn't get rid of the ugly.

[Laconian]

Definitely a "cab-backward" design. I think the nose would be more at home on a long wheelbase model.

So this picture is a scoop? You should've watermarked it!

[nickdrinkwater]

The nose looks a bit like a C-Class from the side.

[SVT_Power]

They try to go for a GT profile with the 7er? Whats with the really long front and really short back?

[cawimmer430]

Thanks.   

So this picture is a scoop? You should've watermarked it!

I guess so! The guys over at GermanCarZone think this is the new V12 760iL because of the quadruple exhausts at the rear. We have a lot of BMW experts and even employees overthere. 

[omicron]

No:


Yes:

[Tave]

I like the profile--looks very Volvo-esque for some reason.

[Submariner]

No:


Yes:

I knew I liked you.

Now just make it a SWB with some 18's...

[SVT_Power]

I knew I liked you.

Now just make it a SWB with some 18's...

I want:

[Submariner]

I want:

I like you even more.

[nickdrinkwater]

I really don't like that vent thing on the side.

[hotrodalex]

Thanks.   

I guess so! The guys over at GermanCarZone think this is the new V12 760iL because of the quadruple exhausts at the rear. We have a lot of BMW experts and even employees overthere. 

Yup, V12 has quad exhuast, V8 has dual, diesel has twin (one side, 2 pipes).

[cawimmer430]

Sweet. I spotted a gas-guzzler. 

[AltinD]

Sweet. I spotted a gas-guzzler. 

The first ... and last.

[Submariner]

Yup, V12 has quad exhuast, V8 has dual, diesel has twin (one side, 2 pipes).

I thought there was no V-12

[the Teuton]

I thought there was no V-12

The Gher-mans over in Moon-chen didn't think we deserved the new V12 model, so we're not getting it.  It probably had something to do with the S600 absolutely demolishing the last V12 BMW in sales.  But honestly, what would they expect?  Where the S600 came almost completely loaded, the 760Li came with an alcantara headliner, a mini fridge, an (ever so slightly) reclining rear seat, and some new wood trim for some $40,000 more than the 750Li of similar equipment levels.  It didn't even come with the rear iDrive.  Coupled with a vastly underpowered (compared to the S600) V12, and it became apparent pretty quickly that they weren't going to sell many.

So the rest of the world is getting it.

Also, compared to the E38, the F01 looks ungainly.  When I worked at the BMW dealership, I preferred the interior environment of the E65/6, but I preferred the driving experience of the E38, especially because of the lower beltline and easier to see front end along with the better steering feel.

I don't know if I like this car yet.  The more I see it, the less I like it.

[SVT_Power]

I like you even more.

[CaMIRO]

The darker color hides all the surfacing; which is rather a pity, as it's much better integrated into the overall design than the old one was. I won't miss the confusing confluence of slashes and curves that was E65, but I do look forward to seeing an F01, up close, in light silver.

I know the E38 is viewed as some sort of classic, and I once had a drive in one I'll never forget; but its lines seem plain, in retrospect. Its presence derives from its size, rather than from any particularly special feature or surface.

In contrast with F01, darker colors work better on E38 (to my eyes, at least), because nothing about the car draws the eye to any one spot. A light silver E38 is a waste of a reflective color, IMO.

[gasoline]

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Thanks.

[AltinD]

I reposted them here: http://forums.vwvortex.com/zeropost?cmd=tshow&id=3989734