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11-02-2015, 08:47 AM | #1 |
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BMW 7 Series: Smarter Than You & Luxury In Every Detail - XCAR
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I believe that this new 7 Series is better than the S class in almost every way, even if it is only slightly better overall. It is basically as comfortable and luxurious, if not more, than the S class (when the right options are ticked), but still offers the dynamic side.
However People will never agree and accept this, so they will always keep the crown to the S class. Same thing with the 3 series. I believe that the 3 series is class leader right now, but even if someone would make a better car, it wouldn't be announced better than the 3 series. |
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I think the review is accurate. Is the 7er better than the S-Class? That remains to be seen but this has been BMW best effort in a while making the 7er an actual competitor to the S-Class.
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Everything is on par or better than the S class in my opinion. The S class is too much of an old soul. Very nice and luxurious but not interesting to me.
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I sat in one at the dealer and it was very nice. Then I saw one driving on the road and I barely noticed it. It's not a head turner, but not everyone wants it to be.
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Great video. The new 7 is quite the machine.
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Spent some time in a new S-class the other day, and honestly it was a huge let down. The media had made it sound like the S-class was this "almost Bentley/Rolls" level car, so my expectations were high. When I got in, my first thought looking at the dash was "is this fake wood? It looks like fake wood. Stitched surface on top of the dash is fake leather. Why are all the buttons and switches flat black plastic? Everything in the 7-Series is metal. Hell, most of the buttons in the C-class are metal."
For a $119k vehicle, I was extremely disappointed. The car rode well (it is smoother than the 7-Series), but the 7-Series is not far off and drives better, and absolutely kills it inside. |
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Great video. Favorite quotes:
"...your automotive guardian angel: there, but in the background saving your ass when you need it to." "Every aspect about the experience you have in this car has been thought of. Every little detail -- there's been someone working on it to make sure that the driver and the passenger have the best time possible. So no matter what your choice of luxury motor, no matter how you choose to spend your money; if you look at the 7-Series and you can't appreciate the effort that's gone into making this the loveliest place on the road -- then you're making a mistake." Quote:
Indeed, when I first saw those dark, grainy loading-dock spy photos of a fully revealed G11 7-Series this time last year, I worried that the car hadn't changed enough. I worried that they hadn't taken the luxury game to a higher level. I even posted here that I was going to give the S-Class another consideration (in both sedan and coupe form). I tested both about a month apart from one another, and although I was impressed with the fit / finish / quality and tech, the interior and exterior styling of the S-Class simply didn't speak to me (the exterior of the coupe was stunning, but only from certain angles). In hindsight, I was completely wrong to have given up so quickly on the 7 based on silly spy photos. Having been invited to the unveiling here in San Francisco way back in June, and having been able to spend a LOT of time in and around the car, I agree with the reviewer in the video, and know beyond a doubt that it'll be the replacement for my current F02 740Li (except I'll step up to the 750i w X-Drive now that the efficiency has been improved). Quote:
AHall -- out of curiosity, have you ever owned a BMW? I ask because I've owned several and currently own a 2012 740Li which I've been using as my daily driver for over four years now (took delivery in Sept 2011 in Munich) and now have over 102,500 miles on the car. I drive the hell out of this thing. I keep it maintained per the maintenance computer and he's been rock-solid. I'd be interested in hearing what reliability issues you had with a BMW you may have owned.
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I might be interested for the new 7 series as I'm going to have to say farewell to my E65. Around facelift time I might consider it, but my goal right now is a sporty, small car.
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I drove the new 7, it's just awesome. BMW finally gives Merc S-Class a car it cannot beat. Exterior, interior, and technology is just top notch. It's super classy, yet sporty to drive. I had an F02 750Li, this is so much better in every way.
The only car I would swap my X5M for now is an Alpina B7.
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