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G70 740i Test Drive Impressions Review (From a G12 M760 Owner)
![]() Featured on BIMMERPOST.com ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() 1. Exterior: G70 Wins. Many people hate the new design, but I am not one of them. I think the new 7 looks better than our G12. The whole car is bigger and the tall & huge grill just make it looks even bigger and aggressive. It looks so special and commanding almost to the point of a RR Ghost. Overall the G70's exterior definitely serves its flagship role better than our G12. Unfortunately I didn't have the G12 parked next to it. But I've seen pictures online with two cars park ed together. The new G70 makes our G12 (especially pre-LCI) looks like a 5 series. 2. Interior: G70 Wins. The car we tested wasn't highly optioned. I believe the MSRP was 102K or something. There was no fancy TV, first-class rear seats (actually this specific car's rear seat can't even be adjust), or the diamond 3D stereo . But even at this trim, the interior is great. First of all, the design is light years ahead. Unlike the G12 (which borrowed a lot of its interior design, layout, and buttons from the F02), the G70 borrowed nothing from the G12, every single piece in this interior was new and amazing(especially the diamond looking ambient light strip). Secondly the build quality, fit, and finish are better. Although G12's interior quality wasn't bad, the new car brought it to a new level. Third, the material is better. Base vs. Base, the new car's "Veganza" material feels much higher quality than the old entry level Dakota (or whatever leather). It was soft and smooth, almost as good as the Nappa. 3. (Seat) Comfort: G70 wins. G70's seats blow G12's seat out of the water. It was so much softer and more comfortable, truly felt like a luxury sofa. In contrast, G12's seats were no where near as soft or comfortable. Comfort-wise, I believe G70's seats can easily compete with the new S-Class (can eventually surpass). Also, rear seats' position were better in this car. It gave a sense of fall into a soft sofa vs. G12's siting on a high chair. 4. Ride: G70 wins. The car was on 21" wheels and it was noticeably smoother than my 20" (both are not on run-flat). Most importantly, the car behaved much better when hitting a pothole. At the same time, the car wasn't as floaty as the G12 in Comfort Plus. Insolation on this car was also better (noticeable, but not by much). 5. Handling: G12 wins. The G70's suspension set up was better. It did control the body-roll better. However, this car's steering was super light, super loose, and super dead. It made me feels like I am playing a simulator. The steering was numb and indirect. The car took time to react to steering input, and I had no idea where my front wheels are going. Although my M760's steering was already numb, it was fast, direct, and have a hefty feeling. It felt like a performance car's steering compare to G70's (maybe the 4-wheel steering helps?). Compare to the new 740, driving the M760 still feels like a driving a car instead of a simulator. 6. Drivetrain: I can't compare the engine since I got the all mighty V12, but the new 740 was very good for what it is. The engine was smooth and linear. The power was more than enough (can even be peppy if you put it in sport). The 48V mild hybrid made the throttle feel superb. The transmission was even more smoother than before. 7. Something I don't like about the car: The iDrive 8 system. It was so complicated, almost like an Android tablet. I must went over awful amount of apps on the menu to find an adjustment such as the lumbar support. It is just so so so complicated. Another thing I wasn't impressed was the BowerWilkins Surround Sound system. It behaved just the same as my M760's BW. From a driver's perspective, sound was coming from the very front and there was no surrounding feeling. I guess I may change my opinion after I spend more time play with the stereo on this car... 8. Other random findings: I felt the interior space of G70 was narrower than G12's. Not sure if it was because of the car being taller... Overall, I am super impressed with the car. I've driven W223 and new A8 (both in 6 cylinder base trim) already and I always felt like the G12 wasn't on the same level as those two. It was just not as comfortable. But with the G70, things have change. It is much more comfortable than the previous 7, and has a much better exterior and interior than its competitors (A8's interior is just out of fashion, W223's interior quality sucks, and both look boring from the outside). Also, pricing on this vehicle is reasonable compare to S-Class. I have high expectation on this car's sale and I think it is the best 7 series in the past 20 years. Last edited by TrafficJam; 12-16-2022 at 10:04 PM.. |
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Thank you. Finally a real world buyers review. I know we get hung up on the tech of these cars, but forget to analyze the basics. Keep 'em coming folks. Would love more ride/handling/steering comparisons to the G12 750 vs. the new 760.
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Finally, I thought driving in sport mode disables ASS but from what I have seen it does not. ASS is extremely unobtrusive on this car, so this is something else that I may just have to get used to. One thing for sure, it is extremely quiet -- much quieter than a G12 and it is awfully easy for the speed to creep up unnoticed. Best to be careful about law enforcement.
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Yes. I also don't like the reviews on YouTube as most of them only mention how the car drives & handles, how fast the car can accelerate and blablabla... I mean come on, it is not a sports car. Unfortunately I haven't try the new 760, and also never driven the G12 750. It will be interesting to see how those two compares. But as I already owned the top trim G12 7 series and tried the base trim G70 7 series, I must say that the G70 is just a way better car.
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I love the new 7, but it's so expensive compared to the LCI G11 I have currently, that was leased for £550 a month the G70 is close to £1400 in the UK
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Omg it’s just sooooo damn ugly. I don’t think I will ever come around to accepting this exterior. Any previous year 7 series exterior looks better lol
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I absolutely hate the frontend and the tablet dashboard. Rest looks amazing.
I just hope when I’m in the market for a new Beemer, possibly 5-6 years down the line, they would have got rid of these “features”. |
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I believe thats regular sound system (is it HK?) in the 740 not the new B&W system, so it’s more like comparing base stereo to the B&W in G12?
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B&W comes standard in the new 7. The B&W Diamond Sound is the upgraded option. I read somewhere that the "base" system was designed in collaboration with Harmon and B&W.
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am with you 💯 came around to love the look of the new G8X but this 🤔
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Great review! I went to our dealer and saw an i7 this weekend, albeit no drive.
What I would add is that the iDrive is fast, so fast. It's the fastest infotainment system in any car, ever. It's instantaneous. I haven't spent enough time on it to learn if it's complicated, but the speed of it is going to help solve a lot of problems any complexity might add. I have the PHEV version of a G12 and was hoping that would come over here for the G70 but I'm losing faith, so we are now debating ordering the 740/760/i7 and it's a very tough choice as to which one. But it's not a tough choice to order it as the G70 is amazing. |
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Man this thing is ugly. Bmw head designer must be a troll.
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You are not obligated to buy one. It is way better in person, and even better still from the drivers seat.
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Gross…
Onto more important things, what's going on w/ this blue M5?? Gorgeous. Parking this 7 series next to an F series design M5 is not doing this thing any favors btw. |
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I don't want to offense anyone, but it is funny how all these people hating on the new 7 don't even own cars in this segment. As I went through their profile, most are driving sporty little bmws. No wonder why they don't like the new 7's design as they would probably think Rolls Royce look horrendous as well.
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G70 all equip with BW. The higher option is the BW diamond sound (something like that). To be honest, my G12's BW stereo never makes me satisfy. I think those BW works the best on the M5.
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