BMW 7 Series Blog
The new bmw 7 Series sedan doesn’t look much biger than the old 7 Series, but it will be riding on a slightly longer wheelbase.
The 2010 7 Series will use a new twin-turbo V8 with displacement of around 4.0 liters, and with a power rating close to 400 horsepower. it will be powered by A six-speed automatic transmission and will continue to send the power to the rear wheels.
The last-generation BMW 7 Series made people mad. Many car fans and Bimmerphiles hated its styling so much they turned its designer Chris Bangle’s name into a derogatory term. From now on, to be “Bangled” is to have a previously attractive automotive design ruined. While subsequent BMWs took on many of the 7’s controversial styling cues, the big flagship sedan remained the most visually challenging, and a lightning rod for critical wrath.
Now we have an all-new 2009 BMW 7 Series, and thankfully, designer Karim Habib won’t be turned into a derogatory verb. While there are certainly some brash elements — particularly the flared nostril grilles — BMW’s flagship has been significantly de-Bangled. The body work now appears tauter, the light clusters are more harmonious and the bulbous “Bangle-butt” trunk lid has been excised (he had a derogatory noun named after him, too). In short, the new 750i now looks more like a BMW.
Styling isn’t the only issue BMW took on with the 2009 7 Series. As you likely know, iDrive has long been vilified for its clumsy operation and needlessly complex menu structure. The system has been improved over the years, but then so has the acting ability of the Rock, who still won’t be taking home an Oscar any time soon. For the revised 7’s iDrive, the multipurpose knob and large LCD screen remain, but physical menu select buttons have been added and the menus themselves laid out in a more logical manner. Dash-mounted preset buttons have also been added (other BMWs with iDrive had them, but the 7 didn’t), and much of the climate control system has been put outside iDrive’s jurisdiction. The result is a thumbs-up.
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