Osnabrueck

Good question, how do you?

My explanation is that the 7er facelift was hatched at a point where the BMW directors were pretty nervous about the tidal wave of negative press that exploded upon its release in 2001.

The 6er was born at a different stage and benefits from some better hindsight and the fact that the Bangle policy was actually embraced by consumers. Since there's no real "fix" to be done in the eyes of today's public, I expect a facelift that's pure details and nothing more.

I don't think the 6er will be left alone because BMW doesn't want to mess with a good thing - I think it'll be left alone because that's the expedient thing to do.