German Car Zone

I have seen the new 7 series during a sneak preview event.
Mixed emotions. You have to get used to the front. While the front grille is very impressive, the curving of the front lights is very weird. The bulges in the hood are great, they make the bonnet overall very flat. The back is like the picture but a litttle bit less dynamic. The interior is fantastic using B&O like black panel displays. The best thing on the car is the double hofmeister kink, once with the windows, once with the curves around the windows. The design of the back is also fantastic. The interior has been copied from audi.

Can you describe the instrument cluster? What is this b&o display you are speaking of?

Hey guys! Spotted the car testing in Austria three weeks ago. Saw the post on autoblog about the new 7 series so I thought I'd share.

The interior spy pics are deceiving. The spy pics shows 2 bulbs in the dash like the current 7 series but there is only 1 much like the new X5.
The i drive is second generation with some buttons around it, just like the audi and is positioned right next to the gear switch. The idrive bulb in the spypic is fake. With the B&O like displays I mean black shiny surfaces with orange characters that look like they are projected on the surface from the back, much like B&O in the 80s.
The top dashboard is in leather which is nice.
The door handle on the inside is really strange. There is none.
The trunk is very well shaped and very nice.
The front bonnet has 2 big wedges towards the sides which are high. It makes the overall bonnet very flat.
If you have more questions let me know

Here is a link to an article about some of the technological advances of the upcoming 7er. Its in german , but it contains some pictures of the new improved nightvision screen :

Der neue 7er BMW - Blick in die Zukunft - Auto & Mobil - sueddeutsche.de

Here is a brief summary :

The first part deals with the improved nightvision system:
- infrared based (like current system)
- higher resolution
- can detect pedestrians within 100m range
- Warning will be displayed (in central display and head-up display) , if on collision course
- can detect, if pedestrian is on 'safe' sidewalk... in this case no warning displayed, just yellow highlight
- sophisticated recognition software

The second part deals with the new 7er's capability to detect traffic signs.
All standard traffic signs (according to Convention of Vienna ) are detected and displayed. Driver is warned, if exceeding speed limit. Works together with HDD based Navigation system.

Looks like a lot of techno goodies will be put into the new 7er

Any particular detail not already being revealed from spy pics?



I have some test questions for you:

1. What's the function of the CS-like side emblem, and how does it look like?
2. Are there side indicators present in the side mirrors?
3. Are there any kind of eyebrows present in the headlight cluster?

is the new V12 Biturbo engine being introduced 7th July?

No need for that. I am 100% sure he has seen it.

....have you?

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I think not J_M.
But I do think we will start seeing spy pics of the V12 TT, with quad pipes!!!


Also, looks like the doors do open in a new way, if there are really no handles inside the car to open it.
Traffic sign thing is also cool.....The DOS vs Windows part is taking shape finally. S class will soon be a relic.

So, he won't have any problems to give the right answers.