Interesting memory for those American tourists I bet. "In Germany people stop their cars randomly and start taking pictures for no apparent reason"

I actually loved the last facelifted 7 series. I seriously hope that this thing looks better in person (hopefully at this year's motor show) because for me, the front looks like a brick.

Still, thanks a lot Ricardo for sharing.

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Nice spotting Chris,a bigger wheels would turn the car up side down

Christian - Thanks for the first class "real world" pictures!

I am hoping that my usual it-doesn't-look-so-good-in-pictures opinion, is once again affecting my ability to see the real beauty of the new 7. Maybe it's the color, as styling lines are too hidden in black as they should be on some designs, i.e. W140 Mercedes. Then again, maybe it's a little too Lexus LS460. I would like to see BMW be a real competitor in the large luxury market, but in these pictures, I just don't see the excitement of what should be a very special car.

Anytime. It looks really good in real life. Definitely sporty and classy and elegant too.

Just like the E38 did right?

I agree....Almost proportioned like the SLR

Chris did shoot it with a wide angle lens -- there is some slight distortion of the perspective.

^ It still looks 10 times better than the W221 could ever dream of. So sleek and powerful

Lol...Uh huh! If you say so!