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#1
1993 bmw 7 series Professional Edmunds Review
Source: Edmunds

...Published: 10/02/1993 Updated: 10/02/2009 What's New for 1993: The 7 Series' cheapest model swaps I-6 for V8 power.
The entry-level 7 Series is now called the 740 to denote this change.
The new engine has 282 horsepower that is mated to a five-speed automatic transmission. More wood for the interior, Z-rated tires and an upgraded stereo round out the changes for the 1993 7 Series...

#2
2011 bmw 7 series Professional Edmunds Review
Source: Edmunds

...A six-speed automatic is again standard. In Edmunds acceleration testing, the 750i and 750Li went from zero to 60 mph in just a hair over 5 seconds. EPA-estimated fuel economy stands at 15 mpg city/22 mpg highway and 17 mpg combined. Opting for the Li and/or xDrive lowers those numbers by roughly 1-2 mpg. The 2011 BMW 760Li gets a 6.0-liter twin-turbo V12 good for 535 hp and 550 lb-ft of torque. An eight-speed automatic and rear-wheel drive are standard. According to BMW, it goes from zero to 60 in 4.5 seconds. EPA-estimated fuel economy is 13/19/15. Safety: Standard safety features include...

#3
1991 bmw 7 series Professional Edmunds Review
Source: Edmunds

...Published: 10/02/1991 Updated: 10/02/2009 What's New for 1991: No changes for the 7-Series...

#4
1990 volvo 760 Professional Edmunds Review
Source: Edmunds

...Published: 10/02/1990 Updated: 10/02/2009 What's New for 1990: New Generation IIIturbo engine is introduced...

#5
2011 BMW 740 Professional Cars.com Review
Source: Cars.com

...rear entertainment system with dual screens in head restraints Optional head-up display Optional night vision with pedestrian detection Under the Hood The engine lineup includes a 315-horsepower, 3.0-liter inline-six-cylinder for the 740 models; a 4.4-liter V-8 for the 750, Alpina B7 and ActiveHybrid models; and a 6.0-liter V-12 with 535 hp for the 760i. The V-8 produces 400 hp in the 750, 440 hp in the ActiveHybrid and 500 hp in the Alpina B7. All engines have twin turbochargers. BMW's xDrive all-wheel drive can send up to 80 percent of power to the rear wheels if needed, keeping...

#6
2011 BMW 7 Series Overview
Source: CarGurus

...integral-V aluminum multi-link rear suspension, and an antilock braking system that includes Dynamic Stability Control, Brake Fade Compensation, Brake Drying, and Dynamic Brake Control.All of the 7 Series cabins are imbued with BMW’s ultimate in elegance and technology. Soft leather and rich wood cover most of the surfaces and give the cabin a feeling of refined opulence. The front and back seats offer all-day comfort. The iDrive system, which controls the car’s electronic functions, has been simplified and supplemented with a few more actual buttons. It still may take some time to learn...

#7
2012 bmw 7 series Professional Edmunds Review
Source: Edmunds

...BMW claims a 0-60 mph time of 4.5 seconds. EPA-estimated fuel economy is 13/19/15. Safety: Standard safety features on the 2012 BMW 7 Series include antilock brakes, stability and traction control, front-seat side airbags, front knee airbags, side curtain airbags and active front head restraints. In Edmunds brake testing, the 740i stopped from 60 mph in an excellent 109 feet. The heavier 750i came to rest in an equally impressive 112 feet. The 750Li was about the same. Optional safety features include adaptive cruise control, lane departure and blind-spot warning, rear and sideview cameras...

#8
1990 bmw 7 series Professional Edmunds Review
Source: Edmunds

...Published: 10/02/1990 Updated: 10/02/2009 What's New for 1990: No changes for the 7-Series...

#9
1991 volvo 740 Professional Edmunds Review
Source: Edmunds

...Published: 10/02/1991 Updated: 10/02/2009 What's New for 1991: DOHC motor dropped from lineup...

#10
1994 bmw 7 series Professional Edmunds Review
Source: Edmunds

...Published: 10/02/1994 Updated: 10/02/2009 What's New for 1994: No changes for the 7 Series...


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Why should I also consider these?

The BMW 7-Series has its biggest beefs with the likes of the Audi A8 and Mercedes-Benz S-Class, but the Jaguar XJ, Porsche Panamera and Aston Martin Rapide are all legitimate prey, too.

The S-Class still looks imposing in its last years of life, and its AMG-gone-wild editions are numerically superior to BMW's Alpina-tuned 7er.

Double the rear-seat room, and add on impossible amounts of tire-smoking performance, and you arrive at the rather lumpy-looking Porsche Panamera, which obliterates all these cars with a 0-60 mph time of about 3.3 seconds for Turbo models.

The new Audi A8 looks less convincingly different than we were promised, but it's a swift, stable performer with a marvelous interior--despite our serious reservations about its Palm Pilot-like controller for audio and navigation.

The Jaguar XJ sexes up the class with an aero body and a swinging interior, but the new shape zaps rear-seat room and not all of the new interior bits feel rich and expensive.

Remove half the backseat room from the XJ, make it even more gorgeous and expensive, and you have the utterly fantastic but impractical Aston Martin Rapide.

 
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Cutting its ties with its illustrious and not so charmed past, the 2012 Jaguar XJ now rocks a swinging style that really suits its dynamic handling.
 
2012 Mercedes-Benz S Class
The Mercedes-Benz S-Class has a wide range of personalities--all of them superbly comfortably, some of them outrageously powerful.
 
2012 Porsche Panamera
Bucking tradition and the ordinary, the 2012 Porsche Panamera mostly succeeds in being an excellent large fastback sedan.
 
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