BMW 7-Series News
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The BMW 7-Series diesel will feature a 3.0-liter V-6 turbodiesel developing more than 250 horsepower.
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2013 BMW 7-Series Preview
Updates to the 2013 BMW 7-Series are numerous and include a completely new powertrain for the eco-friendly ActiveHybrid 7.
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2013 BMW 7-Series Spy Shots
In order to compete with the brand new 2013 Mercedes-Benz S-Class set to be unveiled this year, BMW will launch a facelifted version of its 7-Series, which has been spied testing in prototype form, and now with the least camouflage yet. The latest shots show three different prototypes, each testing...
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2013 BMW ActiveHybrid 7 Due For Major Update: Report
As part of its 2013 mid-cycle update for the 7-Series luxury sedan, BMW is planning to overhaul the engine range, improving power outputs on most models while at the same time reducing emissions. We’ve already seen prototypes testing in Europe and in the U.S. for the past year, and now...
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Next-Gen BMW 7-Series To Feature Carbon Fiber Components
BMW is revolutionizing the way it builds its cars in an effort to converge with increasing environmental consciousness as well as ever-tightening emissions regulations coming into action across the globe. We’ve already started to see this with its range of fuel-saving EfficientDynamics...
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2013 BMW Alpina B7 Facelift Spy Shots
These are the first images of the upcoming Alpina B7 facelift, captured during testing in Munich this week. The Alpina B7 is a factory-approved hot version of the 7-Series, approximating a sort of M-tuned version of the big sedan--or the closest we're likely to get. The facelifted version wears...
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We've told you about Bugatti's Veyron L'Or Blanc, maybe the first supercar to elevate porcelain to the pantheon of supercar cues, right up there next to digital gauges and carbon-fiber trim. After seeing it in person today at The Quail--"a motorsports gathering," one component of the fabulous Pebble Beach Concours/Monterey classics weekend--we're less inclined to see the Blanc edition as a trim package, and more as a piece of pop art. The Blanc's slashes and ribs of white paint set off the real porcelain details, which were aided and abetted by Königliche Porzellan-Manufatur Berlin...
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Thief That Stole Bugatti Veyron Grand Sport Gets $522,000 Tax Bill
About a month ago, three men from Poland managed to steal a trio of exotic cars, a BMW 7-Series, a Ferrari 599 GTB Fiorano and a one-off Bugatti Veyron Grand Sport Sang Bleu--yes, the special edition model built to celebrate Bugatti’s centenary back in 2009. The brazen--or should we say...
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Paint Trail Leads Police Directly To Car Vandal’s Home
After a spate of damage caused to more than 20 cars was reported this past weekend in the normally quiet Pinellas County, Florida, local police were able to apprehend the alleged perpetrator yesterday after following a trail of paint directly to his house. One of the cars was this BMW 7-Series...
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BMW To Add Customizable LCD Instrument Panel To Facelifted 5 And 7-Series
Everyone else is doing it, so why not Bimmer? Simply because the technology isn't quite ready yet. We're talking about using a customizable digital instrument panel in place of more standard hardware. Mercedes-Benz has one in the S-Class and Jaguar Land Rover has added them in a few vehicles. It's...
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BMW 5-Series GT a flop, stealing sales from more expensive 7-Series
When BMW introduced the 5-Series Gran Turismo at the start of last year as the replacement for its 5-Series Touring station wagon, there were hopes that the oddly styled vehicle, the first incarnation of the automaker’s ‘Progressive Activity Sedan’ (PAS) design philosophy, would...
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Report: Chris Bangle To Design Consumer Electronics For Samsung
One of the most recognized automotive designers in the world Chris Bangle no longer in fact works in the auto industry. That’s because Bangle decided back in 2009 to stop designing cars, leaving his post at BMW in order to open up his own design studio as well as go back to teaching the art...
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James Bond has had a lot of cool gadgets, but one of our favourites had to be the remotely controlled BMW 7-Series from Tomorrow Never Dies. Controlled by a touch-screen cell phone (which still manages to look old-hat now, such is the pace of technology), our hero was able to drive, and indeed crash the car all from the comfort of the rear footwell. Needless to say if Mr Bond had been somewhere else altogether - his living room, perhaps - he might have had an even easier ride. No doubt the morning commute would be easier if you could control your car remotely, avoiding the traffic jams that...
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BMW Concept CS Designer Returns To BMW From Mercedes-Benz
The designer behind the forward-looking 2007 Concept CS and the current BMW 7-Series, Karim Habib, is returning to BMW after leaving last year to work at Mercedes-Benz. He replaces the previous head of exterior design at BMW, Anders Warming. Habib's first tenure at BMW saw him working closely with...
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BMW Individual Unveils Steinway & Sons Inspired 7-Series ‘Composition’
BMW’s ‘Individual’ program was established back in 1991 for designing and creating customized versions the automaker’s cars for customers who were looking for made-to-measure solutions. The cars are ideal for those customers who seek the highest levels of luxury and look to...
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Draeger: BMW Gran Coupe Will Be Built
The move takes a little of the wind out of Audi's A7 sails.
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2011 BMW ActiveHybrid 7 First Drive
When it comes to buying hybrids there are usually two main motivating factors that persuade potential customers; either saving money at the pump or the image of being green. When it comes to the new 2011 BMW ActiveHybrid 7, the $102,300 starting price ($106,200 for the long-wheelbase model) makes...
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2011 BMW ActiveHybrid 7 Qualifies For IRS Tax Credit
Tax incentives designed to help promote the adoption of technology that is slightly more expensive but in the end, more fuel efficient, are growing rapidly. The Internal Revenue Service’s Alternative Motor Vehicle provision, for example, is targeted at reducing greenhouse gas emissions. BMW...
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A few years back BMW was reportedly working on a new flagship four-door coupe based along the lines of the Concept CS but due to weak financial results the project was canned. The car was to be engineered by BMW’s M Division, which was intended to help give it the performance credentials necessary to compete with the likes of the Aston Martin Rapide, Porsche Panamera and Mercedes-Benz CLS. Fast forward today and reports are once again claiming that BMW is working on a new flagship four-door coupe. This time around, there is much more substance to rumors that the car is in fact in the works...
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BMW DesignworksUSA Does Embraer's New Jet Interiors
The new generation of Embraer passenger jets will wear BMW DesignWorks' take on in-flight luxury.
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BMW Remains Best Selling Luxury Automaker For First Three Months Of 2010
Earlier this week we reported that Audi had overtaken Mercedes-Benz in sales for the first time ever but when it comes to the best selling luxury automaker in the world, BMW remains on top. While Mercedes-Benz finished the first quarter of the year with 248,500 sales and Audi with 264,100, BMW came...
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2010 New York Auto Show Preview: 2011 BMW Alpina B7 xDrive
BMW will be expanding its performance lineup at next week’s 2010 New York Auto Show with the launch of the all-wheel drive variant of the Alpina B7 sports sedan. Joining the regular B7, the all-new 2011 BMW Alpina B7 xDrive, as it’s officially titled, will again be offered in standard-...
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2010 Chicago Auto Show Coverage
The 2010 Chicago Auto Show as covered live by Motor Authority.
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2011 BMW Alpina B7 Priced From $122,875
The 2011 BMW Alpina B7 is BMW's hottest 7-Series.
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