2016 BMW 7 Series fully exposed. Front end styling is a combination of the F30 and X5. Rear styling is clean and sleek with integrated exhaust outlets as seen on the test mules. Sporting optional laser headlights on this pre-production display model. LED lighting will be standard, with laser lighting as an optional upgrade.
The G11 next gen 7 series will be built on BMW's new module platform and feature the B family of engines. The chassis will borrow heavy from the BMW i3 and i8 for weight savings. The interior has the latest iDrive with a touch screen. The full details are expected to come out before the Geneva Auto show. In Geneva BMW will pull the wraps of this next gen 7 series officially.
The pictures are coming from autoweek.nl. Not sure why they have bimmerfest watermarks on them when these pictures are on several forums with autoweek watermarks.
BMW insiders have confirmed this is the indeed real deal. Can't say I'm impressed...
It's not bad we still need to see better pics, the interior looks way better IMO, like the contrast stiching.
But honestly Idk why BMW always is so conservative, they really could've flared up those fenders a little and added more curves, it looks too bland, esp that 4th pic showing a rear 3/4 shot.
More chrome trim. Hmm. Doesn't look like too much departure from the current f01/f02. The hood and side curves along the handle. Inside, now there is actually a visible place to pull the door. :rofl: More chrome colored panels and the pop up display like will get some use to.
definitely agree, sad I was hoping since the S class came out first BMW would have a shot at taking it down... They failed if this is truly the next generation. Why can't they make the next generation more like the 7 series coupe concept that has been floating around the internet.:dunno:
eh, could be worse. at least it looks more like an x5 than a 3 series. the worst part about the s class is that it looks exactly like an enlarged C class. at the moment i'd still hand it to the s in terms of looks though.
I see many cue from the F15 X5. Perhaps the shipping blocks are still in the suspension and that is why we see so much wheel gap? I'll save judgment until we know what kind of tech this new 7 is carrying.
The s550 (14'+) AMG sport still looks better. Unless this thing can drive itself from point A to point B, this 7er was not made for the US market in terms of looks or technology. There's always the M sport version.
It's exactly like the camouflaged car, so quite predictable.
Unfortunately that is the same with the dash/nav.
It will be lighter but still much too evolutionary (and bland) to me.
MB designs their cars from the top down, BMW from the middle up (aka 5 series). I feel they look at the 7 almost as an afterthought which is very disappointing.
I agree - the 7 may be flagship in series, but not in design, it has succumbed to the 50 other flavor of the month series cars they are trying to build now. IMO, BMW has lost their way, but don't seem to care as long as $ keeps coming in.
good thing I didnt wait for this it might look better in real life, but it doesnt have the "style" which the F01/F02 had when it came out years ago which eventually trickled to lower bmw models. this new 7 looks like a combination of all styling elements of lesser bmw models--a complete reversal of what should have been for a flagship. I am disappointed with it at this point.
I flat out don't like it. It doesn't speak "Executive" status AT ALL! Sometimes, you can try so hard that you fail. This is a clear example. I will continue to drive my 2012 M Sport 7 for the next 15 years before buying that.
At least they upped the game on the steering wheel airbag cover. Makes me wonder how much more the cost rises on an impact when all of the airbags go off in these Individual optioned models, where the entire interior is leather wrapped. Probably takes you a few hundred dollars per airbag closer to a total loss when they fire and tear through the leather.
Glad the Nav Screen doesn't look so "out of place" which is the case in a lot of the MB line and even the 3 series, etc. I'd prefer it integrated in the dashboard myself, rather than these freestanding ones, but it looks hefty enough to not look like an afterthought. I love the new steering wheel!
Overall, I'll probably skip this generation altogether (like I did with the E65). Might look at an F10 M5 next since I'm not feeling these lines, the high decklid, or the fact that it seems like an LCI massage rather than a completely new model. That chrome trim from the rear bumper to the side looks like a garish garnish. Also, seems like this was taken with a wide angle lens.. which means it's probably stretching the car out a bit. So the back end view might not even look that "wide and low slung" in real-life, as a result.
EDIT: Oh another thing.. usually the design cues go from the 7 down to the lower series. What I've noticed here is that it seems like the 3/5 series had these exterior (the headlights integrating into the grill) and interior (the freestanding Nav and design of the center console/instrument stack) cues BEFORE the 7 had it. The tail wagging the dog, for the first time it seems?
I can't stand that sharp crease in the front bumper (I'd prefer it rounded/smooth). It does have some Toyota cues (like the Avalon or Camry as another has mentioned). The backend reminds me too much of a Lexus GS (which I think is better executed):
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