When comparing it to a BMW 7-Series long wheelbase edition, a 750Li, the much more restrained German saloon is overshadowed by the very flamboyant Brit, both inside and out, as well as when it comes to the overall driving and ownership experience, as MotorTrend found out recently when pitting the two cars against one another
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You’ve probably read all about the BMW Pininfarina Gran Lusso V12 Coupe and seen the official video, but it’s one thing to see the car in the studio and another in a real environment.
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Based on the 760Li model, the 7 Series V12 Bi-Turbo is powered by the same 6.0-liter V12 gasoline engine with double VANOS technology that produces 544 PS (536 hp) and 750 Nm (553 lb-ft) of torque, identical figures to the standard 760Li.
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Audi took issue with the headline from CNN Money, which said "Tesla sales beating Mercedes, BMW and Audi", and which we will agree with Ingolstadt's people, was misleading, but the chart below and the article itself clearly stated that the numbers concerned the Tesla Model S and the big sedans from the three German premium brands.
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The brand with the blue and white roundel logo collaborated with the makers of the film to share / advertise a video trailer from the move covering plenty of scenes in which its cars are featured, and focusing especially on its bread-and-butter 3-Series sedan.
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For €9, which is equal to US$11.75, I had the chance to travel back in time and see how the BMW legend was born and developed into what is now the world’s largest premium car manufacturer. This is not going to be an exhaustive presentation of my trip, however, as visiting an automobile museum is mostly a subjective experience, so I will only talk about the cars that impressed me the most.
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What you wouldn't expect to see it on is a long-wheelbase 7-Series, yet a California dealer made it happen through BMW's Individual program that allows buyers to select special exterior colors and interior combinations that are not offered to the general public on the standard list of options.
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There's too much camouflage on the car, let alone that many parts on both ends of the prototype, such as the lights, are non-production items, to have a definitive idea of what the G11 looks like, but the lines of the body seem slimmer, especially at the rear end of the saloon, continuing a trend that started with the current F01/F02 generation.
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In “A Good Day to Die Hard”, McClane travels to Moscow, meets his estranged son Jack and, as usual, accidentally gets involved in a terrorist scheme that he has to avert.
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On the blingy bright side, these huge Dub Revolution wheels draw our eyes off the 7-Series' infamous Bangle-butt, which can only be a good thing…
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The company states it analyzed more than 2,300 theft claims among the UK vehicles it insured from February 2011 to February 2012, while taking into account the estimated numbers of cars on the road and removing models with less than ten cases of theft per year.
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Well, that's the right thing to do if you're an ordinary citizen, but some individuals in Russia, like drivers of high-ranking government officials, think that they're above the law, the police and everybody else, for that matter.
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The Bavarian carmaker filed two separate recalls on the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) website, the first concerning a transmission flaw that could cause the car to roll away, and the other, because of a faulty software concerning the door latches.
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Some of you may point out that other engines, like Porsche’s flat-six, have been around for much longer, while others may wonder what the big fuss is all about. Hopefully, not too many of you reading this article prefer Justin Bieber to Ritchie Blackmore and David Coverdale.
No matter; on February 1987, seven years before the inexplicably successful young singer was born, BMW released the technical specifications of its then brand-new V12 engine that would power the range-topping 750i and make its debut a month later at the Geneva Motor Show.
Two of the most successful luxury brands from the land of engineering excellence are BMW and Audi, both of which offer a high performance version of their flagship limousines.
Audi chose to go alone to create the S8 sports sedan, which it equipped with the most potent version of its new 4.0-liter TFSI V8 pushing out 513hp (520PS) and 479 lb-ft (648Nm) of peak torque towards all four wheels via an 8-speed automatic transmission and a permanent all-wheel drive system.
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The movies were directed by established filmmakers like Ang Lee and the late John Frankenheimer, with actor Clive Owen taking on the role of the "Driver" who was hired by a different person in each movie to transport important people in a number of BMW cars.
While over a decade old now, BMW's film series remains wonderfully entertaining to this day.
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The 5.0-liter naturally-aspirated V12 unit generated 295hp (300PS) at 5,200 rpm and a peak torque of 450Nm (330 lb·ft) at 4,100 rpm. Ever since, BMW has offered a V12 engine option on its flagship sedan series.
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So what, you might ask; BMWs are upmarket cars and there are certainly enough people in the US willing to cash up for a 7-Series, which is a very competent car indeed.
The problem is that the exact same model managed only 539 sales in June. A 300 percent increase in a single month is extraordinary and, according to The Wall Street Journal, there is a simple, but ethically questionable, explanation.
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In the States, prices range from $74,195 for the regular-wheelbase 740i to $140,200 for the long-wheelbase 760Li, including an $895 destination and handling fee.
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