2016 BMW 7 Series Review - Automobile
BMW must be as tired of hearing about the S-Class as we are of talking about it. But that’s what happens when a car sets a new benchmark and locks up four in 10 buyers in its segment. The lame-duck 2015 7 Series has hung on to a distant second place, but that's small consolation given that it hasn’t actually outsold the Mercedes since designer Chris Bangle’s busy 7 Series managed the deed in 2005. (Yet another argument for the... ) The 2016 BMW 7 Series is a better dancer than the S-Class largely because it’s lighter on its feet. Much of the new unibody, including the center tunnel, is made of carbon fiber -- a payoff of BMW’s huge investment in the stuff for Project i. That helps melt away up to 190 pounds compared with the last 7 Series and represents a 100-pound... The 7 Series is thus quicker than before, even though its engines -- a revised 4. 4-liter turbo V-8 and an all-new 3. 0-liter turbo inline-six -- make similar power to their counterparts in the outgoing car. Cool new touches such as standard LED puddle lights and an optional starlight pattern headliner (similar to what BMW subsidiary Roll-Royce offers) lend a sense of occasion that’s previously been missing from the sober 7 Series. Source: www.automobilemag.com
