In the history of BMW's car manufacturing, there is only one model that has not changed its name and has been continuously updated and produced and sold, and it is today's protagonist BMW 7 Series. Since replacing the E3 sedan with the E23 code name in 1997, this series has opened its glory in the full-size luxury market, the second generation E32 is the first production car in Germany after World War II, the third generation E38 became the first European car equipped with satellite navigation, and the fourth generation E65 is the world's first model equipped with a production cylinder direct injection V12 engine... The current G11 (standard wheelbase version) / G12 (long wheelbase version) is already the sixth generation of the series, and this generation of models is not the most concerned about those "firsts", but that this will be the V12 engine in BMW's production car lineup.
The BMW M760Li xDrive V12 V12 Special Edition (hereinafter referred to as the BMW M760Li), which was sold in the Chinese market for 2.612 million yuan, is currently the only V12 BMW that can be purchased through official channels, and the BMW 7 Series The Final V12 model released by BMW in January this year means that this will also be the last chance for global consumers to get a V12 on a BMW.
The BMW M760Li is equipped with a 6.6L twin-turbo V12 engine capable of delivering 430 kW (585Ps) of maximum power and up to 850 N·m of torque, and with ZF 8AT transmission and xDrive timely four-wheel drive system, the 5273 mm full-size sedan can still complete the 0-100km/h acceleration challenge in 3.8 seconds.
In the absence of Mercedes-Benz S-Class AMG, a Maybach S580 4MATIC model can only rely on a V8 engine, running a 5.0-second acceleration performance, there will certainly be people who say that whether it is Mercedes-Benz S-Class or Maybach S-Class, this is originally a full-size sedan that focuses on "sitting", but even if the BMW M760Li we see has obtained the M nameplate, who can deny the business travel mission undertaken by the 7 Series?
Of course, in addition to the V12, the BMW 7 Series itself does not rely on engine and performance to fight the world. As an important flagship business sedan, even the 195kW/400N·m B48B20B model 2.0T turbo L4 engine can still make the vehicle break 100 in 6.3 seconds, and in the absence of more lightweight carbon fiber materials through the replacement, the 7 Series with a curb weight of more than 1.9 tons can run with such results with 2.0T, which shows the ability of BMW's engineering department.
Like the Mercedes-Benz S-Class, the BMW 7 Series is indeed one of the benchmarks in the luxury car market, and the reason why it can continue to be built for many years is that in addition to the continuous updating of the core technology, it also lies in the luxury business positioning that the vehicle has maintained for a long time.
Take a minimal BMW 730Li Luxury Suite model, for example, which matches the entire set of luxury seats in the cabin, which supports the 16-way electric adjustment of the front row from the beginning, and covers all the same functions except the leg rest in the rear, while with the improvement of the configuration, the cabin plus bar heating/ventilation/massage, as well as the partition air conditioning, Bauer Weijian sound and other advanced functions are all matched.
Of course, the 12.3-inch digital dashboard and the 10.25-inch touch LCD screen still bring a new generation of iDrive infotainment system, but due to the electronic and electrical architecture, it is still unable to complete a more intelligent car-machine interaction function, especially the operation range of voice interaction is still limited to car-machine infotainment, and cannot be extended to sunroof, air conditioning and other accessories.
It should be noted that although the BMW 7 Series has slightly limited functions, the addition of 3D scanners has allowed it to achieve more sensitive and practical gesture control before many manufacturers.
However, the intelligent support that vehicles receive in China is still commendable. Enhanced driver assistance enables vehicles to achieve a full-speed adaptive cruise system for a wide range of speed range and scenario applications, including parallel assist, active lane keeping, automatic emergency braking, road sign recognition and feedback, and even night vision systems, which are integrated to support its assisted driving, and automatic parking and panoramic imaging are also added.
In fact, due to the early realization of the dual-kit coverage of this generation of BMW 7 Series, each model can obtain the packaging of M performance parts and sports kits, including the all-black double kidney grille, carbon fiber exterior mirror covers, independent sports side skirts, performance brake calipers, etc. will be from a visual point of view, so that this flagship sedan is not limited to business.
The "benchmark" in the luxury car market has every day, in fact, for consumers, it is really to meet the actual needs of their own car purchase is the real benchmark, for consumers who want to buy a family car with more than a dozen or two hundred thousand in hand, today's BMW 7 series is a reference toy living in the auto show and the refinement map, but as we saw in the review, for the luxury car industry, it is indeed one of the few that can be comparable to the existence of mercedes-Benz S-class.