BMW 740iL

[MarthaStewart]

I thought this was an older one - but then you mentioned iDrive... so I assume you meant 745iL.
Now the 760iL - drool - now there is some overkill.

The new iDrive system coming out in the next year's models apparently has added a few buttons to try to resolve the problems with the current iDrive - specifically to make the radio shit more intuitive.

It would be a hard call between the big new aluminum A8 and the BMW 7 series. Less of a hard call if you are going with the 760iL.

 

[FreeballinDC]

I thought this was an older one - but then you mentioned iDrive... so I assume you meant 745iL.
Now the 760iL - drool - now there is some overkill.

Yup, my mistake. I should have said the new 7 series and left it at that. Doesn't the 760 have a V12?

 

[manny78]

I thought this was an older one - but then you mentioned iDrive... so I assume you meant 745iL.
Now the 760iL - drool - now there is some overkill.

The new iDrive system coming out in the next year's models apparently has added a few buttons to try to resolve the problems with the current iDrive - specifically to make the radio shit more intuitive.

It would be a hard call between the big new aluminum A8 and the BMW 7 series. Less of a hard call if you are going with the 760iL.

for the same price you could be driving a CL55 AMG and its 493HP or if you wait till next year and add 20 000$, the new CL 65 with its 612HP (http://www.mercedes-benz.com/amg/e/cars/kleinserie_cl65_02.htm)

 

[MarthaStewart]

Yup, my mistake. I should have said the new 7 series and left it at that. Doesn't the 760 have a V12?

Hell yes it does.

 

[hellorhih2o]

hey Freeballin was it the new model or the old one? I think they ruined the look of the car when they remodeled it. The ass looks w-e-i-r-d-o. And so did MB with the S class for that matter.

 

[pitbullstl]

A quick review of a good auto.

Drove to Charlotte from DC to the Masters Olympia. A friend of ours has a leased 740iL for his business, and half way to NC, let me drive.

I was doing 90 on the interstate, and it didn't even feel like the car was doing 60. Very smooooov. An interior that did everything except serve up cocktails. A voice recognition system that worked fairly well. The leather felt great (I drove shirtless), and the seats adjusted 100 ways to Sunday.

Some negatives. The "gearshift" was a little too complicated to operate off the bat. It took some getting used to, which is not a good thing when you want to go in reverse, and the car then moves forward. The turn signal switch and the cruise control switch felt like they were reversed, so if you wanted to signal a turn, you were setting the cruise. If you wanted to set the cruise, you were signalling to turn left.

No matter what anybody tells you, it is NOT built for 5 people. Especially if most of the passengers are over 210lbs. I was stuck in the back seat for the ride back to DC, and I was getting travel anxiety.

Nice ride though.

Did it have the 19's on it? We have sitting on 22" HRE's , annd it rides kinda rough.....I have not had the pleasure of driving one in stock form yet.....

 

[Creepusmaximus]

New 7 series has the ugliest back. Liked the old ones, new model blows style wise.

 

[malice]

my buddy just got one. imo, comparing a 7 series, to lets say a s500 or so, i would definitely take the s5. the ass end is a bit racey, too much for me, and you can get a reasonably equipped m/b for slightly more.

my .02

 

[Zepo]

Hi

Thanks for the review Freeballin, pretty much the same thoughts as I had when I first drove it last year.

2Thick what do You mean by

What do you expect. It is a BMW.

? Just curious. Thanks.

Zepo

 

[2Thick]

Hi

Thanks for the review Freeballin, pretty much the same thoughts as I had when I first drove it last year.

2Thick what do You mean by ? Just curious. Thanks.

Zepo

I meant that a 7 series BMW is going to be an amazing car.

It is hard to find flaws with such a mean machine.