New flagship BMW 7 Series luxury especially technological – ANSA.it

ROME – ” We have created the luxury car of the twenty first century, ” he said yesterday, after I witness to Dingolfing in Germany ‘ start of production of the new generation of the 7 Series, the BMW Group CEO Harald Krueger. And to emphasize the air of renewal (and rejuvenation) that reigns in company of Monaco has said – during an event at BMW Welt – the epic of the 7 Series’ ‘began in 1977, when I was 12′ ‘. The maturity of the top sedan in the BMW range is obvious, especially if you look at the cars in detail. Despite a design that revolutionizes only slightly from the previous 7 Series, under the ‘skin’ in fact this car looks very modern, with plastic reinforced with carbon fiber (CFRP) in the architecture of the body to a weight saving reaches 130 kg, the system of active chassis Executive Drive Pro, the selection button on the driving mode with adaptive mode and a range of engines which also includes the 740Le hybrid that combines a four-cylinder gasoline and motor Electric generating a total output of 326 hp.

On board the luxury rhymes with well-being: in rear seats, for example, the equipment Executive Lounge includes the massage function and the Vitality program. Another new feature, to feel all real Vip when mounting or dismounting from the 7 Series is the Light Carpet Welcome, ie a system that lights up like a real boardwalk area around the car. Then there are the inductive charging device smartphone and gestures to control the touch screen, while in the area of ​​the driver to signal the expansion of the screen, the latest generation iDrive system and a new Head-Up Display. Maximum security with the warning of cross traffic, the assistant steering and driving lane, active protection against side impacts and the Surround View with 3D visualization.

Under the hood of the 750i a revised version of the V8 twin turbo 445 hp, while the 740i uses the 6-cylinder in-line modular, also Twin Turbo, 320 hp. The record consumption and emissions that still has to be versions with eDrive (2.1 liters per 100 kilometers and 49 g / km CO2) that can travel for 37 km. And once he gets home the owner of the new BMW 7 Series can get out and let the car parking alone in the box, using a start button of the sequence placed in the remote control.

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