The new BMW 7 Series in is like a ‘spa’ – the newspaper

LisbonaDa nearly 40 years, the BMW 7 Series is the flagship of the brand, the highest expression of the know-how Bavarian. He has pioneered innovations that have made school (one of all, the i-Drive, the knob that allows you to control multiple functions). It confirms this vocation with the sixth generation, the most technological ever. A dress elegant and harmonious end a car body from classic notchback sedan, with balanced proportions even in the body variant with long wheelbase. To its impressive measures (over 5 meters in length and 1.90 in width) is counterbalanced by the use for the shell (absolute novelty on un’ammiraglia) of reinforced plastic with carbon fiber, in combination with steel and aluminum. The result is a weight reduction of up to 130 kg over the previous generation. Hence enhancing the efficiency and at the same time the driving dynamics. As to the first aspect, the most important innovations will come in 2016 with the arrival of the 740th range, plug-in hybrid from 326 hp, 40 km of autonomy in electric mode, an average consumption of 2.1 liters per 100 km and reduced CO2 emissions to 49 g / km.

The driving performance benefits in turn the adoption as standard of pneumatic shock absorbers with automatic level control on both axles, and the new mode Adaptive march, that through the function key allows precisely to automatically adapt the structure to the driving style and road conditions. Other goodies are the system that prevents rear-end collisions, Active Cruise Control, which adapts the speed limits and the laser lights glare with 600 meter range. In addition to the remote-controlled car park, which is accessed through the new key to display: just a pulse and 7 Series performs maneuvers alone. The best travel experience is assured by generous interior space and seats that cradle literally the driver and passengers with active ventilation and massage function. To make exclusive atmosphere contribute the ambient lighting and the panoramic glass roof on which night you see the reason of a starry sky. Provided, then, the system of inductive charging (no cable) smartphone in the compartment on the tunnel, the command gestures to display center of the dashboard and the tablet 7 “removable from the armrest in the rear that allows you to manage the functions comfort, information and entertainment. All this is combined with a temperament that can vary considerably depending on the configuration of the car, but in any case highlights an ease of driving, a speed and accuracy of response to commands truly amazing. The 7 Series is a grand tourer versions with the 6-cylinder 3.0 diesel with 265 hp (from 88,800 to 92,200 euro), while with the 4.4 V8 petrol engine with 450 hp (110,200 EUR) pulls out the claws and scratches and the road.