2009 BMW 7 SERIES most revealing shots yet

carlover98 · 3rd April 2008, 17:21

The bumper with the integrated exhaust looks great. Cleaning the alloys will be a real pain.

RPMPKDMFF · 3rd April 2008, 18:21

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Originally Posted by revved_up

Woo..!! Thats a stunner..!
Any idea, wats that antenna type red thing on the rear wheel in some pics??

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Originally Posted by bottle

is it just me or is the ride height just a bit higher than usual ?

it used to be called kidney grills right ?

I think it is still referred to as kidney grilles.

BurningHeart · 3rd April 2008, 19:04

Looks very nice. Hope the front airdams change to become a little more agressive. But its quite good already.

Is it just me or did anyone else noticed a slight Audi A8 influence to the rear (especially if you view the car from the front 3 quarters)?

BH.

1100D · 3rd April 2008, 20:03

Thank you BMW for cleaning up.

Nitin · 3rd April 2008, 20:28

Doesn't seem too different from the current design,IMO. Subtle changes have been made to the contours,but nothing that would make it look totally different & outstanding.

Mpower · 3rd April 2008, 21:00

There is a lot of foam taped over the rear corners. Its hard to tell how it will look in the end.

nbr · 3rd April 2008, 21:50

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YouTube - 2009 BMW 7 Series Drifting Spy Video by Edmunds' Inside Line

Mayavi · 3rd April 2008, 22:08

On first look I thought it was a Passat with Bimmer grill.

lancer80 · 4th April 2008, 03:24

I'm lovin it!

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glad the angel eyes still prevail !

Thats a huge factor of a bimmer differentiating itself from the rest! Also, its one of those details that I can never see a bimmer without.

desidon · 4th April 2008, 03:43

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Originally Posted by carlover98

The bumper with the integrated exhaust looks great. Cleaning the alloys will be a real pain.

The exhaust looks very LS 460 ish

sujaylahiri · 5th April 2008, 03:42

The rear 3/4th looks a bit like the E46 3 series.

Tstag · 6th April 2008, 01:52

I like it. I see a lot of Audi in there too. It looks very clean and tidy. But personally I'm more interested in what the replacement Jaguar XJ looks like. From what I've heard/ read people are saying it's going to be utterly mind blowing. Is this mind blowing? So if Jag have had another "E-type" moment in the design studio then this car may not actually be all that. Still that's not going to happen until 2010.

lancer80 · 19th April 2008, 10:59

2009 7 series interior:

Steering control buttons remind me of the new Accord's. Also the Nav screen looks similar

GTO · 19th April 2008, 14:52

So the joystick shift finds its way to the 7 series too....so much for column mounts! Somehow, I feel there's too many buttons when compared to the current gen 7.

aniguchisan · 19th April 2008, 17:28

Horrible panel gaps can be seen in thatp picture. Hope that doesn't make it to the real deal. Somehow these cars are starting too look too mechanical and technical. Bring black the simplicity of luxury!

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carlover98 BHPian Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Trivandrum Posts: 78 Thanked: 2 Times	The bumper with the integrated exhaust looks great. Cleaning the alloys will be a real pain.
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BurningHeart BHPian Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: New York Posts: 428 Thanked: 58 Times View My Garage	Looks very nice. Hope the front airdams change to become a little more agressive. But its quite good already. Is it just me or did anyone else noticed a slight Audi A8 influence to the rear (especially if you view the car from the front 3 quarters)? BH.
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1100D Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Calcutta Posts: 4,390 Thanked: 4,079 Times View My Garage	Thank you BMW for cleaning up.
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Nitin Senior - BHPian Join Date: May 2006 Location: Houston, Texas Posts: 3,294 Thanked: 20 Times View My Garage	Doesn't seem too different from the current design,IMO. Subtle changes have been made to the contours,but nothing that would make it look totally different & outstanding.
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Mpower Senior - BHPian Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Bangalore Posts: 10,409 Thanked: 1,729 Times View My Garage	There is a lot of foam taped over the rear corners. Its hard to tell how it will look in the end. Last edited by Mpower : 4th April 2008 at 02:12.
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Mayavi BHPian Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Scottsdale Posts: 682 Thanked: 9 Times View My Garage	On first look I thought it was a Passat with Bimmer grill.
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sujaylahiri BHPian Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: North America Posts: 960 Thanked: 6 Times View My Garage	The rear 3/4th looks a bit like the E46 3 series.
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6th April 2008, 01:52	#27
Tstag BHPian Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Coventry Posts: 73 Thanked: 9 Times	I like it. I see a lot of Audi in there too. It looks very clean and tidy. But personally I'm more interested in what the replacement Jaguar XJ looks like. From what I've heard/ read people are saying it's going to be utterly mind blowing. Is this mind blowing? So if Jag have had another "E-type" moment in the design studio then this car may not actually be all that. Still that's not going to happen until 2010.
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lancer80 BHPian Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Mumbai Posts: 102 Thanked: Once	2009 7 series interior: Steering control buttons remind me of the new Accord's. Also the Nav screen looks similar Attached Thumbnails Last edited by lancer80 : 19th April 2008 at 11:01.
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GTO Team-BHP Support Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Bombay Posts: 70,497 Thanked: 300,309 Times View My Garage	So the joystick shift finds its way to the 7 series too....so much for column mounts! Somehow, I feel there's too many buttons when compared to the current gen 7.
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19th April 2008, 17:28	#30
aniguchisan Senior - BHPian Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: London, UK Posts: 2,022 Thanked: 123 Times View My Garage	Horrible panel gaps can be seen in thatp picture. Hope that doesn't make it to the real deal. Somehow these cars are starting too look too mechanical and technical. Bring black the simplicity of luxury!
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