You know what I love the most about this 7 Series? If you take a good hard look at those Absolutely awesome quality and styled seats and color of them and the quality of the metals and veneers used finally remind me of the quality use to be in luxury cars of days gone by. Everything after the 70’s got so cheap and cheap looking. I agree all these nice things put weight back on the car and more expense to replace and keep up but it you have it you have it. There were quiet cars in the 60’s. There was high quality interiors back through the decades but not really after 70’s - 2015ish. I thought I would never see a quality beautifully styled cars ever again after the early 80’s when I was 18. They had a couple winners but mostly sports cars. Thank you for this wonderful review and I know you do almost all the work yourself and the production level shows quality.
I agree with you! There's a level of detail put into everything in this vehicle, everything has a purpose and a reason. It's incredible how the 7 Series has evolved over the past several decades. Also thanks for your comment right at the end! Everything is still 100% produced and edited by me, the only exception comes with the manufacturer-supplied footage we sometimes include. It's a lot of work but well worth it in my opinion.
I agree, and it helped having it in person, sometimes photos can be really deceiving. I always use the new 2020 Genesis G90 as an example, in photos the front and rear lights look really weird, but in person the car looks fantastic.
We keep on that schedule! I've thought about pushing a later time since a lot of the other Canadian channels go up about 4-5 hours after we do, but we have so many European viewers who get these around lunchtime that I'll never be able to change it!
I really appreciate that, thank you! I work hard to keep our content professional and interesting and I’m hoping it’ll payoff with continued growth for our little channel.
Comfort was king in this one, I wish I had spent some time being driven around in it though, those back seats looked great but my daughter enjoyed them.
Another awesome video! Your channel should be way more popular than it is, because the videos are always full of tremendous feedback and content. I would not recommend any other channel when it comes to wanting to know or learn about vehicles out on the road!
Excellent review, thanks for showing the interior in more detail, something that is never shown in basically every other review. The amarone merino leather looks sumptuous. Personally, I'm a big fan of the grille as it makes the car look so much more menacing. Great shots and production quality, keep up the good work! Subbed
I try to get as much B-Roll filmed as possible so I can focus the attention on the car rather than myself. I really love this LCI 7 Series, I've spotted a few since filming this and love it more every time I see one.
Noticable difference when going up to the Bowers & Wilkins! I'm always disappointed when BMW Canada doesn't option it on the press cars, makes a big difference. I highly recommend it if you enjoy listening to music!
Great review thank you. You have convinced me on the grille for the flagship cars and also that grey colour. Agree also, BMWs do run hot. I really appreciate taking the time to show the details of the BMW Individual Leather stitching, the trim, cabin quietness. You did an awesome cutaway with the suspension testing and the night shots of the lighting was stunning. The pricing tiers for options and the fuel economy run was just so real and practical! Nice mentions of finer details from the press kit. I miss that on TH-cam, from the days of magazines. It might be that the BMW laser lights are disabled in North America imports due to the legislation being antiquated with old, 200 Lux rating or something. BMW didn’t sell laser lights before for this reason, but now it might be imported like that with the hope of software enabling it once the law changes. The law might have changed in the last year, I’m not sure. Also, on Mercedes-Benz you have to set the correct side of the road you drive on in that country for the Intelligent lights of function correctly. Great content friend! Keep it up, been following you for a while and the flagship sedan videos you post I watch immediately! I’m an S Class fan so the comparisons were all 👍
I really appreciate your comment, thank you! I want to make sure that the content we're producing goes above and beyond, I take more time to film the b-roll we use, and try to come up with unique ways to show off the car, like the suspension testing we did. The LaserLights definitely are neutered here in North America, I've read that they're only operating around 50% compared with the Euro-spec. I'd love to see what they're fully capable of though! I'm hoping to get the chance to do an S-Class this coming year.
you probably dont give a shit but does any of you know a way to get back into an Instagram account? I was dumb forgot the account password. I appreciate any tricks you can offer me
@Nikolai Archie I really appreciate your reply. I got to the site through google and I'm waiting for the hacking stuff atm. Seems to take quite some time so I will get back to you later with my results.
I think it helps seeing it in person. This works out really well for the size of the vehicle, but the new grille on the rumour shots of the M3/M4 looks a little too wacky. Time will tell though!
True but compared to the new S Class the tech is on the next level and although I do love bmws and I personally own a 91 E32 735il Mercedes does invest more money in changing up their interiors vs bmw
Sir, I enjoy your Auto Vlog so much. Could you test drive Audi S8 (long wheel or short wheel, whatever is available in Canada) with the most luxurious options if you deem it feasible and worthwhile to do so. In particular, I would like to hear your comment between BMW 750 Li (luxurious option with 4 Matic) and Audi S8 in terms of their built quality, 0 to 100 Km/Hr speed record, Luxurious settings and Fuel economy (or efficiency). Much appreciated.
Audi is notoriously difficult to work with in Canada. It’s a brand we reached out to in 2020 and they said no to us. It’s unfortunate because we’d like to feature their models, but we’re also not going to play games with brands that feel they’re above others.
They really should, but they've shot themselves in the foot by naming their mid-sizer the S90 instead of the S80, leaving no real room for something larger, though SUVs/Crossovers are dominating, they probably won't lose out.
I thought the 2018 M760Li we drove last year looked so good, then I posted a comparison of that and this on my Instagram and realized how much I actually preferred the look on this one. It's definitely love or hate, but I'm totally sold on the love side.
@@PRNTestDrive from the side and back it was great...but from the front i had a hard time spotting it on the road "was that a 7?"..."nope just a G30" - wont make this mistake again lol
I was really surprised how bad it was, we did quite a bit of testing off-camera and had the same results, so they aren't skewed just for entertainment purposes. MBUX is head by quite a bit in this department.
We were hoping to feature the 2019 CT6 this past year, we had it booked for mid Spring but there was a problem with the one on our press fleet and it was sent back, still hopeful to get one, the new design for 2019 looks seriously good.
Let's be honest..those grilles are RIDICULOUS...completely out of proportion, the car wasn't a beauty itself before but now...BMW is completely fucking up their design on all models, I wish they will fire all design department going back to the good old design language adding just a twist of modernity. Both this and the 3 series have rear lights that reminds me of a Lexus...all said
Ultimate Heater Machine? Made to heat garages in winter. What happens in summer in warmer climates? Sadly gone is the era of these dinosaurs. I bet they sell so few compared to large SUVs like Escalade or Navigator and they are not as imposing. Neither do they show you to be edgy, that would be a Tesla. So this 7 series is stuck sadly in a bygone era. I bet you can find one of these used at 50% value after 2-3 years, but over-complex engineering mean no one dare buy it. Irrelevant and old. At least a large Lexus LS is reliable and a large Genesis G90 more organic looking and cheaper. As for me, give me a Navigator or Escalade any day and I lord over this thing and confidently go out in snow.
Definitely the ultimate heater machine, we had the X5 during the winter and it definitely helped to keep that garage toasty. I know for a fact that the resale value on any of these is rough, the 2017 750Li we featured over a year ago was listed for about $150k CAD and they sold it as a demo with 2,000km for $93,000.
Grille is hideous and the lights to don’t match the design very well of the ugly grille. Just ugly and the hockey stick side vents look awful. I think they have gone backwards so damn ugly looking.
TH-cam sends me notifications for all comments, but they don’t include the video thumbnail until I get to the app. I swore this comment was on the 1988 Mercedes E-Class we did based on the wording, but oh boy I was wrong! This facelift for the 7 Series is really a love/hate sort of thing, people either absolutely hate it, or really love it.
PRN_TestDrive Umm well not sure what you meant about ‘this comment’, just giving my thoughts as a 2019 BMW 7 Series owner and club member. A good 90% of the members give or take like me hate the design, also read how the CEO said he didn’t care what people thought of the “ugly” grille and that’s was middle of last year! - I guess time will tell...Do not think I will be buying the new facelift and I will not be going to Mercedes either or Audi - so new ventures for me, maybe Bentley or Rolls..but then I am not that keen on them...damn hehehe....Mini it is then😂
Couple of things. I tend to like your reviews but this is way, way too long. You spent half the time just on exterior shots. Stop that please. Also, the font choice on your "Likes" is just terrible. Change something that is actually decent looking. That font you chose was ok to use 15 yrs ago, definitely not today. And lastly, the excuse you gave for the grille size is ridiculous. You don't need a "big grille" to cool off a v-8. It's damn near the same engine from previous generation 7-series and it's grille was 40% smaller. Who are you kidding w/ that stuff?
I don’t pick the font for those graphics, as someone who isn’t a video editor I use what I have access to, and that’s what’s offered with Adobe Premiere. No one complains about the length of my content, in fact most true viewers say my content could be longer. The beauty of TH-cam comes down to choice, there are plenty of other automotive channels that focus more on showing the hosts and their pretty faces instead of the car being reviewed. I suggest checking out one of those channels, since I produce a show that I set the standards for. I appreciate your feedback, thank you.
Greg Hines I think this review is way to advanced for you perhaps you should check some other reviewer who really don’t give a crap about the cars and they are just entertainers. #slam
Decent point considering the grill size-cooling lol. However, you're still a Dick. For people who are seriously considering spending this kind of money on a car,, we want every detail! Vid could be an hour long and I'd still have questions... Good job PRN_TestDrive? This is the first review I've seen from you and honestly don't know who you are.. yet!
BMW has always been a pioneer in the automotive industry
Definitely true!
You know what I love the most about this 7 Series? If you take a good hard look at those Absolutely awesome quality and styled seats and color of them and the quality of the metals and veneers used finally remind me of the quality use to be in luxury cars of days gone by. Everything after the 70’s got so cheap and cheap looking. I agree all these nice things put weight back on the car and more expense to replace and keep up but it you have it you have it. There were quiet cars in the 60’s. There was high quality interiors back through the decades but not really after 70’s - 2015ish. I thought I would never see a quality beautifully styled cars ever again after the early 80’s when I was 18. They had a couple winners but mostly sports cars. Thank you for this wonderful review and I know you do almost all the work yourself and the production level shows quality.
I agree with you! There's a level of detail put into everything in this vehicle, everything has a purpose and a reason. It's incredible how the 7 Series has evolved over the past several decades. Also thanks for your comment right at the end! Everything is still 100% produced and edited by me, the only exception comes with the manufacturer-supplied footage we sometimes include. It's a lot of work but well worth it in my opinion.
You did a damn good job on this video no fluff the entire time
Glad you liked it, I try to go for maximum watchability!
Great review! Love the detail and historic comparisons
Glad you enjoyed it!
It suits the size of the car. It brings a huge presence. The S class has a equally big grill. So does the A8
I agree, and it helped having it in person, sometimes photos can be really deceiving. I always use the new 2020 Genesis G90 as an example, in photos the front and rear lights look really weird, but in person the car looks fantastic.
By the way, thank you to publish your video during my lunch break ;-)
We keep on that schedule! I've thought about pushing a later time since a lot of the other Canadian channels go up about 4-5 hours after we do, but we have so many European viewers who get these around lunchtime that I'll never be able to change it!
Big smile :-) you have enjoyed the ride....
I'd love to find someone who couldn't enjoy a $160,000 car 😀
@@PRNTestDrive The ones having the money to buy more expensive cars ;-)
This channel deserves way more subs and views!
I really appreciate that, thank you! I work hard to keep our content professional and interesting and I’m hoping it’ll payoff with continued growth for our little channel.
The grill YES ITS BIGGGGG ...makes the car look regal imo.
Glad to see some more support in favour of the new look!
Despite this humongous grill it's awesome the seats look really comfortable. Spot on mate nice review like always I love this car..
Comfort was king in this one, I wish I had spent some time being driven around in it though, those back seats looked great but my daughter enjoyed them.
Nice review. Comprehensive and informative. Thumbs up.
I'm glad you liked it, thanks!
Another awesome video! Your channel should be way more popular than it is, because the videos are always full of tremendous feedback and content. I would not recommend any other channel when it comes to wanting to know or learn about vehicles out on the road!
I really appreciate that, thank you! I hope the work I put into these videos will continue to be noticed and help grow our little channel.
Love this car 😍
So do we!
This car is executive AF... Nile got to be CEO of Canada for the week he was driving this around. No one questioned it.
No one questioned it at all! I always expect someone to stop me and ask how much something like this costs, but everyone just went with it!
Excellent review, thanks for showing the interior in more detail, something that is never shown in basically every other review. The amarone merino leather looks sumptuous. Personally, I'm a big fan of the grille as it makes the car look so much more menacing. Great shots and production quality, keep up the good work! Subbed
I try to get as much B-Roll filmed as possible so I can focus the attention on the car rather than myself. I really love this LCI 7 Series, I've spotted a few since filming this and love it more every time I see one.
One day the grille will takeover the headlights
BMW LaserGrilles 😂
Great review !! 7 series flagship sedan is still my fav in BMW .
Mine too!
Excellent review
Glad you liked it!
Awesome review. One of the best, if not the best. Thank you
Glad you liked it!
@PRN_TestDrive have you had a chance to compare the base HK sound system to the B&W ?
Noticable difference when going up to the Bowers & Wilkins! I'm always disappointed when BMW Canada doesn't option it on the press cars, makes a big difference. I highly recommend it if you enjoy listening to music!
Great review thank you. You have convinced me on the grille for the flagship cars and also that grey colour. Agree also, BMWs do run hot.
I really appreciate taking the time to show the details of the BMW Individual Leather stitching, the trim, cabin quietness.
You did an awesome cutaway with the suspension testing and the night shots of the lighting was stunning. The pricing tiers for options and the fuel economy run was just so real and practical! Nice mentions of finer details from the press kit. I miss that on TH-cam, from the days of magazines.
It might be that the BMW laser lights are disabled in North America imports due to the legislation being antiquated with old, 200 Lux rating or something. BMW didn’t sell laser lights before for this reason, but now it might be imported like that with the hope of software enabling it once the law changes. The law might have changed in the last year, I’m not sure. Also, on Mercedes-Benz you have to set the correct side of the road you drive on in that country for the Intelligent lights of function correctly.
Great content friend! Keep it up, been following you for a while and the flagship sedan videos you post I watch immediately! I’m an S Class fan so the comparisons were all 👍
I really appreciate your comment, thank you! I want to make sure that the content we're producing goes above and beyond, I take more time to film the b-roll we use, and try to come up with unique ways to show off the car, like the suspension testing we did. The LaserLights definitely are neutered here in North America, I've read that they're only operating around 50% compared with the Euro-spec. I'd love to see what they're fully capable of though! I'm hoping to get the chance to do an S-Class this coming year.
PRN_TestDrive wonderful. Thanks for the response. Glad you could confirm the laser lights are not operating with their true potential.
you probably dont give a shit but does any of you know a way to get back into an Instagram account?
I was dumb forgot the account password. I appreciate any tricks you can offer me
@Dariel Hayes Instablaster :)
@Nikolai Archie I really appreciate your reply. I got to the site through google and I'm waiting for the hacking stuff atm.
Seems to take quite some time so I will get back to you later with my results.
I got one 2 weeks ago, it's an awesome vehicle. Opulence 745e.
Very nice! I’d love to drive the plug-in 7 Series, would be the one I’d go with!
That grill...i LOVE it.
Looks like im the boss
That's how I felt too!
It actually looks good in this color
Haha, that makes it sound like it normally doesn't look good.
Just beautiful
I love it!
I actually have no problem with this car. Yeah I guess the grill is big but again the S class is the same I guess people just didnt realise
I think it helps seeing it in person. This works out really well for the size of the vehicle, but the new grille on the rumour shots of the M3/M4 looks a little too wacky. Time will tell though!
@@PRNTestDrive True. It is always better to look at the car irl
Love the big grill....love it😎😎😎😎
So do I! It really grew on me after driving it for a week.
The proper car for you!
I felt right at home with this one, it's hard not to with such a brilliant car!
What’s the name/design/code of the wheels?
That info we don't have unfortunately, I believe these were on winter tires/rims.
Great Review no nonsense all about the car love it @PRN_TestDrive
Much appreciated, glad you liked it, thanks!
True but compared to the new S Class the tech is on the next level and although I do love bmws and I personally own a 91 E32 735il Mercedes does invest more money in changing up their interiors vs bmw
I'm hoping to get the chance to drive a newer S-Class.
Just OMG
That's how I felt each morning during the week I had this!
"Balls to the Wall" lol awesome... made me think for a minute though. Does that reference a guy really getting it hard from behind, against a wall???
Probably best not to think about it literally 😂
Best limousine ever
Agreed! I really loved my time with it.
new bigger grille is improvement.
I'd say so too but you and I are in a microscopic minority on that opinion unfortunately.
Sir, I enjoy your Auto Vlog so much. Could you test drive Audi S8 (long wheel or short wheel, whatever is available in Canada) with the most luxurious options if you deem it feasible and worthwhile to do so. In particular, I would like to hear your comment between BMW 750 Li (luxurious option with 4 Matic) and Audi S8 in terms of their built quality, 0 to 100 Km/Hr speed record, Luxurious settings and Fuel economy (or efficiency). Much appreciated.
Audi is notoriously difficult to work with in Canada. It’s a brand we reached out to in 2020 and they said no to us. It’s unfortunate because we’d like to feature their models, but we’re also not going to play games with brands that feel they’re above others.
Volvo should put out a 7 series rival
They really should, but they've shot themselves in the foot by naming their mid-sizer the S90 instead of the S80, leaving no real room for something larger, though SUVs/Crossovers are dominating, they probably won't lose out.
8:50
Leaf: get outta my driveway nigga
LOL, it smacked me a lot harder than it seemed when you hear the audio.
I LOVE THE BIG GRILLE!!!!!!! The pre LCI was just SO boooring!
Same here, I really dig the new design language and don't get the hate for the big grills. Very masculine look - maybe too classically "American"?
@@rkalla well...i'm on a case by case basis lol, lets see how the M3 nose looks.
I thought the 2018 M760Li we drove last year looked so good, then I posted a comparison of that and this on my Instagram and realized how much I actually preferred the look on this one. It's definitely love or hate, but I'm totally sold on the love side.
@@PRNTestDrive from the side and back it was great...but from the front i had a hard time spotting it on the road "was that a 7?"..."nope just a G30" - wont make this mistake again lol
Love BMW
So do I!
SUPER ❤❤❤❤❤❤
Definitely is!
That voice assist was horrendous. So bad, it actually hurts the brand.😮
I was really surprised how bad it was, we did quite a bit of testing off-camera and had the same results, so they aren't skewed just for entertainment purposes. MBUX is head by quite a bit in this department.
A riding nightmare😱😱😱
Oof!
Ok let's say grills are 40% bigger.. But the back looks ugly .. Not quite sure about the bumper looks unfinished..
Fair enough
Classy car... only for people with ATTITUDE
That it is!
I'll buy this car 6 years from now for $16,000 Canadian $. No, I'm not kidding.
L O L. I mean you're not wrong.
👍👍👍👍👍👍
Thanks!
Truth is the CT6 still have more features and tech than this BMW.
We were hoping to feature the 2019 CT6 this past year, we had it booked for mid Spring but there was a problem with the one on our press fleet and it was sent back, still hopeful to get one, the new design for 2019 looks seriously good.
@@PRNTestDrive I agree. Keep up the good work. Your channel is great
Let's be honest..those grilles are RIDICULOUS...completely out of proportion, the car wasn't a beauty itself before but now...BMW is completely fucking up their design on all models, I wish they will fire all design department going back to the good old design language adding just a twist of modernity. Both this and the 3 series have rear lights that reminds me of a Lexus...all said
I like em
Ultimate Heater Machine? Made to heat garages in winter. What happens in summer in warmer climates?
Sadly gone is the era of these dinosaurs. I bet they sell so few compared to large SUVs like Escalade or Navigator and they are not as imposing. Neither do they show you to be edgy, that would be a Tesla.
So this 7 series is stuck sadly in a bygone era. I bet you can find one of these used at 50% value after 2-3 years, but over-complex engineering mean no one dare buy it. Irrelevant and old.
At least a large Lexus LS is reliable and a large Genesis G90 more organic looking and cheaper.
As for me, give me a Navigator or Escalade any day and I lord over this thing and confidently go out in snow.
Definitely the ultimate heater machine, we had the X5 during the winter and it definitely helped to keep that garage toasty. I know for a fact that the resale value on any of these is rough, the 2017 750Li we featured over a year ago was listed for about $150k CAD and they sold it as a demo with 2,000km for $93,000.
Grille is hideous and the lights to don’t match the design very well of the ugly grille. Just ugly and the hockey stick side vents look awful. I think they have gone backwards so damn ugly looking.
TH-cam sends me notifications for all comments, but they don’t include the video thumbnail until I get to the app. I swore this comment was on the 1988 Mercedes E-Class we did based on the wording, but oh boy I was wrong! This facelift for the 7 Series is really a love/hate sort of thing, people either absolutely hate it, or really love it.
PRN_TestDrive Umm well not sure what you meant about ‘this comment’, just giving my thoughts as a 2019 BMW 7 Series owner and club member. A good 90% of the members give or take like me hate the design, also read how the CEO said he didn’t care what people thought of the “ugly” grille and that’s was middle of last year! - I guess time will tell...Do not think I will be buying the new facelift and I will not be going to Mercedes either or Audi - so new ventures for me, maybe Bentley or Rolls..but then I am not that keen on them...damn hehehe....Mini it is then😂
Couple of things. I tend to like your reviews but this is way, way too long. You spent half the time just on exterior shots. Stop that please. Also, the font choice on your "Likes" is just terrible. Change something that is actually decent looking. That font you chose was ok to use 15 yrs ago, definitely not today. And lastly, the excuse you gave for the grille size is ridiculous. You don't need a "big grille" to cool off a v-8. It's damn near the same engine from previous generation 7-series and it's grille was 40% smaller. Who are you kidding w/ that stuff?
I don’t pick the font for those graphics, as someone who isn’t a video editor I use what I have access to, and that’s what’s offered with Adobe Premiere. No one complains about the length of my content, in fact most true viewers say my content could be longer. The beauty of TH-cam comes down to choice, there are plenty of other automotive channels that focus more on showing the hosts and their pretty faces instead of the car being reviewed. I suggest checking out one of those channels, since I produce a show that I set the standards for. I appreciate your feedback, thank you.
@@PRNTestDrive GG
Greg Hines I think this review is way to advanced for you perhaps you should check some other reviewer who really don’t give a crap about the cars and they are just entertainers. #slam
Decent point considering the grill size-cooling lol. However, you're still a Dick. For people who are seriously considering spending this kind of money on a car,, we want every detail! Vid could be an hour long and I'd still have questions... Good job PRN_TestDrive? This is the first review I've seen from you and honestly don't know who you are.. yet!
Communist dictators car. So very ugly. Not classic euro styling.
Fair enough