Such a shame that it have such an ugly front end because the rest of the car looks great. The black trim definitely help a lot but it is still not a looker. Still, look better than that melted blob EQS.
I can understand BMW's sticky situation with the grille. Makes complete sense on the Rolls Royce Spectre and the i7 has to be the scapegoat for that to happen.
No matter what trim level I'm going for, I will always like to be in charge of the car's driving and let all those driving assist systems play their auxiliary roles. Nothing compares to being in charge of the game yourself. In my humble opinion it's a great car and I can't wait to drive some.
The new BMW 7 Series sadly doesn't have an option for a heads up display, although it is available in other countries. I won't be swapping our current 7 series anytime soon.
Wow, can that Grill get any bigger? Can Higher Management fire that designer of the Grills already. This is too, an Electric, no need at all for a Grill. Just then add small Active sporty looking Cooling Intakes.
Great for VIP taxi operated by private hangar, from jet plane affront luxury hotel lounge, as that would fulfil zero emission mantra, right after burned 5,000lbs of aviation fuel.
I love it, but am not a fan of all the aggressive looking grills that are on so many of the cars these days. I'd prefer a more lavish and aerodynamic looking frontend. How I do wish there were a model with basic features that could get close to a price that the average driver might afford. For now I'm forced to just dream about winning the lottery.
An amazing car indeed! I honestly had not even given a thought to owning another 7 series again after leaving the segment alone with the introduction of those disappointing & disastrous e65 e66 model renditions. My 95 e38 V12 750iL was a great upgrade from my 90 750iL V12 way back when and is and continues to be a car with which I'll never part. But suffice to say, i will definitely consider this incarnation. Well, after a couple years of that inevitable depreciation sets in of course my friends. Thanks for the great video. 😉
I’ve had more cars than Arthur Daley over the years from Lada’s to Rolls Royce’s and everything in between. I currently drive a 2016 manual Suzuki Celerio and absolutely love it. 70mpg, no road tax, and an engine that doesn’t need Einstein to work on. After watching this video on the ‘Elephant Man’ styled i7 (and plenty of other ‘fancy dan’ and overly bloated electric cars) I’ve come to the conclusion that there are so many unnecessary and overpriced gadgets on these things. ie those ridiculous opening doors. How do we all manage with our hand under the handle actions we’ve been doing?! I know my car is the complete polar opposite but what a load of unnecessary guff these manufacturers are selling. A fool and their money are soon parted. Now, trolls…knock yourselves out!
Kudos！ What a tough sale it should have been considering the ravage of the ever-lasting pandemic and the hovering multiple global crises; Fortunately, people are not buying into most TH-camrs' glib cajolery, at least where I live, very scarce orders. Also, like you, I grew more attached than ever to my Subaru WRX, among some other sins.
This car is definitely for the super rich at 120.000 plus not many ordinary people will be buying I was a BMW fan and owner of a few of them but always had a few problems Only buy Japanese now and that front grille is hideous not nice at all
Yep the tech is getting stupid now, way way over the top. Hopefully the depreciation for this will be as ferocious as the ICE models were BC. Then somebody who wants this monster can have a terrific value car in three years time. Not me though. A
The 31" screen is a dealbreaker, it is useless and blocks the pano roof (as well as rear view mirror), for someone who has used a tablet for last 10 years or so, the 31" screen will never be as good as a $200 tablet that can be placed anywhere in the car (the tablet can also have 512GB or more of storage for thousand hours of storage and live tv)...after all the passengers are only 8 inches away. Almost as useless as Tesla's 15" tablet when HUD and 8" display in front of driver provides safer and better needed information. It seems like car makers are taking advantage of consumers lack of knowledge.....same with the 23" tires that are useless, more prone to wear issues, back breaking rides and ten times more costly.
Terrible ugly grill. Does not look aerodynamic so hard to fathom that calculated cd rating. In the US I find people getting away from that over ostentatious interior. Money needs to go into watt hours per mile instead of big screens that suck up more energy and not able to use from the buyers/driver's perspective unless you can afford a chauffeur.
No possible way this car is all that great considering the existence of a gasoline version. Trying to keep one foot on both sides of the historic divide between modern electric and antique gas means serious deficient compromise.
This is a compromised ICE platform based. It's therefore very heavy, less efficient, smaller interior compared to Pure EV platform car of this size. It's drag coefficient is much worse than EQS Model S and Nio ET7. It's transmission tunnel running at the back has nothing inside, a reminder of compromise.
Level 3 is conditionally autonomous. The car may ask you to take over in extreme weather conditions or unusual corner cases. You must still sit in the drivers seat.
A good review as always but I'd have appreciated knowing what sort of figures you were getting out of the car during your time with it albeit in nice dry warm conditions
I just don't get it. I've owned BMWs for years but their design language is all over the shop. The fact that there's no need for that gaping grille just makes it more daft. They're just ugly, no other way to describe them. No way I'm even going to test drive one until they sort the looks out, despite how well they undoubtedly drive. Reminds me of the Bangle years all over again 😐
I must have been desensitised to big grills because I actually remembered the grill on the old 7 as being bigger. IMO the black looks even worse than chrome, just looks like plastic to me, and when it is lit up it is OH SO TACKY!!! Having owned an E38 this seems sacrilegious to me, I know tech=luxury these days but christmas tree lights on the bonnet will always look bad no matter who installs it or how much it costs as a factory option.
BTW IMO Audi is a worse offender when it comes to oversize grills and Lexus beats everyone hands down (though they do seem to be pairing down the huge grills on their very recent models)
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It's incredible. It's like the BMW designers hate their customers. A giant grille on the electric model... For literally no reason
Electric cars can look normal. That Mercedes thing is hideous.
@@Kenyon712 yeah went too far with aerodynamics
Such a shame that it have such an ugly front end because the rest of the car looks great. The black trim definitely help a lot but it is still not a looker. Still, look better than that melted blob EQS.
I agree
Great job, car reviewer guy, very refreshing after watching Matt Watson and his clowning around, and his girly high pitched laughter :)
Awesome my favorite BMW
"Should we make the front end look like a Citroën Kactus ?"
Yes..🤮
Interim looks not expensive . Front useless, back is ok. Inside screen is ok but former one was more expensive looks and front and back was amazing
I can understand BMW's sticky situation with the grille. Makes complete sense on the Rolls Royce Spectre and the i7 has to be the scapegoat for that to happen.
Absolutely vile grill and front. This ones probably the most disgusting out the bunch.
It's still smaller than the grill on most Audis.
You are 100 per cent right
No matter what trim level I'm going for, I will always like to be in charge of the car's driving and let all those driving assist systems play their auxiliary roles. Nothing compares to being in charge of the game yourself. In my humble opinion it's a great car and I can't wait to drive some.
The new BMW 7 Series sadly doesn't have an option for a heads up display, although it is available in other countries. I won't be swapping our current 7 series anytime soon.
Wow, can that Grill get any bigger? Can Higher Management fire that designer of the Grills already. This is too, an Electric, no need at all for a Grill. Just then add small Active sporty looking Cooling Intakes.
Ugly! Is Bangle back?
Thanks brother.This car is very beautiful.
Great for VIP taxi operated by private hangar, from jet plane affront luxury hotel lounge, as that would fulfil zero emission mantra, right after burned 5,000lbs of aviation fuel.
Not a bad job - Palm Springs ❤
In design terms…trying too hard.
I love it, but am not a fan of all the aggressive looking grills that are on so many of the cars these days. I'd prefer a more lavish and aerodynamic looking frontend. How I do wish there were a model with basic features that could get close to a price that the average driver might afford. For now I'm forced to just dream about winning the lottery.
It presents as a fantastic car. The only thing that seems to be missing is the fun element for the driver.
Tesla S is NOT its rival!! Come on...
An amazing car indeed! I honestly had not even given a thought to owning another 7 series again after leaving the segment alone with the introduction of those disappointing & disastrous e65 e66 model renditions. My 95 e38 V12 750iL was a great upgrade from my 90 750iL V12 way back when and is and continues to be a car with which I'll never part. But suffice to say, i will definitely consider this incarnation. Well, after a couple years of that inevitable depreciation sets in of course my friends. Thanks for the great video. 😉
It looks better than the EQS
BMW grills are still smaller than Audi, MB, and Lexus grills.
I’ve had more cars than Arthur Daley over the years from Lada’s to Rolls Royce’s and everything in between. I currently drive a 2016 manual Suzuki Celerio and absolutely love it. 70mpg, no road tax, and an engine that doesn’t need Einstein to work on. After watching this video on the ‘Elephant Man’ styled i7 (and plenty of other ‘fancy dan’ and overly bloated electric cars) I’ve come to the conclusion that there are so many unnecessary and overpriced gadgets on these things. ie those ridiculous opening doors. How do we all manage with our hand under the handle actions we’ve been doing?! I know my car is the complete polar opposite but what a load of unnecessary guff these manufacturers are selling. A fool and their money are soon parted. Now, trolls…knock yourselves out!
Kudos！
What a tough sale it should have been considering the ravage of the ever-lasting pandemic and the hovering multiple global crises;
Fortunately, people are not buying into most TH-camrs' glib cajolery, at least where I live, very scarce orders.
Also, like you, I grew more attached than ever to my Subaru WRX, among some other sins.
There's not a lot of interior trim or ambient lighting. Looks like they shoved the bar in..and ignored the rest. Especially thr back
Such a shame that jaguar left this segment by not continuing with an XJ model.
Jaguar has no Money
@@blarkdexture8899
Well, it did have an XJ replacement in development but it got cancelled.
That is also a shame.
This car is definitely for the super rich at 120.000 plus not many ordinary people will be buying I was a BMW fan and owner of a few of them but always had a few problems
Only buy Japanese now and that front grille is hideous not nice at all
108K, is that OTR?
HI Jon - yes, that's OTR! But it's the starting price. Doesn't include a lot of the tech, including Theatre Screen.
The sale of the S class will go to top level.
0/10 design
I actually think the side profile of the car looks great.
@@matthewgrayson8 It's a lazy comment that one. And design is subjective. I agree with you on yours.
@@willblack2306 design is indeed subjective, and I also give it a 0/10. 🤢🤮
Agree. The new grill ("beaver teeth") on electric BMWs are ugly af. Just look how amazing old BMWs looked e.g. my childhood favorite, the BMW 850i. 🤩
Compromised ICE platform
Drag coefficient worse than EQS, Model S Nio ET7
Heaviest in segment
Lazy to sixty to rivals
Horrible front
Yep the tech is getting stupid now, way way over the top.
Hopefully the depreciation for this will be as ferocious as the ICE models were BC. Then somebody who wants this monster can have a terrific value car in three years time. Not me though. A
Thanks to the chinese for lumbering everyone else with giant grills!
The 31" screen is a dealbreaker, it is useless and blocks the pano roof (as well as rear view mirror), for someone who has used a tablet for last 10 years or so, the 31" screen will never be as good as a $200 tablet that can be placed anywhere in the car (the tablet can also have 512GB or more of storage for thousand hours of storage and live tv)...after all the passengers are only 8 inches away. Almost as useless as Tesla's 15" tablet when HUD and 8" display in front of driver provides safer and better needed information. It seems like car makers are taking advantage of consumers lack of knowledge.....same with the 23" tires that are useless, more prone to wear issues, back breaking rides and ten times more costly.
Terrible ugly grill. Does not look aerodynamic so hard to fathom that calculated cd rating. In the US I find people getting away from that over ostentatious interior. Money needs to go into watt hours per mile instead of big screens that suck up more energy and not able to use from the buyers/driver's perspective unless you can afford a chauffeur.
The car created exclusively according to the taste of chinese customers. What about Europe, BMW???
This car is good for vip brilliant job.
laod of crap we dont have the power or infrastructure sorry lads 300 klm and 60 min charge ffs
They do not design their cars for people, who cannot afford an premium car. It is made for the rich Chinese only. They will love it.
EV's have lost their way
It's ugly, but it's better looking than that god awful Mercedes EQS
The ultimate driving machine becomes the ultimate driven in machine, possibly the most useless car I have seen ever.
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first!
Seen it physically and it is ugliest
Makes everything else look obsolete. The EQS looks like a jelly bean and isn’t nearly as upscale looking as the i7. Bravo BMW.
When ever I see a BMW series 7 I always think of Russians, why is that?
No possible way this car is all that great considering the existence of a gasoline version. Trying to keep one foot on both sides of the historic divide between modern electric and antique gas means serious deficient compromise.
Poetic truth.
BMW what the hell
Side profile fantastic but front and rear profile disaster.
This is a compromised ICE platform based.
It's therefore very heavy, less efficient, smaller interior compared to Pure EV platform car of this size. It's drag coefficient is much worse than EQS Model S and Nio ET7.
It's transmission tunnel running at the back has nothing inside, a reminder of compromise.
Level 3 is conditionally autonomous. The car may ask you to take over in extreme weather conditions or unusual corner cases. You must still sit in the drivers seat.
Looks very bling. Very Beijing-on-Riyadh.
A good review as always but I'd have appreciated knowing what sort of figures you were getting out of the car during your time with it albeit in nice dry warm conditions
10/10
Thanks a lot
but one very serious and sincere question =that is =
why would all the TH-camrs pretend to be totally awe-stricken with such mediocrity？
I just don't get it. I've owned BMWs for years but their design language is all over the shop. The fact that there's no need for that gaping grille just makes it more daft. They're just ugly, no other way to describe them. No way I'm even going to test drive one until they sort the looks out, despite how well they undoubtedly drive. Reminds me of the Bangle years all over again 😐
Beautiful interior, however imo the exterior look of this car is a let down. Especially the front.
I never thought I'd ever say this but BMW is now the ugliest car brand in the world and sadly Rolls Royce is heading that way too.
What on earth is the point of that grille? Surely you’d want as good a cd as you can? Daft really in this day and age.
Hitchcock would have been amused...
great review, but what an ugly car!
Good grief… if the grill wasn’t bad enough, they want to draw even more attention to it by lighting it up 😂
I must have been desensitised to big grills because I actually remembered the grill on the old 7 as being bigger. IMO the black looks even worse than chrome, just looks like plastic to me, and when it is lit up it is OH SO TACKY!!! Having owned an E38 this seems sacrilegious to me, I know tech=luxury these days but christmas tree lights on the bonnet will always look bad no matter who installs it or how much it costs as a factory option.
BTW IMO Audi is a worse offender when it comes to oversize grills and Lexus beats everyone hands down (though they do seem to be pairing down the huge grills on their very recent models)
Gosh is this a car or Tony Stark’s house? This i7 is awesome…apart from that cave grill at the front 😳
Looks pretty damn good. Great job BMW!
Looks very cheap and cheap
@@chelseainternational4560 don't buy it then 😆