Tell me that you still hate the new 7 Series

Take a look at these photos and please tell me afterward if you still think the new BMW 7 Series "sucks", it's "butt ugly", "looks worse than a Lexus", etc…etc..I have heard all the terms in the past few days.

I have to admit though, the moment I saw the first photos, I was far from impressed. I knew that technologically the car is a state of art, but the exterior just didn't make me scream WOW…this time. But, when new photos started to come out, I started to fall for the new 7, I felt that BMW went into the right direction, combining old with new, while still keeping the BMW spirit alive.

Then today, after I saw ANOTHER photos of the 7, I totally fell in love. The car is amazing, period. And in black exterior, it just screams SEXY.

I can bet any of you right now that the car will be a hit and the sales will be amazing, even at that high base price.

If you disagree, please leave a comment here, everyone is entitled to their opinion and I would love to hear your arguments as well.

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0to60 - 7/9/2008 11:48:55 PM

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If we tell you, will you stop flooding this site with 7 series articles?

85bmw745i - 7/10/2008 2:34:48 AM

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I like it, but I think the front is too soft compared to the rest of the car. It doesn't have an even balance. Kinda like the second generation escalade. the front was all square and chiseled but the res of the body was soft and rounded. If the front end was more agressive I think it would be a winner.

gooch - 7/10/2008 8:36:21 AM

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My God, it's ridiculous. Okay, okay, the car is HOT! Now please, enough! Damn, I think this is crazy, and I OWN a BMW!

silver1 - 7/10/2008 11:11:52 AM

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The car still looks boring.....It doesn't give that wow factor the old 7-series gave when it was release. This car doesn't even look like a BMW. No excitement. It's too soft and boring. The Japanese can get away with soft and boring because thats what they been doing for decades, now on the other hand, BMW is not allowed. We expect excitement not this bland fugly thing.

I can't tell which one has more excitement, this thing or the 2009 Acura RL.

If they wanted to do boring they could've did it the way Lexus does boring but yet futuristic, which actually makes it not so boring.

Lexus LS and Mercedes S Class is probably laughing at BMW right now. The current S-class is a classic masterpiece. I wanted something like what Mercedes did with the S-Class, but instead we get this.

This 7-series says nothing for the exterior. It's just car. Plane.

This car is just boring boring boring.

JRobUSC - 7/10/2008 1:43:48 PM

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I happen to think the car looks really good, but whether I like it or not is irrelevant -- enough is enough. How many threads do we need about the new 7-Series? The car is eight months away still and this is like the sixth thread. There have been like 700+ comments across the threads and it's the same conversation, the same comments in every thread. There's GOT to be something else to report on...

WorldofLuxury - 7/9/2008 11:53:22 PM

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Awesome...is BMW Blog really on this site?
hehe x]
damn...look at that sexy car
It's always a mistake introduce cars with "not-so-good" "official" pictures. The same happened to the Lexus IS-F, and just look at how everyone treats it.

WorldofLuxury - 7/10/2008 12:02:59 AM

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I do have one more thing to say, and it is that I loved the '02 7 that Bangle designed, which is what my dad has.
I keep wondering how the new 7 would have looked without all the criticism. Of course a car focused on handling would be great, but when owning a BMW, who doesn't want their car to look striking and special?

0to60 - 7/9/2008 11:55:15 PM

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The grill in these drawings are much better proportioned then it is on the actual car. These pics are nice.

Matthew1 - 7/10/2008 12:55:04 AM

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You must be confused, these are no 'drawings', they are photographs.

SixxFive - 7/10/2008 12:07:17 AM

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If you like the 7 then you should feel confident about liking it and not care about what other people think. BTW, it looks MUCH better in darker colors - the first official pics of the 7 with that cheesy gold paint and a tan interior couldn't have been any worse. Maybe that's why people confused apsects of it with a Lexus. Anywho - darker colors rock...I'd like to see a less complicated more agressive rim/wheel design. This can't be the only offering?

lexusrox123 - 7/10/2008 1:38:29 PM

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the only reason it looks better in black is b/c it hides that ugly ugly lower fascia and unsightly bulges, etc, etc.

lexusrox123 - 7/10/2008 1:40:05 PM

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and yes despite the cool rims, i still hate this car. what a bore.....LS or even s class for me, if i could afford it.

dwatson - 7/10/2008 7:51:36 PM

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Every car looks good in black.

vdiv - 7/10/2008 12:08:05 AM

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the new bmw 7 series sux, it's but-ugly and it looks worse than a lexsux...

ha-ha! you bought it again :)

I'd take the hydrogen version, please!

EL34 - 7/10/2008 12:38:32 AM

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What a beautiful automobile :-O

M35MT - 7/10/2008 7:46:19 AM

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Nice face. Were you kneeling when you posted that?

Talli - 7/10/2008 12:42:38 AM

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its downright ugly and the rear screams lexus.

Matthew1 - 7/10/2008 12:56:19 AM

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Does the rear scream Lexus? Tell me what a 'Lexus' rear should look like?

Because correct me if I'm wrong, every Lexus sedan has completely different rear-end styling to one another.

audirevolution - 7/10/2008 1:12:42 AM

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That rear is very similar to the E60 5 series which came out several years before the LS...

Speedoholic - 7/10/2008 12:53:14 AM

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The grills look a bit smaller in these images, don't you think? Anyway I like it a lot and I don't care what others think, Let them enjoy their crappy Lexus ...

JudasLease - 7/10/2008 12:57:30 AM

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What kind of fanboy crap is being written here? That article is childish at best.

Matthew1 - 7/10/2008 1:01:51 AM

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It's a brand-specific blog, they all do it.

It's better than the constant re-hashing of press releases, don't you think?

EL34 - 7/10/2008 12:59:19 AM

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Pièce de résistance

BMW #1

PrancingHorse - 7/10/2008 1:35:05 AM

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With the right lighting and stretching the pictures you can make any car look good.I guess autospies agents are in love with BMW because they seem to praise even the stupidiest things.Oh by the way i dont hate BMW (owned 3) current 2008 M3 is having whole tranny replaced at 1500 miles because of service monkeys screw up.

t_bone - 7/10/2008 1:39:26 AM

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It's just fine, no longer ugly. No, it's not out of this world gorgeous like a Z8, but it is just a sedan after all. Can we on now?

Agent63 - 7/10/2008 2:35:21 AM

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How come my LS doesn't get noticed as my other sedan? I'm not being sarcastic but it's true.

motor1 - 7/10/2008 4:29:45 AM

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The new 7 Series isn't meant to stand out as much as an axe murderer covered in blood, thats what the CS Concept/future 8 Series is for. I repeat again, the 7 Series, S-Class, LS aren't meant to stand out like someone wearing a white t-shirt covered in dripping blood, their more cutting-edge models like the SL-Class AMG, CS Concept are meant to attract attention, as 7 Series, S-Class, LS owners are, to be honest, middle aged men who work in an office all day.

silver1 - 7/10/2008 11:18:38 AM

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"Agent63"

It's get notice believe me....They just scared to admit it because they think your this smart rich guy or a CEO of AIG so they leave you alone because you are prestigious and too good to get spoken to.
You get notice in your other cars because they fill that your a more talkative person who love cars, smoke, drink, and hang out at bars and get wasted....

Agent63 - 7/10/2008 2:37:48 AM

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Anyways, the wheels make a huge difference with the photo above. It looks a lot better in those pictures than the other ones for sure.

The rear tail lights seemed to have been inspired from the new 1 series, 10 times better than the bangle-butt from the 2002-2005 model!

theman - 7/10/2008 2:59:55 AM

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Excellent pictures I must say, much better than the previous crap...I think this car will look increadible on the street...My fav is still the S class though...

fuelfool - 7/10/2008 3:03:20 AM

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A car on the eve of it's introduction shouldn't already appear dated. It's decent looking, but hardly inspiring or fresh. Imagine how tired it'll look in another 3 years. Yikes!

motor1 - 7/10/2008 4:23:49 AM

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Everybody said this when the E65/E66 7 Series was released, and everybody was like "let's all convert to Lexus or Mercedes". The Lexus LS or Mercedes-Benz S-Class are both extremely good cars, but the 7 Series, and dare I say all BMWs recently, make people skeptical about the design. But this design is supposed to last 8 years so it is supposed to look different so it will last longer. It doesn't look dated at all, it just looks different to the usual. But this was the same when the new 3 Series was released.

And for people who say that this site is being polluted with the new 7 Series info, please drop it, because it was exactly this full with stories and news when the new C-Class, Audi A4 and just about every European do or die model.

lexusrox123 - 7/10/2008 1:44:43 PM

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8 years?! holy crap!! :0

gooch - 7/11/2008 8:33:08 AM

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Quite simply, you're wrong when you say this site was populated with C-Class, A4 or other Euro articles like it has been recently with 7-Series articles. That just isn't true.
The overkill for the 7 has been ridiculous. It isn't even BMW's most important car -- the 3 is, financially.

motor1 - 7/10/2008 4:31:51 AM

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The new 7 Series isn't meant to stand out as much as an axe murderer covered in blood, thats what the CS Concept/future 8 Series is for. I repeat again, the 7 Series, S-Class, LS aren't meant to stand out like someone wearing a white t-shirt covered in dripping blood, their more cutting-edge models like the SL-Class AMG, CS Concept are meant to attract attention, as 7 Series, S-Class, LS owners are, to be honest, middle aged men who work in an office all day.

I had a 2005 740Li and it was looking quite new, but compared to the LS or S-Class it looked out dated, that why I bought an S500 AMG. But I'm definitely getting the new 7 Series and swapping my S-Class.

M53R - 7/10/2008 5:24:01 AM

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Wow, these pictures make it look MUCH better. I love that colour. Seriously, I think I might trade my X5 for a 750i abit after it comes out. This is the best looking BMW I have ever seen.

meklen - 7/10/2008 6:09:44 AM

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Relative to the old 7 this car is beautiful. I cannot imagine a single current 7 series owner that would not want to trade in for this. BMW will increase sales from those BMW 7 owners that skipped that old 7 model. If they had never released that abomination then we all would not be so insecure about the current 7’s new look.

MunichRob - 7/10/2008 6:13:01 AM

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There's things I like about the new 7 but just can't see past the taillights...So I still hate it.

I95SPEEDINGTICKETS - 7/10/2008 6:13:58 AM

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Front End is Bland

Rear End is Weird

Rest is just Fine

JUGNU - 7/10/2008 7:25:08 AM

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I think 7 series looks ok from every angle except rear. It would have been ok to me if the rear was slightly ugly but unfortunately that's not the case, rear is very very ugly (i am just unable to ignore it) and that ruins the overall car design.
LS and S class still looks better.

JUGNU

M35MT - 7/10/2008 7:48:12 AM

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I'm not a fan of full-size cars to begin with and I havent liked the 7 since the late 90's. That was the last "7" IMO.

abcd - 7/10/2008 7:51:51 AM

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"I knew that technologically the car is a state of art"

really , I don`t know that . Has this new BMW 7 any technological innovations ?

W140Fan - 7/10/2008 10:29:34 AM

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too many to list here...

abcd - 7/10/2008 3:41:35 PM

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not as many , I find three : FlexRay data-transmission technology , Integrated owner`s manual in i-drive , adaptative brakelights depending on braking power .

thisismyname - 7/10/2008 8:45:08 AM

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"Tell me that you still hate the new 7 Series..."

I still hate the new 7 series.... I guess once we hit 15 articles on the new 7 series in 5 days... someone should say it.. It is blatantly obvious the Autospies, is severely bias twords the BMW brand.. not only praising it at every turn, but posting a ton of repeat articles..

And the "Spies Land Exclusive First Real Life Photos Of The New BMW 7-Series" was an autospies exclusive for maybe an hour, Why is that post at the top of the page for the past three days? Every single other car fan website had those pictures within minutes of autospies, so hanging on to an exclusive photos thread for a week, is a little childish...

With regards to this average looking, beefed up 5 series mixed with a little Asian styling... We have all seen the pictures, we don't care to rear ten more articles about the damn car so you car get your BMW article quota...

Try making the articles DIFFERENT, that's the point of a car enthusiasts website.

Beat a dead horse, you will only end up with glue...

caixa2 - 7/10/2008 8:46:21 AM

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it's the BMW fanboys that I hate, really...

0to60 - 7/10/2008 5:45:06 PM

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Me too! And the Lexus fanatics!

Vantage - 7/10/2008 10:50:14 AM

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Putz. You make no sense.

abcd - 7/10/2008 3:43:56 PM

+1 Boost

audi a8 is awd

_43LE - 7/10/2008 9:31:53 AM

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Like the 7 series post yesterday, this article sounds like grasping at straws.

EL34 - 7/10/2008 10:29:35 AM

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Yeah, but who invented the chop sticks? :-\

_43LE - 7/10/2008 5:23:41 PM

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It is widely agreed that the Chinese invented chopsticks. The Chinese felt that eating with forks and knives to be too barbaric and uncivilized.

PlanB - 7/10/2008 9:45:26 AM

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I never said I hated it. Hate is too strong of a word. I just don't care for it one way or the other, mostly due to its conservative "been there, done that" styling. The performance numbers are there, the tech inside is through the roof which I like a lot and I'm sure it'll have all the characteristics a BMW usually has. But if I had a choice between the 7, an S-Class or an LS, the 7 series wouldn't be my 1st choice. And possibly not my 2nd choice either.

silver1 - 7/10/2008 11:20:52 AM

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Agreed.

EL34 - 7/10/2008 10:28:13 AM

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The new BMW 7-Series is an excellent design, but not if your drinking the Lexus koolaid.

recca7 - 7/10/2008 10:42:50 AM

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Yea the photos look good but that's the purpose of these photos, it goes into their brochures. You'd be hard pressed to find photos from any automobile brochure that don't look nice. What matters is what it looks like on the road and just from viewing the real time pictures, it doesn't look that great. Boring compared to the S class. This new 7 doesn't look all that different from the one right now. I do like the 7 don't get me wrong but I thought they could come out with something much better looking then this.

carguy68 - 7/10/2008 10:48:34 AM

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it's not as ugly as a lexus and i will take it over a lexus any day

answer - 7/10/2008 10:49:16 AM

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These new pictures are way better.

But of course dark colors will always be better than frickin beige.

I don't think that people don't like the new 7, it's that it wasn't as mind-blowing as people were thinking it would be.

222max - 7/10/2008 11:07:02 AM

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It looks Ok. These pictures don't make me like it any more or less since I was hoping for something as dramatic as the CS Concept they did last year. Now a production version of THAT car would have made an impression on me.

But why the hard sell for the 7 Series here? This is even more obsession over a BMW product than they have over at Car & Driver.

TauronB2G - 7/10/2008 11:18:36 AM

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Still hate the front end. Its not a good look.
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CLK63BlackSeries - 7/10/2008 11:58:01 AM

+1 Boost

I still hate the new 7 series.

Vantage - 7/10/2008 12:20:28 PM

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sweet ride, cant say I have even seen one in person.....Now get off your fathers hood.

CLK63BlackSeries - 7/10/2008 3:54:57 PM

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Umm... my father has driven this car twice. I have driven it for 7 months. My father has a better car. It's unfortunate that you are so broke that you cant handle the fact that III own this car.

cl0wn - 7/10/2008 5:14:11 PM

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lol vantage is broke for sure and deserves "the sign" as though driving around in a 1995 c36 on sunset... but i still love the new 7 ;)

CLK63BlackSeries - 7/10/2008 8:07:20 PM

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It's rubbish son!

Milton - 7/10/2008 12:19:27 PM

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Yeap.....still boring.

MZauto - 7/10/2008 12:22:58 PM

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When the current S class came out, almost everybody liked the style. For this 7, I cannot say I hate it. I cannot stop thinking it does look a bit like the LS. (But, I don't know which copies which). I am kind of disppointed with BMW's disign team. But, will I by it? Of course. The reason is, its got a better engin compare with S class.

theman - 7/10/2008 9:34:11 PM

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Thats what I am saying, almost everybody liked the current S class design when it came out..I cant say the same for this 7 though..Even hardcore bmw fans seem doubtfull..

Dr550 - 7/10/2008 12:36:52 PM

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BMW was clearly inspired by E32 1988-1994 7 series. This was model that was true luxury alternative to MB S Class. This MB S was model original Lexus LS was derived from. Present LS "inspired" by BMW E32. Toyota probably has many samples of MB, BMW, Jaguar, etc. models in storage. Remember Road & Track article about first LS. Toyota engineers, designers, mechanics said they practically disected MB S-class.

c36amg - 7/10/2008 12:40:07 PM

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YES I STILL HATE IT !!!

Htay7500 - 7/10/2008 1:32:07 PM

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not another article!!!

kut17 - 7/10/2008 2:17:26 PM

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I don't like the taillights and I probably never will, but I love the rest of the car. I think it's very attractive. I especially like the headlights, grille, and hood curves.

monkeyrun - 7/10/2008 2:31:47 PM

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It's really not that good looking at all.

xlr8 - 7/10/2008 3:44:51 PM

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eh its growing on me, still rather have a s8 however.

sector - 7/10/2008 4:37:06 PM

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7-series = grandpa turtle... you can tell by the mustache can't you?

Porschinator - 7/10/2008 5:06:45 PM

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All the guy saw in the articale are friggin pics. See the real deal then make judgement!!!

cl0wn - 7/10/2008 5:10:14 PM

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still dont hate it although a bit lexus-like... except for the rims

chonnes - 7/10/2008 6:35:49 PM

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Decide for yourself with a side-by-side comparson here:

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3077/2656289305_bf43f6ddd4_b.jpg

and here

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3132/2653523325_244ae25235_o.jpg

ICON - 7/11/2008 3:57:19 PM

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Thanks for the side-by-side. Definitely proves the point that the 7er is so much more atractive than the dowdy looking LS.

No Comparison. The LS looks like it was designed for the Leisure world crowd.

In person side by side, you wont even notice the LS/Avalon.

Great job BMW of making a classy aggressive masculine looking ride.

Denali - 7/10/2008 9:41:25 PM

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those pic make this full size 3-series/citroen C5/LS still look the same...

Denali - 7/10/2008 9:44:15 PM

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i forgot Maserati.

sector - 7/10/2008 10:21:16 PM

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It was ugly yesterday, it's ugly today (even with the lighting tricks), and it'll be as ugly as ever tomorrow.

xj13 - 7/10/2008 10:38:55 PM

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Looks fine, but give me an AMG S CLASS anyday.
But still a million times better looking than that camry LS lol.

chinojk - 7/11/2008 12:04:48 PM

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omg i hate autospies...but i cant stop coming back

pnsb24a - 7/11/2008 4:15:49 PM

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Do you think you have enough articles on BMWs? I think there is some under the table money passing hands And no, I don't think this is any better or worse than previous 7s

Steve - 7/12/2008 7:31:42 PM

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The face is unattractive, though not as bad as the 2002. Tail is improved. Profile is uneventful. Uninteresting over-all, with a homely face. But it wears the roundel, so that should count for something.