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BMW 760LI

The twelve-cylinder engine and an 8-band machine made the Bavarian seven even more solid. Mercedes-Benz S 600 and Audi A8 have something to be afraid
An invisible masseur carefully kneads the lower back and shoulder blades, on a 9.2 -inch screen - a favorite movie, window curtains controlled by the buttons are separated from the outside world. The feeling that you were in a fashionable cinema, or in a massage room, or at home on your favorite sofa. Such is the inner world of the new BMW 760LI through the eyes of its average inhabitant. Its portrait is easy to imagine. Successful, energetic, ambitious, loving non -standard solutions that does not tolerate routine. There is no doubt: such an owner will spend the lion's share of time in the back seat - the space and comfort of this part of the cabin are unsurpassed. But he will be tempted and of a different kind - to arrange a weekend to the driver in order to plunge into the world of extreme acceleration and enjoy the aristocratic road manners of the fastest seven today. Paradoxically, the limousine -like BMW 760LI copes with the role of Driver's Car - a car for a driver. However, more on this later.
Terrible outside
As you understand, we let the most formidable individual in the BMW 7th series. Her right to leadership is unconditional. A new 12-cylinder engine and an equally advanced 8-banding automatic transmission-like a scepter and power. These attributes of power change the character of the flagship model radically, which we will talk about a little lower and in great detail. Of course, the royal ambitions of top -end modifications are emphasized by external paraphernalia. The seven with a 12-cylinder heart dominates and suppresses. Akulya physiognomy has not gone anywhere, ”the marketing guru of the Bavarian company Thomas Juliani frankly in an eye on the eye. “The former BMW chief designer Chris Bangle did not violate a long -standing tradition,” he emphasized the aggressive front part, and raised an antenna mesmerizing fin on the roof. Duplicate turn signals on the sidewalls are integrated into anger -like shiny stripes. From ourselves, we remind of the hypnotizing gaze of fried block -far and, as if with a front -ended air intake with a sparkled shark teeth, and a portrait of a thunderstorm of asphalt oceans is ready. The top version has preserved the image of a car for bad guys? - I provoke Juliani. I would not say, ”the marketer replies confidently. - The audience of buyers, as they say, is multifaceted. Perhaps Juliani did not scream his soul, because in addition to the clearly aggressive features of the new BMW 760LI, unambiguous signs of status are characteristic. There are few of them in the exterior: 19 -inch alloy wheels of wheels, four rectangular piping of the exhaust system, an abundance of silver metal inserts - in particular, additional chrome mirror in the lower part of the rear bumper and the V12 inscription on the chrome luminaries. There are more status accents in the cabin, and there are no aggressive features on the contrary. The first thing that catches your eye is the almost complete absence of finishing plastic. It can be found only on the front racks, elements of the steering column and other trifles like cup holders hidden in secret niches. The plastic in the new modification was displaced by the skin, suede, as well as inserts from the root of walnut wood and galvanized metal. The abundance of light tones in the finish, coupled with a large ceiling hatch, fill the salon with light and air.
Good inside
If the exterior of the seven is designed to suppress, then the interior implies an aesthetic taste and promises relaxation. It is not necessary to attach strength to the closure of weighty doors. It is worth the wide gate to touch the opening how the door car car carrier Soft-Close-Automatik will work. A set of entertainment benefits for passengers seems excessive. The rear row seats are separated by a armrest size with a small table. Each chair has individual electronic adjustments. They remember the settings, know how to massage their backs and hold in corners of side support rollers. The serial configuration includes a four-zone climate control and the Professional navigation system, and the picture of the navigator is displayed, including on television-like galleries. A boss can, if desired, track the route without straining vision and make adjustments to an individual Idrive controller. Needless to say, to the backs of the front seats in the back row - as to Africa. The wheelbase of an elongated version is record among luxury sedans - 3210 mm. For comparison: in the new long -drawn Mercedes S -Class - 3165 mm, in the stretched Audi A8 - 3074 mm. Finally, compared with a sedan with a standard base, the LI index is independently decorated with the roof line and the rear rack contour. The result - the enlarged space above the heads of the rear passengers - they can afford to sit even in cylinders.
Taking into the BMW 760LI, however, will not remain in the shadow of the High.

A source: Avtopanorama magazine