Test drive BMW 7 series F01 02 since 2008 sedan
In the style of Bond
BMW 7-Series. Price: 3206,000 rubles. On sale: since October 2008 The noisy premiere of the new BMW seven on Red Square did not go unnoticed. And now the time has come for the first test drive. He was a secret at a military test training ground in France. Here I managed to experience the novelty in full
Faster than wind
Automatic transmissions of BMW are famous for their reliability, and most importantly, the speed of work. Often they show the results better than if a manual gearbox was aggregated with the engine. This can be seen on the BMW M5 model. The settings are so verified that the delays and losses are minimized. According to the same principle, they approached the automatic transmission for the new seven. The machine is very quickly adapted to the driving manner. With a sharp click on the pedal, it can cross at once four steps lower. There are also four operating modes that change a whole complex of car settings. Having tested each of these modes on the landfill of the landfill, we can conclude: the seven is good not only for passengers. Suitable for those who like to independently drive a dynamic car. This confirms the Sport+mode, in which the inhabitants of the rear seats experience almost aviation overloads. On a classic limousine, this is completely different.
What will be the new seven?, For a long time, those who want to purchase a fresh and very prestigious limousine puzzled for a long time. The excitement fueled the memories of the previous generation of the BMW 7th series, the appearance of which made a lot of noise. So, the X pierced the hour, and struck in Moscow on Red Square, where the world premiere of the prestigious model took place. The car appeared before the venerable audience inside the giant sand clock. Wast tests took place a little later at the French military training ground, where photography was banned from secrecy. At the first approximation, it seems that the design of the seven remained the same. Do not believe your eyes: this is only an illusion. We come closer, and then there is insight. The appearance of the novelty can be called calm, full of self -sufficiency and significance. It seems that the piercing look of the head optics passes through the standing objects ahead. Seeing such a rear view in the mirror, you want to involuntarily snuggle up to the right, give way and not shine. The huge nostrils of the air intakes are added, which, among other things, carry a constructive load, but more on that later. The back of the car was subjected to the most significant changes. The lid of the trunk, unlike the preceding option, is a single whole. The rear lights have a complex geometric shape with a multi -level diode backlight, almost like a spaceship.
There are more changes in the cabin. True, the quality of materials and the assembly of individual parts remained at the previous highest level. Given the car’s belonging to the business class, they made a special emphasis on the comfort of the rear passengers. At the same time, there will be enough space for a high driver and someone who sits after him. Abundant Wctolicism of the settings will easily find a convenient pose. Well, the chef will even make a smart seat. Two most striking changes in the cabin lever of the gearbox and dashboard. BMW refused the steering wheel of the KP lever. Now it has been placed in a traditional place in the central tunnel. As for the dashboard, the angle of inclination of protective glass is at such an angle that it is difficult to notice. It seems that the arrows can be felt with your hand. The glass of the panel does not glance even with the bright sun.
A second -generation IDRive system is installed in the new seven. Additionally, four buttons of quick access to the most basic sections of the menu, the structure of which also thoroughly changed, came to help the multifunctional joystick. Now to select the right point used the drum principle of choice. Then everything is as usual. The choice is confirmed by pressing, and the transition to the previous submenu withdrawing the joystick left or right.
The model has become a real storehouse of new technologies. It creates a complete feeling that the car can drive itself, without the participation of the driver. Cruise control is able not only to maintain a given speed, but also to stop the car completely if the walking vehicle stops ahead. Sensors in the mirrors warn of the presence of interference in the dead zone, which was demonstrated during polygon tests. If, when managing the new seven, an attempt is made to change the lane without turning on the turn signal, the seat begins to vibrate, warning of the displacement. This is done so that the driver does not fall asleep at the wheel.
In the new generation of the BMW 7th series, Bavarian engineers used two completely new technologies. The first is related to the speed mode. The established radar reads among the entire abundance of signs those that indicate the speed, and this information is displayed on the dashboard. The second is an improved night vision system. Even in the previous generation there were infrared cameras, allowing you to go in complete darkness. Now they signal about the person who goes along the road. This is achieved thanks to the heat detector. As for handling, here BMW, as always, deserves the highest praise. Things are no worse with dynamics. At first, three engines will be offered to choose from the buyer: two gasoline and one diesel. All of them are equipped with turbocharged. The weakest in the line is a gasoline 4-liter V-shaped engine with a capacity of 326 hp. The next 5 -fraud V8 produces 407 hp. The same unit is installed on the X6 crossover. A three -liter diesel develops 245 hp. The most powerful 12-cynic motor will appear a little later.
To control such crazy power, the Dynamic Drive Control system makes it possible to very accurately configure the chassis to the required driving manner. There are four modes: Comfort, Normal, Sport and Sport+. After choosing one of them, the operating mode of the whole complex changes. A different stiffness of shock absorbers becomes, stabilization is adjusted. In Sport+ the car willingly slides in corners. Among other things, the productivity of the hydraulic wrap will also change. In comfortable mode, the steering wheel is light and has more revolutions than, for example, in Sport mode. The accelerator pedal also changes its sensitivity. And 6 -speed
the machine switches the transmission faster. The new transmission settings system in kikdown is capable of crossing four steps at once, which makes acceleration as intense as possible. Having tested each mode, we can conclude: the seven is good not only for passengers. Working with leveling
BMW designers performed literally jewelry work, having worked out the design so that at first it seems that nothing happened to the car. In fact, this is a completely different car. You can judge even by changing sizes. The new BMW seven has become lower by 110 mm. The width remained almost the same, but the length increased by 30 mm. It seems not that much, but due to this it was possible to increase the wheelbase by 80 mm, and in the version of Long by 140 mm. Places in the cabin have now become even larger, especially the rear passengers will feel. Engineers work not only on how to increase the space inside, but also take into account factors such as mass. The new seven threw off 35 kg. She managed this due to the replacement of a number of details, such as hood, front wings, doors and roof, aluminum.
Technical characteristics BMW 750i
Dimensions 5072/1902/1479 mm
Gasoline engine, Twinturbbo, 4396 cm3, 407 hp/5500 min-1
Automatic transmission, 6 -speed
Dynamics Max 250 km/h; 5.2 s to 100 km/h
Competitors Mercedes-Benz S-Class, Audi A8, Lexus LS460.
We do not love
Stylish
All lines of the new body are verified as much as possible.
Important
The new seven is literally stuffed with different security systems.
Fast
The new IDRive work algorithm has facilitated navigation on on -board communications.
Advantages and disadvantages
+ Powerful engines, spacious interior, fast transmission.
Not all systems are available to Russia.
Driving The abundance of systems guarding safe driving, the new BMW 7 series has a lot.
5 points
Salon
Darling leather and wood, as befits a real business class.
5 points
Comfort
The increase in size allowed to combine the salon in such a way that each of the passengers was provided with sufficient space.
5 points
Security
A number of traffic control systems are installed on the new seven.
5 points
Price
Whoever is ready to buy such a car knows what he pays for. Therefore, it is only expensive to say that it is expensive.
5 points
Our opinion
All BMW specialists have done very thorough work on creating a new BMW 7th series. Their work was crowned with success. They managed to make a completely different car, without losing connection with the previous generation and the brand in general, as well as using a number of new technologies in the novelty.
Author: Maxim Egorov
A source: Magazine 5 wheel [October 2008]
