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2024 BMW i7 First Test: The Best Big Luxury Car On Sale?
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2/26/2024
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The story of the BMW 7 Series has long been, yeah, it's fine, it's nice, but
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it's not all that bad, and it's not all that bad, either.
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It's a little bit better than the BMW 7 Series, but it's not all that bad.
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It's a little bit better than the BMW 7 Series, but it's not all that bad.
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It's a little bit better than the BMW 7 Series, but it's not all that bad.
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It's a little bit better than the BMW 7 Series, but it's not all that bad.
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It's a little bit better than the BMW 7 Series, but it's not all that bad.
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The M70 is a big old thing, nearly 18 feet long, it rides on the longest wheelbase of
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any current sedan, save for those sporting a Rolls Royce badge.
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At 6,115 pounds, it's heavier than all the cars just mentioned,
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including its direct rival, the Mercedes AMG EQS.
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But the M70 has the power to move all that tonnage around.
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Two electric motors combine for 650 horsepower and 748 pound-feet of torque.
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However, there's an overboost feature tied to launch control,
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which bumps the torque up to 811 pound-feet for 10 seconds.
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This means the big beamer can sprint to 60 miles an hour in 3.2 seconds,
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run the quarter mile in 11.5 seconds at 122.4 miles per hour.
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And the brakes are good enough to haul it down from 60 miles an hour to a dead stop
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in a relatively tidy 109 feet.
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On our figure eight course, the M70 put down a 24.7 second lap,
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just two-tenths of a second behind a Honda Civic Type R.
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We can't make it make sense either.
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Inside, you're treated to non-leather seats,
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a rarity in today's leather-lined luxury car world.
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The bad part inside the i7 is just how convoluted the iDrive menu has become.
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There are over 40 different apps to navigate through, and it's just confusing.
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But never mind any of that, as the i7 has a Learjet-like rear seat with massage
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and a fold-down, very high-definition 34-inch screen.
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Can you get past the i7's insane design?
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Because if you can, the best-driving big luxury sedan currently on sale
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is ready and waiting for you.
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