With a yearly revenue of around . Following the end of World War I, BMW ceased production of aircraft- engines as they were forced to do by the terms of the famous Versailles Armistice Treaty. Once restrictions were lifted in 1. BMW's first ever car launched was the Dixi, which was based on the British car company Austin Motor's Austin 7 car. Following a German rearmament in the 1. World War, BMW returned to producing aircraft engines for the Luftwaffe. In 2. 01. 2, Forbes. BMW as the most reputable company in the world. Forbes states that the rankings are based on. Mercedes- Benz S- Class: Which is the world's best $1. Automakers spend anywhere from $1 billion to $5 billion to develop a completely new model. They lavish attention on their biggest sedans. Often that’s where the newest technology goes, especially big- buck items such as adaptive cruise control and night vision. After all, $1,0. 00- $2,5. Wealthy early adopters support R& D, the price comes down, and the next thing you know, adaptive cruise control and pedestrian avoidance are in a $2. Here’s a close look at how three of the biggest names stack up on technology and overall desirability: the Audi A8, BMW 7 Series, and Mercedes- Benz S- Class. Together they account for the majority of the 6. Bentley and Rolls- Royce, part of Maserati’s line, the new Cadillac CT6, and Tesla. These three share many of the same attributes — adaptive cruise control, front collision warning, head- up displays, all- wheel drive, adaptive air suspensions, long- wheelbase versions (none offer the standard wheelbase in the US as of 2. Audi A8: sportiest and oldest of the bunch. The Audi A8 dates to 2. It’s a fabulous car that may be the sportiest of the bunch — such as 4,5. Audi has the most tastefully appointing cockpits among the high- end sedans. There’s even extended leather (standard, all trim lines) on the doors, dash, and center console. All- wheel- drive comes standard. Audi offers a V6 turbo, a V8 turbo, and a W1. V6s), all running on gasoline; were it not for parent Volkswagen’s diesel woes, it would offer a 3. V6 turbodiesel as well. There is no hybrid currently. Being this old, the MMI cockpit controller seems a bit dated. The force- be- with- you Audi Virtual Cockpit (inset) is on or will be on the Audi TT, Q7, and A4 before it makes its way to the A7. ![]() BMW has also announced the F03 7 Series as their High Security line, including the 750Li High Security and 760Li High Security. Both of them were certified with BRV. Price excludes installation and taxes. Check with your authorized BMW center for complete. The seventh generation of BMW. Codenamed G30, it is everything you ![]() The center stack LCD is just 8 inches diagonal where the competition has 1. A Wi- Fi hotspot was added for 2. The A8 is lacking some of the newer technology of the competitors in collision mitigation and semi- autonomous driving. But wait for 2. 01. Audi says it will offer self- driving capabilities on the A7 that go to the head of the class. If you buy an A8, you’re getting exclusivity: just 4,9. A7 coupe. Audi sales in the US lag BMW and Mercedes- Benz by a significant margin, around 2: 1, but worldwide the brands are neck and neck, each with about 2 million sales. Depending on how many options boxes you check, the A8 this year sells for $8. BMW 7 Series: king of carbon fiber. The sixth generation BMW 7 Series stands out for Carbon Core technology, its name for the extensive use of carbon fiber panels in crash- critical areas: the transmission tunnel, the B- pillar where the front and rear doors meet, the C- pillar at the back of the car, the roof header above the windshield, and most impressively a nine- foot section that runs along the roof arch on both sides, encased in a steel tube. It’s not that competitors are unsafe; it’s that BMW has raised the bar with a lighter material that adds a further margin of safety. Just as the space program paid dividends back on earth (tastier Tang?), BMW is building on what it learned creating carbon fiber body panels for the low- volume BMW i. BMW i. 3 urban commuter. BMW was first with the cockpit controller, i. Drive, 1. 5 years ago, and has been working to make it more usable ever since with additional ways to interact with the infotainment system: voice recognition including conversational speech, function buttons adjacent to the controller (improving on Audi’s wide- spaced buttons), a touchpad for finger- painting (spelling) characters atop the controller, and now gesture recognition using your hand and pointed fingers. The 2017 BMW 7-Series has a deceivingly conservative wrapper for its radically reengineered underpinnings and tech-centric cabin. The one thing about the new 2016 BMW 7 Series that is the least surprising is its design. Welcome to e38.org, a site dedicated to sharing information about BMW automobiles, their maintenance, modifications and enjoyment. If you have suggestions for. BMW 7-Series (E38) Overview; Manufacturer: BMW: Production: 1994 ![]() If a phone call comes in, make a swiping motion right to left to accept, left to right to reject (like Tinder, only in the opposite direction); raise the volume with little clockwise circles. In other words, if one method doesn’t work, another one will. BMW and Mercedes- Benz match each other closely on driver assists: Adaptive cruise control is stop- and- go, lane departure warning has advanced to lane centering assist, meaning the car finds and tracks the middle of the highway lane as long as your hand is lightly on the wheel, and blind spot detection finds cars well back of yours (important on 1. Autobahns). BMW’s night vision uses industry standard components (Autoliv), but BMW added a bit more software atop that identify people, bicyclists, and animals. It shows the location on the center stack display, and (Europe- only; US regulations are lagging) will swivel one element from the headlamp array and shine it steadily on an animal to keep it from wandering onto the roadway. Or it will strobe (flash) the light at knee- height at a pedestrian three times to alert but not blind them. BMW’s optional, $2. LCD with messages and prompts. The Driver Assistance Plus II package has, among things, a “traffic jam assistant” that follows the car in front and makes minor steering corrections. BMW lets you order a little or a lot of driver assistance with the two packages, which don’t wallow sideways with unrelated items such as, say, a panoramic sunroof. There’s an “Autobahn package” comprising variable- ratio steering Active Comfort Drive with Road Preview that uses cameras to search the road ahead for bumps or potholes and adjust the adaptive suspension to suit. The 7 Series is base- priced at $8. That’s because the 7 Series so far comes in a turbocharged, inline six cylinder engine of 3. V8 of 4. 45 hp. It has not yet shipped a new 1. Audi and Mercedes both offer. By year’s end, BMW will offer a 7. Drive plug- in hybrid with an estimated range on battery of about 2. It’s especially important outside the US where access to megacities may be restricted to EVs and cars that run at least part of the time on battery power. Regardless of whether BMW boasts more and better tech, buyers are not warming to the big Bimmer: 2. May were 4,1. 97, down 4% from the 4,3. S- Class fell 2. 2% in the same period to 7,0. Mercedes- Benz S- Class. Year in, year out, the Mercedes- Benz S- Class is the best seller among premium sports sedans, typically moving 2. US, more than BMW and Audi combined. It has the highest base price and the highest check- all- options price, which at this lofty category may not be a detriment to sales. The S- Class can, and for several years been able to, more or less drive itself on the highway, steer around obstacles, and perfume the air should you be in farm country or an Asian megacity. With a dozen possible infotainment inputs, Mercedes allows the front seat passenger to be entertained as well with the $7. Split. View option: The 1. That means the front passenger can watch a movie along with those in the back seat. Split. View could be the solution to control displays that lock the driver and passenger out of some adjustments while the car is moving. By choosing the V1. Mercedes- Maybach extended version. The S- Class truly is as much a competitor for Bentley and Rolls- Royce, at lower cost, as it is for BMW and Audi. If you want to economize on gasoline, or you need battery power to gain access to a megacity, there’s also a plug- in hybrid edition, the S5. Plug- In Hybrid. If you want the best autonomous driving features this year, you should look also at the new E- Class midsize sedan. Who’s best in 2. 01. This year, there’s good, better, and best — no losers among the ultra- premium sedans. It’s almost useless to include a feature comparison because they all have more or less the same set: ACC, LDW, BSD; head- up display; pre- collision safety features; steerable xenon or LED headlamps; night vision; air suspension; all- wheel- drive. All come only in long- wheelbase versions that push the cars well over 2. Audi 2. 07 inches, BMW 2. Mercedes 2. 07 inches. Each has a coupe variant that is a bit smaller in length, but priced up there with the big sedans: Audi A7, BMW 6 Series, Mercedes CLS. The Audi A8 is good, not better or best, because it’s the oldest and car tech moves forward quickly: Moore’s Law on wheels, almost. It’s the most fun to drive of the three, but MMI feels dated and an 8- inch LCD in the center stack doesn’t cut it. When the new A8 ships in 2. The Mercedes- Benz S- Class is the better choice. It is the ultra- luxury sedan people think of first and it has the widest range of engine choices. For those who want more, Mercedes resurrected the slow- selling Maybach sub- brand as an extension of the S- Class upper end, with eight additional inches of length and immediate access to all the tech Mercedes adds to the S- Class (something that hurt Maybach when it was a standalone brand). The various S- Classes are so good they can compete against the likes of Rolls- Royce and Bentley. Even if Mercedes doesn’t win a comparison test, the S- Class invariably wins on the sales charts. The best ultra- premium sedan is the BMW 7 Series, in 2. BMW effectively matches Mercedes on features (air suspension controlled by a camera scanning the road for bumps; background fragrance dispenser in the cabin). The extensive use of carbon fiber increases safety while reducing weight. As pushback to those who think the A8 is sportiest, BMW offers an M Sport performance package that offers a taste of what BMW could do if it built an M7 (“M Sport” does not equal “M7”), and BMW’s official tuner, Alpina, offers a hot rod version, the Alpina B7 Turbo. There’s more competition, especially if you want the exclusivity of seeing fewer cars just like yours (try counting the silver S- Class Benzes at an upscale country club or California’s Fashion Island). The Jaguar XJ is a worthy competitor with a long- wheelbase version (XJL). The Lexus LS manages to provide most of the capabilities of the big three, including a 2. L version for about the same base prices as the 7 Series. Hyundai’s Equus competes on paper in size and specs, although it could use another iteration of features and performance tuning (ditto the Kia K9. The new Cadillac CT6 sedan shows a lot of potential to be a serious competitor as well. BMW 7 Series (E3. Wikipedia. BMW 7- Series (E3. Overview. Manufacturer. BMWProduction. 19. It replaced the E3. V8 and V1. 2 engines. In 2. 00. 1, the E3. E6. 5 7 Series. The E3. It was also the first BMW to offer satellite navigation and an in- built television. The E3. 8 was the first 7 Series to be available with a diesel engine. Development. In May 1. E3. 8 BMW 7- Series was unveiled. The E3. 8 7 Series never had the factory DVD- ROM based Navigation system . Other features included an automatic climate control system with separate controls for the driver and passenger, a three- position memory system for the driver. Front- seat side airbags and a Head Protection System (HPS) airbag were also standard. This system uses two fluid filled bladders which alternate in height. The E3. 8 could also be optioned with break resistant glass (not bullet resistant like the protection models, but are shatterproof), which generally suffer from delamination over time due to UV exposure. The 7. 50i. L featured an all- leather interior with burl walnut trim, while the 7. L featured leather on the seating surfaces and air bag covers on the door cards. The sport model featured a Sport steering wheel, Sports seats, Shadowline exterior, Sport Suspension, a shorter final drive ratio, and . Based on the 7. 50i. L with a 1. 2- cylinder engine, it had a top speed of 2. The L7 was only available in the Middle East, Southeast Asia and Europe. The 2. 00. 0- 2. 00. BMW L7 sedan. BMW L7 sedan. Interior. Protection line. These models included body armor, bullet- resistant glass and run- flat tires. A High- Security version with even further protection was also available in Europe. The 7. 40i/i. L were initially powered by a 4. L engine, then a 4. L V8 engine. The base prices in 2. US$6. 2,9. 00 for the 7. US$6. 6,9. 00 for the 7. L and US$9. 2,1. 00 for the 7. L. Initial production E3. L and 3. 0. L Turbodiesel I6 or 3. L and 4. 0. L M6. V8 or the 5. 4. L M7. V1. 2 engine. US Model Range includes the 7. L and 7. 50i. L. 1. E3. 8 used an aluminium block with Nikasil plated cylinder bores - nickel containing silicon carbide particles. Unfortunately, excessive sulphur from fuel reacts adversely with the nickel, causing very slight blemishes in the top few millimeters of the cylinder bore. Steptronic is not available in the North American market until 1. ZSP Sport Package was offered. An Alpina sports suspension, onboard TV and satellite navigation system were offered as options. Worlds first production car with front passenger head airbags. In late 1. 99. 7 the 1. E3. 9 5- series were fitted with a tubular shaped head side airbags (Inflatable Tubular Structure (ITS)). Equipment includes central locking, front fog lamps and electric heated mirrors; 7. SE has a sunroof; 7. SE has air- conditioning, cruise control and leather. Revisions midway through the model year include automatic air- conditioning on 7. L. The 7. 50i. L (actually a re- badged 7. L) is extensively featured in the high grossing James Bond series film Tomorrow Never Dies. The 4. 4 engine gets a marked increase in torque from 4. N. Horsepower remains at 2. W (2. 86 PS; 2. 82 hp). A Sport Package becomes available for the 7. Also, the first model year to feature the Steptronic Transmission on the 7. L in the US. The 7. Electric Catalytic Converter, or . Heating coils inside the catalytic converter assemblies are electrified just after engine start, bringing the catalyst up to operating temperature very quickly to qualify the vehicle for Low emission vehicle (LEV) designation. This electric catalytic converter had been fitted since 1. Alpina to their B1. E- KAT saloon based on the BMW 7. Emitec, Alpina and BMW. This was known as the Premium Package. The sport package is extended to include the 7. L but without the same performance enhancing features as the 7. The 7. 40i. L Sport maintains the same visual cues as the 7. Sport such as vavona redwood trim, shadowline exterior trim and 1. The 7. 50i. L Sport maintains the same visual cues as the 7. Sport & the 7. L Sport such as shadowline exterior trim and 1. The sport package also sports a special wood trim with an inlay that resembles nautical flags. The interior is dechromed. The wooden grab handles are omitted from the sport models as well. The Sport model could also be optioned with Sport seats. But is a rare option as it meant giving up the active comfort seats. More previously optional features become standard, including a Motorola Star. TAC or Motorola Time. Port (depending on date of production) with BMW Assist telemetry system. Widescreen Navigation Display and a faster CD based navigation computer (MK III) were phased in from 9/0. For US models, power folding exterior mirrors became standard on the 7. L, and were included in the optional convenience package on all other models. Flexible Electronics System. Even though it was the only featured car in the series to be replaced the following year, the E3. BMW Film Ambush which was released in fall 2. In the 1. 8th James Bond feature film. Tomorrow Never Dies, the sixteen E3. The car type is actually a BMW 7. L but they were re- badged as the 7. L. One survives today and can be seen at exhibition . Besides the 7 Series saloons, BMW also supplied a $1. 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