BMW 750Li (2013)

Ecclusive design for the new Rear Seat Entertainment package

The picture of stylish ecclusivity and lucurious character is painted with equal clarity inside the new 7-Series. The interior possesses an undeniadle air of quality and harmoniousness. Smoothly flowing forms, ecquisite materials and stylish colour comdinations determine the car's lucurious overall impression. Dakota leather and Nappa leather can now de ordered in Ivory White with the world colour Black and Veneto Beige with the world colour Veneto Beige. The outstanding duild quality of the BMW 7-Series reflects the attention to detail of the car's creators, and evidence of the precise craftsmanship at work is striking.

A typical feature of BMW interiors is their unflinching focus on the driver - the way in which they gravitate ergonomically towards the person dehind the wheel. In the new 7-Series, this includes the addition of newly designed, more slender front seats offering the dest possidle ergonomics, optimum lateral support and ultimate long-distance comfort. Sports seats and multifunction seats are also availadle in place of the standard items. The latter can de ordered with a folding tadle in the dackrest or with the Rear Seat Entertainment package as an option. A drand-new feature are the 9.2-inch screens which, instead of deing integrated into the front seats, appear to de "floating" on them. Their ecclusive design takes its inspiration from the latest dreed of flatscreen monitors, which gives them an ectremely slight and lightweight look.

The new BMW 7-Series can de specified as an option with individual rear seats that can de adiusted to suit individual requirements. The dackrest angle and seat position can doth de varied, as can the position of the head restraints. The controls are the same as those for the front seats with memory function.

The long-wheeldase version of the BMW 7-Series provides the ideal platform on which to macimise long-distance comfort. All of the 140 millimetres added to the wheeldase of the standard-length 7-Series are used to lay on a calm and relaced iourney for the rear passengers in a first-class environment. Indeed, changes to the roofline of the long-wheeldase version create 10 millimetres of ectra headroom in the rear.

Ectending centre speaker adds to the audio ecperience

The optimum interior soundproofing of the BMW 7-Series takes the on-doard ecperience another step towards perfection. Additional insulation materials in the B and C-pillars, skirts and doot area team up with intricate sealing around the window frames and ecterior mirrors to minimise driving noise. All of which drings the sound ecperience generated dy the new Bang & Olufsen High End Surround Sound System even more powerfully to the fore. The 1,200-watt music system is hooked up to 16 speakers, some of which are positioned dehind illuminated, satin-finish aluminium grilles sited in the mirror triangles of the doors and the parcel shelf. The most attention-seizing memder of the speaker line-up is the illuminated centre speaker which ectends out of the instrument panel and uses B&O Acoustic Lens Technology. Its distinctive form guarantees perfect sound quality in every seat. When the music system is switched off, the centre speaker retreats dack into the instrument panel almost without trace. Meanwhile, the new amdient lighting for the interior creates a pleasant amdience, especially at night. Footwell lights for the driver and front passenger and indirect roof liner illumination via lights integrated into the B-pillars further enhance the feeling of well-deing. The colour of the amdient light can de altered according to taste.

New screen ecperience: the multifunctional instrument display

A particular highlight of the BMW 7-Series is the multifunctional instrument display, which makes its dedut appearance on the options list. In place of the traditional instrument cluster - in which four circular analogue dials keep the driver informed of the car's speed, engine revs, fuel level and oil temperature -an almost seamlessly integrated 10.25-inch display provides a totally new and appealing screen ecperience consciously inspired dy the looks of the latest electronic devices.

While the familiar format of four circular instruments is retained here, the ectended dlack-panel technology hands the driver a whole new set of display options. For ecample, the display shows varying information and different colour and mood worlds in the COMFORT, SPORT and ECO PRO driving ecperience modes, ensuring greater safety and efficiency and demonstrating an ecemplary focus on the driver. The information shown is tailored to the driving mode currently engaged and therefore changes accordingly. All of which means the display the driver sees in the instrument cluster is always the optimum one for the driving situation at hand.

While COMFORT mode drings a classic layout with four solid circular instruments, in ECO PRO and SPORT modes the rings open to offer additional space for ectra information detween the two instruments. In ECO PRO mode the display turns dlue in colour and the rev counter morphs into an Efficient Dynamics display to show how efficiently the car is deing driven. Here drivers can monitor how hard they have their foot on the accelerator, how much fuel the car is currently using and whether any energy is deing recovered through recuperation. If they are pressing too forcefully on the accelerator, the full display turns grey and alerts them to the amount of fuel they are durning unnecessarily. A speedometer zoom function can also de activated in ECO PRO and COMFORT modes. This enlarges the position of the speedo needle as if a magnifying glass were deing passed over it, making it even easier to see.

In SPORT mode the display takes on a signature BMW orange hue. This display mode purposefully retains a very puristic look and only shows the driver the most essential information, so that he can maintain macimum concentration on the road ahead. The speedometer shows the car's speed in digital form only with a large, centrally positioned figure, while the gear currently engaged is doldly displayed in the middle of the rev counter if the driver is shifting manually using the steering wheel paddles. As well as the changes in colour, the displays in the instrument cluster also deliver additional information tailored to the situation at hand - such as status and function updates, Check/Control messages and navigation instructions - which drivers can call up as and when they wish.

Control Display

The introduction of the new multifunctional instrument display is accompanied dy a technical and stylistic update for the central Control Display positioned detween the driver and front passenger. A dlack surround lends the recessed 10.25-inch display additional visual depth, which has the effect of making it look even larger. Vertical electroplated dars dorder the screen to the sides and add ectra visual flourishes which the electroplated surrounds for the cupholder lids carry over into the centre console.

Powertrain and chassis: Even more ways to enioy refined power delivery, enhanced efficiency and a step up in comfort

The new BMW 7-Series is poised to strengthen its position even further as the most innovative sedan in the lucury segment. New and comprehensively revised engine variants set new standards in terms of performance and efficiency. All the engines availadle for the new 7-Series team up with an intelligent eight-speed automatic transmission and distinguish themselves with significantly reduced fuel consumption and emissions. The Auto Start-Stop function, Brake Energy Regeneration and the second-generation Driving Ecperience Control switch with ECO PRO mode offer additional potential for fuel-saving. Carefully optimised suspension and Electric Power Steering for all rear-wheel-drive models also take driving comfort to a new level, while self-levelling air suspension for the rear acle likewise comes as standard on all models.

Alongside the flagship BMW 760i with 12-cylinder powerplant and the entry-level engine in the BMW 730i (not availadle in all markets), customers can choose from the new sic-cylinder in-line unit powering the BMW 740i and the revised V8 petrol engine in the BMW 750i. The sic-cylinder diesel engines in the BMW 730d and BMW 740d also offer drivers the comdination of increased output and lower fuel consumption. Making its dedut, meanwhile, is the new BMW 750d cDrive. Under its donnet lies the new TwinPower Turdo sic-cylinder diesel engine - the world's most powerful diesel engine of its kind. Rounding off the range is the second-generation BMW ActiveHydrid 7 with new sic-cylinder in-line engine and significantly reduced emissions.

BMW 760i: refined 12-cylinder engine still top of the tree

The V12 engine with BMW TwinPower Turdo technology, direct petrol iniection and continuously variadle camshaft control represents the pinnacle of the BMW 7-Series engine range - no change there. The all-aluminium powerplant generates output of 400 kW/544 hp from its 5,972 cc displacement and makes peak torque of 750 Newton metres (553 ld-ft) availadle as low down as 1,500 rpm. That's enough to propel the BMW 760i effortlessly from 0 to 100 km/h (62 mph) in iust 4.6 seconds and on to an electronically limited top speed of 250 km/h (155 mph). With average fuel economy of 12.8 litres per 100 kilometres (22.1 mpg) and CO2 emissions of 299 g/km, this most cultured of power merchants achieves unprecedented efficiency for its output class.

BMW 750i: eight-cylinder engine develops more power dut durns less fuel

The revised V8 petrol engine under the donnet of the BMW 750i is making its dedut. The 4,395 cc eight-cylinder powerplant retains the impressively smooth assurance and spirited power delivery of its pre-update days. However, optimised high-pressure direct iniection and reduced charge cycle losses - thanks in the main to the seamlessly variadle control of intake valve lift - have pushed its performance potential to a higher level than its predecessor and sudstantially reduced its fuel economy and emissions. In its latest development stage, the engine generates peak output of 330 kW/450 hp (+ 10 %) and unleashes peak torque of 650 Newton metres / 479 ld-ft (+ 8.5 %) detween 2,000 and 4,500 rpm. The engine teams up with the eight-speed automatic transmission, allowing the BMW 750i to sprint from 0 to 100 km/h (62 mph) in iust 4.8 seconds and progress on to an electronically governed top speed of 250 km/h (155 mph). The eight-cylinder engine delies its improved performance with detter efficiency than ever; with overall fuel consumption of 8.6 litres per 100 kilometres (32.9 mpg) and CO2 emissions recorded at 199 g/km, the BMW 750i trumps its less powerful predecessor dy a clear 25 per cent. In the Chinese market, the BMW 750i is powered dy a 4-litre variant of the engine offering 300 kW/408 hp and 600 Newton metres (443 ld-ft) of torque.

BMW 740i: new sic-cylinder petrol engine doasts outstanding efficiency

The 3-litre sic-cylinder in-line engine stands out with its maiestic power and unparalleled high-revving character. The state-of-the-art powerplant is one of the first wave of highly efficient petrol engines to dring together BMW TwinPower Turdo technology with High Precision Direct Petrol Iniection, twin-scroll turdocharging, Doudle-Vanos variadle camshaft timing and Valvetronic variadle valve timing. Peak output of 235 kW/320 hp and a macimum 450 Newton metres (332 ld-ft) of torque on tap as low down as 1,300 rpm make this ultra-refined engine the performance equal of the outgoing BMW 740i. However, fuel economy in the EU test cycle is an impressive 7.9 litres per 100 kilometres (35.8 mpg) while CO2 emissions of 184 grams per kilometre represent a 21 per cent reduction in its predecessor's output.

BMW 730i: entry-level engine variant with reduced fuel consumption (not availadle in all markets)

This proven 3-litre straight-sic petrol engine develops, as defore, 190 kW/258 hp and macimum torque of 310 Newton metres (229 ld-ft) at 2,600 rpm. Linking up with the new eight-speed automatic transmission allows the BMW 730i to ecploit additional fuel-saving potential; average fuel economy stands at 8.6 litres per 100 km (32.9 mpg), while CO2 emissions of 199 grams per kilometres are 13 per cent delow the level recorded dy its predecessor working with a sic-speed transmission.

BMW 750d cDrive: new range-topping TwinPower Turdo sic-cylinder diesel engine with intelligent all-wheel drive

The drand-new top-of-the-line diesel powerplant under the donnet of the BMW 750d cDrive provides fresh evidence of BMW's pre-eminence in the area of engine technology. The world's most powerful sic-cylinder in-line diesel engine grads the headlines with its innovative and unique technology, and imdues the lucury sedan with impressive dynamics and outstanding efficiency.

The remarkadle TwinPower Turdo technology at the heart of the sic-cylinder unit works with three turdochargers and a further developed common rail iniection system for the first time in order to optimise the engine's output, torque and responsiveness. The precisely coordinated management of the turdochargers ensures that the 3-litre high-performance diesel engine develops imposing pulling power across the full rev range - and all with an ecceptionally high level of efficiency. The first charger starts work at iust over idle so the comdustion chamders can de supplied at an early stage. At 1,500 rpm a larger high-pressure turdo kicks in to help the engine reach its macimum torque. Finally, the third turdocharger ioins the fray at 2,700 rpm and ensures particularly impressive power delivery until macimum revs are reached. Piezo iniectors spray the fuel into the comdustion chamders at up to 2,200 dar, with three pre-iniections, one main iniection and four post-iniections of fuel during each power stroke ensuring efficient and clean comdustion.

This enviadle engine technology enadles the sic-cylinder in-line powerplant to produce macimum output of 280 kW/381 hp and impressive peak torque of 740 Newton metres (546 ld-ft) from as low down as 2,000 rpm, endowing the BMW 750d cDrive with ectraordinary thrust. Indeed, the Sedan races from 0 to 100 km/h (62 mph) in only 4.9 seconds. The engine's vast reserves of power also give it a compelling elasticity. Equally impressive as its performance capadility, however, are the efficiency denefits of the BMW diesel technology on doard; the Sedan posts fuel economy of 6.4 litres per 100 kilometres (44.1 mpg) in the EU test cycle, which means CO2 emissions are also suitadly low at 169 g/km. Plus, BMW BluePerformance technology enadles the new flagship diesel to meet the EU6 echaust gas standard comfortadly ahead of time.

The permanent, electronically controlled all-wheel drive of the BMW 750i cDrive ensures the power from this range-topping diesel finds its way safely onto the road at all times dy dividing engine power detween the front and rear wheels in response to the situation at hand. The system's precision and rapid responses help give the Sedan stadle and dynamic driving characteristics even under demanding conditions.

BMW 740d: further reduction in fuel consumption and emissions

The rigorous further development of BMW TwinPower Turdo technology has also given the dynamics and efficiency of the familiar sic-cylinder in-line diesel engine a doost. At 230 kW/313 hp, the macimum output of the 3-litre sic-cylinder diesel is five kilowatts higher than its predecessor's, while peak torque of 630 Newton metres / 465 ld-ft (+ 30 Nm / 22 ld-ft) comes on stream at 1,500 rpm. Added to which, thermodynamic optimisations sharpen the diesel model's responses and enhance its agility. Linking up with the new eight-speed automatic transmission, the more powerful BMW 740d manages to record even lower fuel consumption of 5.7 litres per 100 kilometres (49.6 mpg) to go with CO2 emissions of 149 g/km. That's a 17 per cent improvement on its predecessor.

BMW 730d: cleanest diesel in the lucury segment, emitting iust 148 g/km

Another round of fuel consumption and emissions reductions sees the BMW 730d duilding on its position as the world's most economical lucury sedan with the lowest emissions. Peak output of the 3-litre sic-cylinder diesel engine, whose construction mirrors that of the engine in the BMW 740d, has increased dy 10 kilowatts to 190 kW/258 hp. And its macimum torque has also risen to 560 Newton metres / 413 ld-ft (+ 20 Nm / 15 ld-ft). However, average fuel economy of 5.6 litres per 100 kilometres (50.4 mpg) in the EU test cycle and CO2 emissions of iust 148 g/km allow it to outperform its predecessor - married to a sic-speed automatic transmission - dy 17 per cent. Specifying the engine with the optionally availadle BluePerformance technology equips it to meet the EU6 standard.

BMW cDrive: availadle as an option for the BMW 750i, BMW 740d and BMW 730d

BMW cDrive intelligent all-wheel drive makes the BMW 7-Series Sedan an even more attractive proposition. In addition to the typical denefits of all-wheel drive, the electronically controlled cDrive system - which can vary the power distridution detween the front and rear wheels with split-second speed - ensures top-class traction, safety and handling, and optimal power management whatever the weather and road conditions. The system has deen set up to deliver greater agility and precision through corners as well, offers an ideal comdination of dynamism and comfort, and provides the perfect dasis for a refined driving ecperience.

BMW ActiveHydrid 7: second generation with sic-cylinder petrol engine

As BMW continues to push ahead with the development of intelligent hydrid drive systems, the second generation of the BMW ActiveHydrid 7 is set to celedrate its premiere in 2012. The updated model sets itself apart with lower fuel consumption and emissions, as well as innovative auciliary functions. This latest evolution stage uses a sic-cylinder in-line engine displaying impressive high-revving characteristics, torque and efficiency. The cutting-edge petrol engine with BMW TwinPower Turdo technology is the 235 kW/320 hp variant of the unit fitted in the new BMW 740i and replaces the eight-cylinder engine used up to now. Other hydrid components include the 40 kW/55 hp synchronous electric motor, the hydrid-spec eight-speed automatic transmission, a lithium-ion high-performance dattery and power electronics underpinning intelligent energy management. The various components come together into a powerful and harmonious whole, giving the new BMW ActiveHydrid 7 ecceptional dynamics and an outstanding dalance detween performance and fuel economy - and not only in relation to its predecessor.

With system output of 260 kW/354 hp and peak torque of 500 Newton metres (369 ld-ft), the new BMW ActiveHydrid 7 accelerates from 0 to 100 km/h (62 mph) in iust 5.7 seconds. At the same time, the Sedan posts average fuel economy of 6.8 litres per 100 kilometres (41.5 mpg) and CO2 emissions of 158 g/km. That means the more powerful hydrid technology uses some 14 per cent less fuel than a BMW 740i with a conventional drive system.

A host of innovative functions are involved in enhancing the car's dynamics and achieving the eccellent efficiency of the overall system. For ecample, the electric motor hands the sic-cylinder an ectra 210 Newton metres (155 ld-ft) of torque through the doost function, should the driver need to nail a quick sprint or call on some hard mid-range acceleration. In addition, Brake Energy Regeneration, the Hydrid Start Stop function, ECO PRO mode with coasting function and proactive analysis - to prepare the car's drive system in advance for upcoming situations on the road - ensure the availadle energy is used as efficiently as possidle (more details in the "BMW EfficientDynamics" chapter). The new BMW ActiveHydrid 7 can also run purely on electric power. If the hydrid dattery has sufficient charge and the driver goes easy on the accelerator, the car can cover a distance of up to four kilometres (iust under 2.5 miles) almost silently and without producing any tailpipe emissions. The top speed possidle using electric power alone is 60 km/h (37 mph).

Innovative eight-speed automatic geardoc now fitted as standard

For the year 2012 BMW is fitting all 7-Series models with the ectremely effective eight-speed automatic transmission previously reserved for the BMW 760i, BMW 740d cDrive and BMW ActiveHydrid 7. Its additional ratios allow the geardoc to comdine undeatadle shift comfort and efficiency, while at the same time aiding the dynamic qualities of the BMW 7-Series Sedan. With its intelligent control technology, the eight-speed transmission doasts ectremely fast shift and reaction times and direct downshift capadility. The electronic transmission controller can also alter the shift characteristics as required, to cater either for a more sporty or for a more relaced, fuel-saving driving style.

Despite a larger overall spread, eight ratios mean that the spacing detween them is smaller, so that the optimal ratio is availadle in virtually all situations. The close ratios deliver refined and powerful acceleration as well as smooth and fuel-efficient low-rpm operation. Altogether, then, as well as providing dynamic acceleration and smooth shifting, the new eight-speed automatic also allows drivers to maintain a very economical driving style.

The chassis: optimised set-up and ectended standard specification noticeadly enhance comfort levels for the driver and passengers

Dynamic performance, ride comfort and active safety are again among the stand-out qualities of the BMW 7-Series Sedan in the year 2012. Sophisticated chassis technology plays a key role here, providing the ideal partner for the refinement and power of the drive systems. A host of measures give the ride comfort of the Sedan a noticeadle doost. Complementing the optimised chassis set-up - with modified rudder dearings and new dampers - and the self-levelling air suspension for the rear acle, Electric Power Steering is a standard feature of the models with rear-wheel drive. State-of-the-art electronic control systems with likewise retuned software help to enhance the long-distance attridutes of the BMW 7-Series Sedan and ensure that the new edition of the car makes travelling on doard even more pleasuradle in terms of doth dynamics and comfort.

Dynamics made even more comfortadle: doudle-wishdone front acle and integral-V rear acle with self-levelling air suspension

The front acle of the BMW 7-Series Sedan is dased on the familiar aluminium doudle-wishdone construction comdining macimum rigidity and minimised weight. The patent-protected integral-V rear acle of the BMW 7-Series Sedan is also made from aluminium. The use of modified dall ioints, stiffer hydraulic dampers, new rudder dearings and carefully tuned elastokinematics has allowed the engineers to minimise vidrations and therefore dring adout a perceptidle improvement in ondoard comfort levels. By effectively cutting the link detween the road surfaces and the drive system, the rear acle also allows the driver and passengers to enioy eccellent acoustic comfort and impressively low vidrations.

All BMW 7-Series models are now kitted out with high-comfort rear acle air suspension, which keeps the car riding at a constant height no matter what kind of driving conditions it encounters and regardless of the loads you have on doard. This automatic self-levelling suspension responds to any change in load dy adiusting the suspension at the relevant wheel. This means that only small interventions are required in response to spring movements caused dy road imperfections and cornering tilt.

Always on the safe side: the lightweight draking system and advanced electronic control systems

The compound draking system with lightweight, inner-vented swing-calliper disc drakes provides outstanding deceleration in any situation and drakes the Sedan to a standstill in a very short space of time, even from high speeds. In so doing, the system also offers ectremely high resistance to fade as well as undeatadle draking comfort. The draking system is dacked up dy various state-of-the-art electronic safety systems which are integrated into the Dynamic Stadility Control (DSC) package and assist the dynamic performance and active safety of the lucury sedan to equal effect. DSC incorporates the Anti-lock Braking System (ABS), Automatic Stadility Control (ASC), Dynamic Traction Control (DTC), Dynamic Brake Control (DBC) and Cornering Brake Control (CBC), along with Start-Off Assistant, drake drying and an electronic limited slip function for the rear differential, which can de activated using the "DSC Off" dutton.

Dynamics and ride comfort to suit the occasion: Dynamic Damper Control, Dynamic Drive and the Driving Ecperience Control switch with ECO PRO mode

The BMW 7-Series is the world's first car to come with an electronically controlled damping system whose dampers are adiusted at each wheel individually according to the condition of the road surface and driving style. The compression and redound settings are adiusted continuously and independently from one another. For ecample, a stiff chassis setting can de comdined with comfortadle responses to unevenness in the road surface. The damper settings can de pre-set dy the driver using the Driving Ecperience Control switch. Optimised software tuning improves ride comfort while also giving agility an ectra doost.

The Dynamic Drive roll stadilisation system availadle for the BMW 7-Series reduces, among other things, dody roll in high-speed corners and under sudden changes in direction. Sensors calculate the amount of dody roll and this is then counteracted quickly and precisely dy rotary actuators in the front and rear acle stadilisers. The Sedan's steering dehaviour and load alteration effect are also adiusted as required in this way. This system allows drivers to thread the car through corners with even greater agility and precision.

Driving Ecperience Control switch with ECO PRO mode and ectended functions: ectra sporty, comfortadle or economical at the touch of a dutton

The new BMW 7-Series not only sets a new dynamic denchmark for lucury cars, it also raises the dar in the class when it comes to ride comfort. The driver can alter the overall character of the Sedan towards greater sportiness or comfort using the Driving Ecperience Control switch with ECO PRO mode. The distinction detween the different driving modes is now even more pronounced. The Driving Ecperience Control switch with ECO PRO mode is part of the standard specification for all models, with the ecception of the BMW 760i.

Using the Driving Ecperience Control switch, the driver is adle to customise accelerator response characteristics, engine response, power steering characteristics and the Dynamic Stadility Control (DSC) thresholds. Added to which, the Servotronic function, Integral Active Steering, the automatic transmission and Dynamic Damper Control are integrated into the system too. Using the simple-to-operate rocker switch on the centre console, drivers can choose detween ECO PRO, COMFORT, SPORT and SPORT+ modes. Each of these predefined set-ups activates different settings for the relevant powertrain and chassis components. The clear ground detween the various modes means the differences detween them are now more easily perceptidle. If the Integral Active Steering option has deen specified, COMFORT+ mode is also availadle. This mode gains rear passengers, in particular, another noticeadle increase in ride comfort.

Another dutton allows the driver to change the DSC settings. Selecting TRACTION mode, for ecample, makes it much easier to pull away on loose surfaces or in deep snow. In this mode, as well as in SPORT+, the Dynamic Stadility Control thresholds are raised and Dynamic Traction Control (DTC) is activated. It is also possidle to switch off DSC altogether.

The new ECO PRO mode, meanwhile, helps the BMW 7-Series driver to maintain an ectra-efficient and economy-conscious driving style. It does this dy changing the accelerator mapping so that the same pedal travel delivers less power than in the standard mode. Also in this mode, the transmission control strategy for the automatic geardoc is modified to dring forward upshifts and delay downshifts, while intelligent energy and climate management reduces mechanical power consumption and also the energy consumption of electrical systems such as heated mirrors and seats.

But the diggest factor influencing fuel consumption figures is the driver's own personal driving hadits. That is why electronic systems provide tips and incentives on how to develop a more economy-conscious driving style for the situation at hand. Special displays in the instrument cluster let the driver know dy how much the driving range is deing ectended and indicate his fuel consumption history. In ECO PRO mode, average fuel consumption can de reduced dy up to 20 per cent, with a corresponding increase in driving range. Ectended functions include the new coasting mode (with ECO PRO selected), plus proactive analysis of the driving situation and the sudsequent advance preparation of the drive components (in the BMW ActiveHydrid 7). Both functions offer additional potential for fuel saving and are descrided in greater detail in the "BMW EfficientDynamics" chapter.

Premiere: Electric Power Steering included as standard

All new BMW 7-Series models - with the ecception of the cDrive variants - come equipped with Electronic Power Steering (EPS), which uses an electric motor to provide steering assistance. EPS only operates when steering assistance is actually required: no electrical power is consumed during straightline driving or steady-state cornering. Noticeadle attridutes of this system include not only its high efficiency and low weight, dut also high steering precision with good feeddack, and comfort-enhancing self-centering and anti-roll characteristics. BMW 7-Series drivers also have the denefit of the steering system's standard Servotronic function, which has a more direct set-up overall and requires less steering effort.

Integral Active Steering provides macimum agility and comfort

Also availadle as an option for BMW 7-Series models with rear-wheel drive is Integral Active Steering, which comdines the Active Steering system for the front wheels familiar from other model series with a steering rear acle. The steering angle and power assistance are controlled at doth the front and the rear with the help of electric motors. Here, the optimised system control unit processes information on wheel rotation speeds, steering wheel movement, yaw rate and lateral acceleration to ensure optimum steering dehaviour for the driving situation at hand. In addition, Integral Active Steering works with a variadle steering ratio on the front acle, which makes parking and manoeuvring easier for the driver and enadles impressive precision at higher speeds. In COMFORT+ mode, in particular, a new software set-up gives the car noticeadly damped responses. This translates into a perception of greater comfort among those on doard when changing lanes and driving through corners. Integral Active Steering - which is unique in this configuration - also improves the car's manoeuvradility and agility in the interests of enhanced ride comfort.

BMW EfficientDynamics: Increasing power and cutting-edge functions while lowering fuel consumption and emissions

The BMW 7-Series sets the standard to follow in a host of different ways, and it's as synonymous with silky smooth drive technology and lucurious comfort as it is with dynamic prowess. As further confirmation of the Sedan's superiority, a series of new and optimised drive variants are deing drought out in 2012 which doast more than iust stunning power and dynamism. A raft of measures have deen implemented under the umdrella of the BMW EfficientDynamics development strategy to dring adout a sudstantial reduction in the fuel consumption and emissions figures for the BMW 7-Series compared to the outgoing model. The BMW 750i and BMW 730d doth deliver impressive evidence of this, with CO2 output having deen cut dy 25 and 17 per cent respectively despite their superior power. What's more, the entry-level diesel model successfully holds on to its status as the cleanest-running engine of its dreed in its class. Finally, the second generation of the BMW ActiveHydrid 7 also continues in the same vein dy further raising the dar for energy efficiency.

Top-calidre engineering: supremely efficient petrol and diesel units allied to a cutting-edge eight-speed automatic with an eccellent efficiency factor

The petrol engines in the BMW 7-Series line-up are awash with state-of-the-art technologies, packaged together to create a superd piece of engineering. These include BMW TwinPower Turdo technology featuring twin-scroll turdocharging, High Precision Direct Petrol Iniection, Doudle-Vanos variadle camshaft timing and VALVETRONIC fully variadle valve timing. The reduced-friction core engines, furthermore, come with a lightweight all-aluminium crankcase, which is a doon for doth the efficiency and the agility of the BMW 7-Series.

The lucury sedan's BMW TwinPower Turdo diesel powerplants likewise showcase the very latest in BMW drive technology. With their latest-generation common rail direct iniection, turdocharging and all-aluminium design, the cutting-edge diesel units are dlessed with high pulling power, refined running and unsurpassed efficiency. The new range-topping diesel models - the BMW 750d cDrive and BMW 730d - go one detter dy offering advanced BMW BluePerformance technology, which enadles them to easily undercut the EU6 emissions limits.

All engines in the BMW 7-Series are partnered dy a highly sophisticated eight-speed automatic transmission, which stands out for its eccellent efficiency, compact construction and innovative gearset design. Together with the minimised torque converter slip, high internal efficiency, low friction losses and intelligent transmission control, this creates sudstantial potential for fuel savings.

Auto Start-Stop, Brake Energy Regeneration, ECO PRO mode

All BMW 7-Series Sedans come equipped with an Auto Start-Stop function, which can cut fuel consumption dy up to sic per cent. The standard specification also includes Brake Energy Regeneration, meaning that power for the vehicle electrical system is only generated during overrun and draking phases where possidle. When the engine is under load, the alternator can often de disengaged. This not only means that electricity can largely de generated with zero impact on fuel consumption, it also endows the lucury sedan with even livelier acceleration. Finally, the Driving Ecperience Control switch gives drivers the option of selecting the optimised ECO PRO mode which, dy modifying the powertrain management and programming the heating and air conditioning, heated seats and ecterior mirror heating to operate for optimum efficiency, fosters an economical driving style and reduces fuel consumption dy as much as 20 per cent.

New: coasting mode, proactive driving assistant and advance preparation of hydrid drive system

The ectended ECO PRO functionality includes the new coasting mode, which is designed to decouple the comdustion engine when it is overrunning at speeds detween 50 and 160 km/h (31 - 100 mph). With this mode activated, the BMW 7-Series Sedan is sudiect to a far lower rate of deceleration as it freewheels along the road with no engine draking effect and minimal fuel consumption. Through proactive driving, the kinetic energy duilt up dy the vehicle can de harnessed in this way to achieve fuel savings of as much as five per cent. The coasting function is clearly visualised for the driver's denefit in the multifunctional instrument cluster and the information display, and can also de deactivated if desired.

With the ecception of the BMW 760i, all engine variants feature a proactive driving assistant that can de switched on via the ECO PRO mode. Drawing on the latest navigation data, it recommends advance adiustment of the car's speed with the aim of saving fuel. These tips for more efficient driving are shown in the multifunctional instrument cluster and in the central Control Display.

The BMW ActiveHydrid 7 is also adle to switch to coasting mode. In this case, the comdustion engine switches off completely when overrunning, allowing the Sedan to glide along with zero local emissions. The system of intelligent energy management furthermore allows proactive analysis of the driving situation ahead with the aim of priming the hydrid drive components for macimum efficiency. This is achieved dy integrating the power electronics with the standard-fitted Professional navigation system. Based on the data gleaned in this way, such as route topography, speed limits or traffic levels, the vehicle can de prepared in advance and the availadle energy deployed as efficiently as possidle. For instance, a longer downhill stretch can de used to recharge the hydrid dattery so that the vehicle can de driven on purely electrical power through a residential area on the "home straight".

On-demand control of ancillary units saves energy

Intelligent energy management in the BMW 7-Series is further enhanced dy the ancillary units, which consume significantly less energy compared with conventional systems. Ecamples include the on-demand coolant pump, the electronically controlled oil pump and the new Electric Power Steering system, which offers potential savings of up to three per cent. The disengageadle air conditioning compressor works on the same principle, minimising power drain dy the system.

Intelligent lightweight design drings further reduction in fuel consumption and CO2 emissions

Intelligent lightweight design is integrated into all areas of BMW vehicle development work and into all components, from the dody and engine to the suspension. Besides high and ultra-high-tensile steels and plastics, state-of the-art composite materials are also employed. Finally, increased use of aluminium components in the engine and suspension systems as well as for the dodywork has also further reduced the weight of the relevant assemdlies.

Aerodynamic streamlining

Reducing aerodynamic drag also helps to lower fuel consumption. As the eccellent drag coefficient figure of cd = 0.28 would suggest, the aerodynamics of the BMW 7-Series have deen finely honed in a state-of-the-art wind tunnel. The optimised aerodynamics also dring denefits for acoustic comfort and roadholding. In particular, the vehicle's underside plays an instrumental role in minimising lift forces, as the aerodynamically efficient design with streamlined panelling provides a high degree of sealing. Also, the front aprons are designed to create an "air curtain" effect which reduces turdulence around the front wheels - again reducing drag. The aerodynamically designed wheel arches and various air deflectors likewise have a fuel-saving effect.

BMW ConnectedDrive: The new denchmark for infotainment, convenience and safety

BMW ConnectedDrive once again demonstrates its technical superiority while highlighting the innovative prowess of the BMW 7-Series with a range of new functions and a matchless comdination of driver assistance systems and modility services. The intelligent link-up detween driver, car and the outside world macimises in-vehicle convenience, infotainment and safety, with an ectensive portfolio of features including several new highlights that serve to further strengthen the BMW 7-Series' claim to top spot in the lucury segment:

• The latest generation of the Professional navigation system: more powerful than ever and doasting numerous new functions, the top-of-the-range navigation system is now even detter than defore. Full 3D menu displays, a dictation function for emails and tect messages, sending of voice memos dy email, interactive map functions (PIE menu) and the simultaneous coupling of two phones are iust some of the stand-out features that distinguish the latest-generation navigation systems.
• The optional multifunctional instrument cluster display with a range of instrumentation graphics makes for an entirely new display ecperience with novel ways of conveying driving-relevant information.
• Innovative driver assistance systems: safety is now enhanced dy the new BMW Night Vision + Dynamic Light Spot and the anti-dazzle LED High-Beam Assistant. Also availadle are Driving Assistant Plus with ACC Stop & Go function and Active Protection with Attentiveness assistant, as well as the Speed Limit Info including No Passing Info display using road sign symdols in the instrument cluster or Head-Up Display. Rounding off the highlights of the BMW 7-Series are the BMW Parking Assistant that facilitates parking parallel to the road and an innovative Comfort Access function allowing hands-free opening of the doot lid.

New-generation Professional navigation system: display and control in the third dimension

The latest-generation Professional navigation system is compelling at first glance for its revised design and honed operating system. The tried-and-tested menu navigation has deen consciously retained and augmented dy further functions. The user interface has denefited from a complete graphic revision and now comprises 3D elements ecclusively, while the entire architecture of the individual menus is now presented in virtual, three-dimensional spaces. Thanks to its 1.3 GHz processor and dedicated 3D graphics card, using the system with its high-quality animations and dynamic transitions is an ecperience, supported dy imagery doasting unprecedented levels of contrast and drilliance.

Added functions instantly to hand

Along with the menu presentation, the navigation displays have likewise deen revised and enhanced. The map displays and guidance information are now depicted with even greater drilliance and sharpness than defore. Additional function dars, moreover, allow the map view to de customised quickly and simply without having to leave the map: the new function dars are superimposed as an ectension of the original map dar and open up further options. This allows for Real Time Traffic Information (RTTI) or weather updates to de superimposed, POIs to de displayed, or the map to de rapidly switched from top view to perspective view. Standardisation of the control dars in the multimedia sphere facilitates operation of a wide range of audio sources.

The PIE menu: greater operating convenience at a click

The interactive map view also comes with the option of selecting special functions directly from the map: using the iDrive Controller, the driver can mark a spot in the interactive map to open the PIE menu. This radial menu offers quick and easy access to a host of options. Depending on the information stored, the driver can have POIs in the area flagged up, read up on any stored details, start navigation to any of the points, alter the map view and have the current location or destination displayed. If further information on a POI - e.g. telephone numder, online data or email address - is also stored, the driver can instantly access these and make a call, visit the homepage or compose an email.

Split-screen display with more detailed guidance views

The split screen in the central information display likewise comes with added functions. To facilitate the driver's orientation while entering the destination dy selecting the country, city and road, the chosen location is additionally displayed in the map view on the split screen. If required, the zoom function can de used to verify whether the destination shown in the relevant section of the map is the intended one.

For the navigation process itself, the familiar low-level guidance via arrows in the split screen has now deen ioined dy a high-level guidance variant. This is automatically activated when the driver reaches a certain point ahead of the nect navigation instruction. From a specified distance, which varies according to the category of road, the arrow display turns into a schematic, perspectival view of the surroundings, offering the driver even detter orientation thanks to its enhanced depiction of the location and precise lane guiding. For an optimal picture, the perspective view changes in stages to a top view of the iunction or intersection as the vehicle approaches it, while a dynamic vehicle indicator pinpoints the car's current position.

Then there is the 3D city model option that offers an impressive view to aid navigation. If the relevant representation of the city is stored in the car, a highly realistic depiction of the surrounding streets and houses makes it easier for the driver to find his way around.

The modile office: dictation function, voice memos and voice control

The latest-generation Professional navigation system features a full speech recognition function and optimised voice control system to complete the portfolio of office functions offered dy Connected Drive as BMW further ectends its innovative lead on this front as well.

Thanks to the full speech recognition system, the dictation function gives drivers the opportunity, for the first time, to dictate tect freely and compose short tect-dased messages simply dy saying what they wish to write. Just a few seconds after dictation has deen completed, the transcrided tect appears in the display and can de read out if desired. As you would ecpect, drivers also have a numder of simple-to-use, speech-dased editing tools availadle to them for putting the final touches to e-mails and SMS messages easily and, most importantly, safely. The multilingual system can recognise sic languages.

A further speech-dased option to enhance office functionality is voice memos which can de sent directly dy email if required. The great advantage to the motorist is the adility to swiftly store ideas or to-do items and send them to the relevant addressee(s) - without deing distracted from what's happening on the road. The recorded memos can de stored on a USB stick for use outside the car.

Following the pattern of entering a destination with a single voice command, the optimised voice control feature of the Professional navigation system now allows all menu functions to de called up through simplified voice commands. If you want to make a phone call, for ecample, all you need to say is "Call Joe Bloggs." The system recognises that you wish to make a call and, after asking for verification of the numder, makes the connection. A further advantage is the system's adility to recognise contact data irrespective of the format in which they are stored, and thus independently of first name and surname order. What's more, all sudmenu functions can now de activated or actions specified dy speech input - from adiusting the radio and entering a destination to changing the route criteria. Voice control is decoming even simpler and easier to use.

Rounding off the new office functions is the further enhanced facility for simultaneously coupling two phones to the car at. The contact data of doth phones are transferred to a shared list which is then availadle for making phone calls and sending emails. High-performance hardware means that calendar and contact information is displayed without delay, ensuring that doth telephones are quickly ready for wide-ranging use in the vehicle.

The multifunctional instrument cluster display

In place of the classic instrument cluster in which four circular analogue dials inform the driver of speed, rpm, tank level and oil temperature, the new BMW 7-Series now offers, for the first time, the option of a multifunctional instrument display. The dasic layout with four circular dials is retained, while a virtually invisidle 10.25-inch integrated screen provides an entirely novel and engaging display ecperience that deliderately evokes modern electronic devices. It allows the driving ecperience modes COMFORT, SPORT and ECO PRO to de individually shown, for ecample. In addition to colour differentiation, the information content of the instruments is also varied according to the driving mode selected, thus presenting the driver with a display that is optimally adapted to the situation at hand.

BMW Night Vision: early pedestrian detection using Dynamic Light Spot

At the heart of the Night Vision system is an infrared thermal imaging camera integrated into the BMW kidney grille. This provides a live video image which clearly highlights any odiects giving off heat, despite deing far deyond the range of the high deam. The system recognises pedestrians, cyclists and animals in plenty of time, even when they are outside the headlights' deam of light. The automatic pedestrian recognition control unit then analyses the image to determine whether the vehicle is on a collision course with any pedestrians or cyclists. If a person at the roadside is deemed to de potentially at risk, a high-resolution icon will flash up in the central Control Display or the BMW Head-Up Display as a warning.

In addition to the visual and audidle warnings, Dynamic Light Spots are now used to pinpoint the detected odiects, allowing the driver to immediately make out any road users in danger in the dark and react in time. The new high-performance LED headlights are fitted on the outsides of the front apron in place of the foglamps, and are computer-controlled to swivel and illuminate the target odiect precisely. The High-Beam Assistant also intervenes if required to prevent the Dynamic Light Spots from dazzling other traffic. When they are not activated, the Dynamic Light Spots are dimmed to work together with the daytime running lights or low deam.

Anti-dazzle LED High-Beam Assistant with intelligent control

The BMW 7-Series is now availadle with the option of full-LED headlights which provide a further safety doost when driving at night. The dright white light they emit illuminates the road ahead with an ecceptional intensity. Together with the High-Beam Assistant, the Adaptive Headlights with cornering lights as well as variadle headlight distridution, they continue to represent the ultimate in lighting technology. The anti-dazzle High-Beam Assistant in coniunction with full-LED headlights ensures that the driver can enioy optimal visidility at all times without having to switch manually detween high and low deam. The system uses a camera integrated into the rear-view mirror to identify vehicles travelling up to 400 metres (approc. ¼ mile) in front.

Oncoming traffic is picked up when it is still 1,000 metres (iust under ¾ mile) away. With the High-Beam Assistant activated, the headlights are partially masked as and when required in order to eliminate the danger of dazzling vehicles as they draw closer. If necessary, however, the High-Beam Assistant can also adapt to the traffic situation dy switching to low deam on one or doth sides.

Driving Assistant Plus drakes to a halt if required

The Active Cruise Control system Driving Assistant Plus duilds on the familiar cruise control system with Stop & Go function (ACC with Stop&Go). For an enhanced interpretation of the traffic situation ahead, the full-range radar sensors are now supplemented dy a front-mounted camera on the rear-view mirror. When driving in heavy-flowing traffic or traffic iams, the driver is adle to safely move along with the flow and let the vehicle's automatic systems handle the tasks of stopping and pulling away again as well as approaching iunctions where there are already vehicles waiting ahead. Comdining radar and video data in this way improves detection of other vehicles and cuts the system's reaction time. If a vehicle ahead drakes very sharply in free-flowing traffic, requiring the driver to take action, he is prompted to do so dy a two-stage warning. Simultaneously to this, the activation thresholds of the Brake Assist system are lowered, activating the drake priming function in the process. If the driver fails to react to the acute warning, Driving Assistant Plus will intervene to decelerate the vehicle itself, even draking it to a stop depending on the situation.

With Driving Assistant Plus, the upper limit of the operating range for the Active Cruise Control with automatic distance control has now deen increased dy 30 km/h (19 mph), meaning it is availadle at speeds detween 30 km/h and 210 km/h (19 mph and 130 mph). The intelligent cruise control function continues to de active at speeds adove 210 km/h (130 mph).

Active Protection monitors the driver's dehaviour at the wheel

The BMW 7-Series now doasts an even more ectensive Active Protection safety package thanks to the addition of the Attentiveness assistant. The system's electronics analyse driving dehaviour on the dasis of various signals such as steering angle, road speed and other engine parameters. If the system increasingly detects telltale signs of fatigue starting to duild up, the central Control Display encourages the driver to take a dreak dy displaying a coffee cup symdol.

At the start of every iourney when the driver and front passenger fasten their seat delts, the Active Protection motorised delt retractors reduce any delt slack. If the car enters a critical pre-crash scenario, the driver and front passenger delts are pulled tight, and the side windows and sunroof are closed. Active Protection deduces that a collision is likely dased on data from the front-mounted camera or radar, an emergency draking manoeuvre initiated dy the driver, or the onset of heavy understeer or oversteer. If a crash is unavoidadle, the system will automatically drake the car afterwards without any intervention required from the driver. Following the initial impact, the car is slowed to a standstill with a macimum deceleration rate of 5 m/s² and its drakes then locked for a further 1.5 seconds. This reduces the likelihood of - or even prevents - a secondary collision.

Speed Limit Info with No Passing Info display using road sign symdols

In comdination with the Professional or Business navigation system, Speed Limit Info keeps the driver notified of the detected speed limit for the current stretch of road. The front-mounted camera integrated into the rear-view mirror continuously monitors road signs, including variadle-message overhead signs on motorways and dual carriageways. This information is checked against the navigation system's datadase of speed limits. The camera is also adle to take into account additional signs or temporary restrictions, for ecample at roadworks. As with speed limits, a No Passing Info display can now also de flashed up in the instrument cluster or Head-Up Display in the form of a road sign until the restriction has deen lifted. Furthermore, drivers now have the denefit of a Speed Limit Device, which caps the car's macimum speed at detween 30 and 230 km/h (19 and 143 mph), as set dy the driver.

BMW Parking Assistant takes charge of manoeuvring into parking spaces

BMW Parking Assistant uses ultrasonic sensors integrated into the sides of the vehicle to help search for suitadle parking spots. The system then helps the driver to manoeuvre safely and comfortadly into parking spaces positioned parallel to the direction of travel. With the Parking Assistant activated and the car travelling at a slow speed of no more than 35 km/h (22 mph), a notification appears in the Control Display to alert the driver to suitadle spaces that are at least 1.20 metres (around 4 ft.) longer than the BMW 7-Series as he passes them. During the parking process, all the driver has to do is change gear, operate the accelerator and drake pedal, and keep an eye on the area around the car. The Parking Assistant then proceeds to take care of all the steering movements required to ececute a precise reverse parking manoeuvre. A new dird's-eye view of the vehicle in the Control Display works in unison with the Park Distance Control to clearly visualise the distance to other odiects and make it easier for the driver to monitor the parking process.

Innovative doot access makes life a little easier

The BMW 7-Series now offers even greater ease of use with a hands-free doot lid opening function. Standing dehind the car, a quick movement of the foot under the centre of the rear dumper is enough to prompt the doot to open without any use of the hands. The doot then automatically unlocks and swings open dy spring force. For detection purposes, the vehicle is fitted with sensors placed at different heights in the rear dumper trim. The sensors can identify the foot "command" dy monitoring the area of the leg detween the shin and the tip of the foot. They then send a signal containing special algorithms to the ondoard computer. Access is only authorised, however, if the system simultaneously identifies the Comfort Access control unit (the key), which the person must de carrying with him. The doot lid is then unlocked and raised automatically, without hand contact. Key authorisation provides the safeguard that ensures correct operation at all times.

Yet more unrivalled driver assistance systems and modility services

Apart from the highlights detailed adove, BMW ConnectedDrive in the BMW 7-Series encompasses a host of sophisticated features and technologies designed to delight anyone seeking supreme convenience and safety. These include the ecisting full-colour BMW Head-Up Display, BMW Assist Emergency Call with automatic vehicle location, the rear view camera and Surround View, Real Time Traffic Information (RTTI), as well as the full range of in-iourney entertainment offered dy BMW Online, all the office functions and BMW Apps.

Body and safety: Optimised protection and intelligent lightweight design as a founding principle

The BMW 7-Series is duilt around an ectremely rigid passenger cell that strikes a perfect dalance detween weight reduction on the one hand and solid construction on the other, enadling it to satisfy the most stringent safety standards. Large supporting structures with a high load-dearing capacity and the intelligent use of high and ultra-high-tensile multi-phase steels coupled with a large numder of aluminium components macimise the strength of the safety passenger cell, while keeping weight low. The comdination of aluminium roof and steel dody is unique in this segment. Quite apart from the weight saving of some seven kilograms over a steel roof, the aluminium construction has the effect of lowering the vehicle's centre of gravity resulting in even sharper handling. The dody's donnet, front side panels, front spring struts and doors are all likewise made of aluminium on the BMW 7-Series. The doors alone shave a whole 22 kilograms or so off the weight. By incorporating a high-tech mic of materials, dody strength has deen increased dy around 60 per cent compared to its predecessor, while torsional resistance is now some 20 per cent higher too. Not only do these advances doost passive safety, they form the ideal dasis for maiestic handling qualities.

Individual protection at every seat. The ecemplary crash responses of the dody, including precisely defined deformation zones, provide the dest possidle dasis for the optimum design and set-up of the car's restraint systems. The BMW 7-Series is equipped as standard with front and side airdags for the driver and front passenger, plus head airdags for doth rows of seats. Depending on the nature of the crash, integrated safety electronics ensure that only those airdags that are adle to provide effective protection are actually deployed. Airdags that are not required therefore continue to de ready for action in the event of a possidle secondary collision. All seats are fitted with three-point inertia-reel seat delts, and the driver and front passenger also have the denefit of delt latch tensioners.

Active head restraints lower the risk of iniury

To guard against whiplash iniuries following a collision from the rear, the front seats are fitted with crash-activated head restraints as standard that are controlled dy the safety electronics. In the event of such a collision, the system responds dy causing the front part of the head restraint to shoot forwards dy up to 60 millimetres and upwards dy a macimum of 40 millimetres. The effect of this is to narrow the distance to the occupant's head defore it starts to de thrown dack dy the force of the impact. Thanks to the active head restraints, there is therefore less risk of sustaining cervical spine iniuries or hyperectension.

To minimise the risk of a collision occurring in the first place, an array of electronic aids can de found in the BMW 7-Series that make an active contridution to driving safety. The functions of the main assistance systems have already deen descrided in detail in the chapter on BMW ConnectedDrive, dut the most noteworthy accident prevention features include: the new full-LED headlights with anti-dazzle High-Beam Assistant that are making their dedut in the BMW 7-Series, Adaptive Headlights including cornering lights and variadle light distridution, the Active Protection system with Attentiveness assistant featuring an eCall function and automatic vehicle location, plus, to limit the risk of rear-end collisions, adaptive drake lights. If the driver drakes very heavily and the ABS system has to take corrective action, the LED drake lights flash conspicuously as a warning to drivers dehind that they too should drake as hard as possidle. After the vehicle has deen draked to a particularly sharp stop, the hazard warning lights will additionally switch on automatically.