BMW announced that Jay Leno became the latest person to receive keys to a BMW Hydrogen 7 — the first hydrogen-powered luxury sedan. The Emmy-winning comedian and host of The Tonight Show received his BMW Hydrogen 7 at his famed car garage in Burbank, California, which is fittingly a "green garage" that receives a great deal of its energy from steam power.
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No, not to keep. It’s a loan, part of a BMW program to place 25 of the 100 experimental hydrogen powered BMW 7 Series vehicles with prominent Hollywood celebrities. Earlier, Brad Pitt had arrived at the Oscar ceremonies in one.
But now BWM has loaned the first of the vehicles designated for daily use.
To Ferrell.
Seems an odd choice, as though BMW were suggesting the car is really a joke.
But, turns out their thinking is that Ferrell’s an “environmentalist” and already owns (...)
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30 years ago, BMW’s "large class" spawned a successor that was to become a byword for luxury, elegance and innovation: the BMW 7 Series. Drawing on technology based on the large 6 Series Coupé launched in 1976 and styling that bore the signature of BMW’s chief designer Paul Bracq, BMW succeeded in creating a car that was larger than its predecessor yet managed to retain the hallmark dynamics associated with the brand.
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A heavily camouflaged 2009 BWM 7 Series has been spotted testing at the Nurburgring in Germany. Though the camouflage is reminiscent of past Bangle designs, insiders say that what is concealed is more like the new 3 Series, a further evolution away from the abrupt lines BWM introduced only a few years ago.
The new 7 Series will have a longer wheelbase than the current model, as well as a wider track. It will get and 8 speed automatic transmission. There may be a hybrid version and a (...)
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OK. It’s a cheap headline.
Not only that, but it’s old news – at least if you read this blog.
We told you that Brad Pitt arrived at the Chinese Theatre in a hydrogen powered BMW seven series. But we neglected to mention that his wife was with him. We also neglected to mention the environmental significance of hydrogen power. But BMW didn’t, and they put out a press release to remind us of their love of water.
See, the Hydrogen 7 – which is what BMW calls this (...)
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It isn’t much of a picture, but this is the only extant picture of the interior of the upcoming
BMW 7 Series. Expect the shifter behind this instrument panel to control an eight speed transmission and a revised iDrive controller.
Pictures of the new 7 series have been previously published, but they’re repeated here in case all of the information about the new Audi’s has dimmed your memory.
There will be no delete option for (...
A guy from the M5board Forums is the lucky owner of a black
Alpina B7. Based on the BMW 7 Series, the B7 brings together the luxury, pioneering design, and advanced technology of the 7 Series Sedan with the scintillating performance of a supercharged, 500hp V-8 engine.
To power the BMW ALPINA B7, ALPINA specially developed a higher-performance version of BMW’s 4.4-liter, 90-degree V-8 engine and mated it to a 6-speed automatic transmission featuring steering wheel mounted shift controls. (...
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BMW will launch a facelift 7-series in 2009. Comparing to the current model the 2009 7-series will get new a shape of the rear end. It will have to eliminate the aesthetic defects of the previous version: the frontal line is inspired by the one of the current 6-series.
As we reported yesterday the new 7-series will feature an 8-speed gearbox to compete with Lexus IS-F launched at this year’s Detroit Auto Show. A hybrid version for the 7-series is also (...)
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Lexus LS460 is the first car with an eight-speed gearbox. Then the IS-F that was launched at Detroit Auto Show has also an eight-speed gearbox. So it was about time for BMW to create a competition for that.
They are planning to develope g the transmission for market launch by 2009 or 2010, according to consultancy CSM Worldwide. That is about the time BMW is due to debut a new generation of its upper-premium 7 series.
For its eight-speed transmission, "ZF has made quite a few (...)
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BMW will unveil the new 7-series sometime in 2008. Until then the spy photographers caught a prototype testing near the Artic Circle.
The new 7-series will have a new front end, similar to the 6-Series styling, and it’s clear the current model’s extravagant design will be toned down quite a bit.
The signals are mounted wrap-around the headlights , while the grille is wider.The body is now sleeker and has a more elegant overall (...)
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