Category: Large Executive 
Price Range: £53,695 to £68,800
Not expensive by class standards, well made, wide range, a good drive.
Big-engined versions are still depreciating fast. Apart from rear room, offers little over the smaller BMW 5-Series.
Competent but somewhat undistinguished.
Excellent front seats, with the options of sporting seats or multi-adjustable 'Comfort' versions, and even bum-massaging for long motorway hauls. Suspension is supple, though not the very best in this elevated class, but quietness is a strong point. Driving position is excellent. Big inside, and with the choice, on 740i and 750i, of a long-wheelbase body for real chauffeur-driven rear-seat comfort, with optional electrically reclining rear seats. The boot should swallow enough luggage for most trips. Well-featured and good-sounding system has control buttons in the steering wheel. Options include high-spec system integrated with a satellite navigation system and TV.
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wrote on 20 03 2007