Category: Large Executive 
Price Range: £53,695 to £68,800
A technological showpiece, huge and refined performance, amazing mix of comfort and agility, quality feel, groundbreaking design.
Some of the technology isn't standard, styling is very controversial, steering-wheel gearchange buttons badly placed.
BMW wanted to make a bold new statement, and has succeeded. No other luxury car does so much so well. But if the styling's still a bit much, the new-generation model - with the wilder edges smoothed off - went on sale in April 2005.
Though it seems very well put-together structurally, there have been some problems with this Seven; early V8 engines were troublesome, and there have been issues with catalytic converters, ECUs and suchlike. It scored poorly in a number of reliability and customer satisfaction surveys.
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wrote on 20 03 2007