Went looking for a new BMW today and the people at BMW Adelaide
gave me the keys to a facelifted BMW 740i to test drive for a day.
I am still grinning from ear to ear... it is a fantastic piece of
machinery. This was a black car, with the sports kit and 20 inch
rims. For sports suspension and big rims, the ride was very
comfortable!
It cossets you and is so comfortable on the inside, the
multi-adjustable seats are just so nice! Initially took a bit of
getting used to coming from the older E39 528i, with the i-drive
and all, but what a wonderful car! The gearbox is silky smooth and
why would you even play with the manual mode with this box? Leave
it in D sport and just press the loud pedal! Accleration is not
what you would expect for a car of this size... I took out two new
wrx's with this, I know that round the twisties, they probably
would have my car, but in a striaght line, it is ballastic. That is
not to say that it dosen't handle well, it drives smaller than it's
size and is very "chuckable" for its bulk! A very pleasant driving
experience indeed.
Steering is a bit light, but has an ease about it, though going
down the high way at almost 200km/h, it was rock steady and very
planted! I could not resist, so I took it up the highway again,
just got back. I have the car till tomorrow afternoon. Inside, the
sound system is phenomenal, the kit is just so good and the sound
reporduction is amazing, something the would please most
audiophiles. Now if I can only figure how to put one into my five
series...
Still there are so many things to learn about the car, it is a
shame i only have it for a day... but tomorrow, I will be test
driving an X5 4.8is... a whole different kettle of fish! Just
thought I would share my thoughts.
Anybody have any experiences with the new seven? Any niggly
problems? Please let me know so that I can make an evaluated
opinion... appreciate any feedback. 
