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New equipment for more safety, comfort and individual style.
Starting in spring 2005, the BMW 7 Series comes with an even wider range of standard features and options for customisation:
• Xenon headlights and a headlight washer system are now standard on all models in the BMW 7 Series. Adaptive Headlights able to "look round the bend" remain an option.
• White direction indicators are now also standard.
• All BMW 7 Series now also come with BMW's two-stage Brake Force Display, large and brighter brake lights informing motorists following from behind that the BMW driver ahead is braking hard.
• With digital terrestrial television becoming increasingly popular,
the 7 Series is also available with a DVB-TV receiver. Apart from analogue TV signals, the set is therefore now able to receive digital television
programmes too.
• The optional CD-changer is now also able to play MP3 recordings.
• The BMW Assist telematics service as well as the BMW Online internet portal are automatically included in all cars equipped ex works with
a car telephone and navigation system (only in markets where BMW Assist and BMW Online are available in the first place).
• The 7 Series is now available in four new exterior colours and three
new upholstery colours, as well as two new 18-inch rims and one new set of 19-inch wheels.
Driving dynamics and sportiness, luxury, presence and elegance:
The most successful BMW 7Series in the history of BMW.
Accounting for almost 160,000 cars delivered to customers the world over,
the fourth generation of the 7 Series is the most successful BMW luxury saloon so far. After 38 months in the market, the current 7 Series has already outsold its by all means successful predecessor by almost 8 per cent.
And in 2003, its best year so far, the current BMW 7 Series accounted for 57,899 units sold worldwide, almost 14 per cent more than the best sales figure of the previous model in its peak year (1997).

In Germany, the 7 Series became the market leader in the luxury saloon segmetn in 2004 and growth of the 7 Series was particularly impressive in the Asia, Middle East, Eastern Europe, Oceania, and Africa sales region,
deliveries of 7 Series to customers more than doubling over the sales of the car's predecessor within just 38 months.
Introducing the current 7 Series, we have suceeded in firmly establishing
the 7 Series as a key player in the luxury segment also in this region, moving up in terms of volume to the markets where, by tradition, the BMW 7 Series has always been strong, in particular Europe and North America. Worldwide, the BMW 745i/Li with our large V8 power unit is the best selling model
so far, accounting for more than 50 per cent of our total volume. And the long-wheelbase version represents more than half of all BMW 7 Series sold.
The BMW 7 Series combines two cars in one: On the one hand it is a genuine BMW offering the virtues typical of the brand such as driving pleasure,
agility, and nimble handling for the ambitious self-driver. On the other hand it is a prestigious luxury saloon with generous space and supreme comfort both
on the front and rear seats, making the BMW 7 Series also the ideal chauffeur-driven saloon. More than any other car in the market, therefore, the 7 Series conveys that Sheer Driving Pleasure so typical of BMW not only in the
classic sense, but also in the sense of being driven. It is indeed this pefect combination of two worlds that customers appreciate so much about
BMW's luxury saloon and which makes this car by far the most successful BMW 7 Series of all times.
The most important facts and figures - an overview.
Figures in brackets: previous engines and/or changes versus the previous model. Performance figures and fuel consumption relate to the variants with standard wheelbase.
750i/Li replacing 745i/Li: V8 petrol engine with VALVETRONIC and
double-VANOS. Engine thoroughly modified and updated. 4,799 cc
(4,398 cc, + 9 per cent). 270 kW/367 hp at 6,300 rpm (245 kW/333 hp,
+ 10 per cent). 490 Nm/361 lb-ft at 3,400 rpm (450 Nm/332 lb-ft,
+ 9 per cent). 0-100 km/h in 5.9 seconds (6.3 sec, - 6 per cent). Top speed 250 km/h (155 mph). Fuel consumption in the EU test cycle
11.4 ltr/100 km (24.8 mpg Imp) (+/- 0), EU 4 and ULEV II (EU 4/LEV).

740i/Li replacing 735i/Li: V8 petrol engine with VALVETRONIC and
double-VANOS. Engine thoroughly modified and updated. 4, 000 cc
(3,600 cc, + 11 per cent). 225 kW/306 hp at 6,300 rpm (200 kW/272 hp, + 13 per cent). 390 Nm/287 lb-ft at 3,500 rpm (360 Nm/265 lb-ft,
+ 8 per cent). 0-100 km/h in 6.8 seconds (7.5 sec, - 9 per cent). Top speed 250 km/h (155 mph). Fuel consumption in the EU test cycle 11.2 ltr/100 km (25.2 mpg Imp) (11.1 ltr/100 km, + 0,9 per cent), EU 4.
745d replacing 740d: V8 diesel engine with all-aluminium crankcase
(- 30 kg/66 lb), piezo fuel injection technology and particle filter. New engine.
4,423 cc (3,901 cc, + 13 per cent). 220 kW/300 hp at 4, 000 rpm (190 kW/258 hp, + 16 per cent). 700 Nm/516 lb-ft from 1,750-2, 500 rpm (600 Nm/442 lb-ft, + 17 per cent). 0-100 km/h in 6.8 seconds
(7.4 sec, - 8 per cent). Top speed 250 km/h (155 mph). Fuel consumption in the EU test cycle 9.5 ltr/100 km (29.7 mpg Imp) (9.7 ltr/100 km,
- 2.1 per cent), EU 4 (EU 3).
730d: Straight-six diesel engine with all-aluminium crankcase
(- 25 kg/55 lb), piezo fuel injection technology and particle filter. Engine thoroughly modified and updated. 2,993 cc (+/- 0). 170 kW/231 hp at
4,000 rpm (160 kW/218 hp, + 6 per cent). 520 Nm/383 lb-ft from 2,000-
2,750 rpm (500 Nm/368 lb-ft, + 4 per cent). 0-100 km/h in 7.8 seconds (8.0 sec, - 3 per cent). Top speed 238 km/h (148 mph). Fuel consumption in the EU test cycle 8.2 ltr/100 km (34.4 mpg Imp) (8.5 ltr/100 km,
- 3.5 per cent), EU 4 (EU 3).
730i/Li: New straight-six petrol engine with the world's first composite magnesium/aluminiumcrankcase. 2,996 cc (+/- 0). 190 kW/258 hp at 6,600 rpm (170 kW/231 hp, + 12 per cent). 300 Nm/221 lb-ft from 2,500- 4,000 rpm (300 Nm/221 lb-ft at 3,500 rpm). 0-100 km/h in 7.8 seconds (8.0 sec, - 3 per cent). Top speed 248 km/h (154 mph). Fuel consumption in the EU test cycle 10.1 ltr/100 km (28.0 mpg Imp) (10.6 ltr/100 km,
- 4.7 per cent), EU 4.
760i/Li: V12 with VALVETRONIC, double-VANOS and direct petrol injection. Unchanged. 5,972 cc. 327 kW/445 hp at 6,000 rpm. 600 Nm/442 lb-ft at 3,950 rpm. 0-100 km/h in 5.5 seconds. Top speed 250 km/h (155 mph).
Fuel consumption in the EU test cycle 13.4 ltr/100 km (21.1 mpg Imp). EU 4.
Chassis and Suspension: Revised and further developed. Three variants available straight from the factory: Series suspension, high-end Adaptive
Drive suspension, sports suspension. Wider track at the rear: + 14 millimetres
(0.55''). Depending on the model, larger brakes in accordance with the increase in power.

Safety: Two-stage Brake Force Display and xenon headlights featured as standard.
Design: Elegant exterior with unmistakable presence. Emphasis on sporting and dynamic performance: Powerdome at the front, modified kidney grille, headlights and front air dam. More powerful contours at the rear with new chrome trim strip, new tail lights and new rear air dam. New light contour
line along the sills.
Even more sophisticated materials and paint surfaces inside. Controls
and instruments with similar functions grouped in logical configuration.
Controls, Communication and Entertainment: Detailed optimisation
of iDrive for even greater user-friendliness. CD changer MP3 compatible.
Digital TV receiver for DVB-T.

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