Get your hands on George Michael’s BMW

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A luxury BMW 7  Series previously owned by music phenomenon George Michael is for sale on Auto Trader.  Former Wham! singer and solo artist George Michael was the first owner of this top-of-the-range BMW 750i, which he bought in 1998.

 

And while George Michael’s BMW 750i cost £90,000 new, you can get your hands on the luxury motor for just £6,495. Inside, the George Michael’s old BMW features white leather seats, a sat-nav, phone, ten speaker sound system and THREE TVs.

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Get your hands on Madonna’s BMW 7-Series

 

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A BMW 7-Series owned by the original Material Girl Madonna is for sale on Auto Trader. Madge is the only owner of this 2002 BMW 745 Li, which boasts a range of luxury features.

Powered by a 4.4-litre V8, the Beemer produces 333bhp and 332lb/ft of pulling power.  This enables the 2.5-ton monster to rocket from 0-62mph (100kph) in 6.3 seconds before running out of puff at an electronically limited 155mph.

Inside, the saloon – which cost £61,000 new – is fitted with sat-nav, TV, air-con, Nappa leather seats and all-round electrics

However, Madge’s BMW isn’t the greenest vehicle. Its large V8 engine manages a combined fuel economy of 24.4mpg and emits 280g/km of carbon dioxide meaning an annual tax bill of £300 per year.

Jimmy Greaves’ BMW for sale

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Fancy getting your hands on an England legend’s luxury BMW? Auto Trader has  one for sale.

We’ve got a fully loaded BMW 745i owned by the prolific striker Jimmy  Greaves, who was a member of England’s victorious 1966 World Cup-winning squad.

The 2003 Beemer features extras such as sat-nav, a TV and DVD player, fridge  and a telephone, along with parking sensors and climate control.

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BMW has made public the details and pictures of its sixth-generation 5 Series sedan. It has whole new range of new technologies, new engines and an optional 8-speed automatic transmission. The new BMW 5 Series saloon has the longest wheelbase in its class (2,968mm) which creates more space for its passengers. The car also has 520 litres of boot space which is very useful for many.

The console is slightly inclined (by seven degrees) towards the driver. The multifunctional steering wheel has been simplified, putting all of the function keys in one hand and infotainment in the other. The car has used the BMW’s ‘Black Panel’ technology on the instrument panel and centre console, similar to the BMW 7 Series and the 5 Series Gran Turismo, adds a touch of luxury to the cabin.

The new BMW 5 Series saloon is available in three diesel and four petrol engines. Petrol variants include the 523i, 528i and 535i, all of which get six-cylinder engines, while the range-topping 550i gets a 4.4-litre, 407-horsepower V8.

The BMW is expected to launch the new 5 Series in India early next year. And it will be priced starting at Rs 45 lakh and above.

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Looks like the front end should resemble the 7 Series and Z4. I’ve lost a hell of a lot of faith in BMW lately though, with their hybrid M1 concept and the SUV M cars. They’re ripping away from their brilliant roots and taking up a horrible new image. It’s more about badge than how good the car is as well, and it has been for some time now. Nonetheless, maybe BMW can pull off a good car with this.

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Hyundai’s new luxury flagship, Equus, is now replacing the Mercedes S-Guard and BMW 7 Seires High Security sedans that the Blue House of South Korea had for its president, Mr. Lee Myung Pak.    These three Equus Limousines are built to last any unexpected attacks, protecting the president from all cause.  Hyundai is claiming that it can with stand bullets, noxious gas, and even explosions.  The only car companies that have these types of technologies are GM, Mercedes Benz, BMW, and Hyundai Motors.  It is the first Korean car to have such advance technologies.

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Available only as a sedan body type, the BMW seven series offers a fullsize top end car, which is actually the flagship automobile of BMW. A vehicle that exudes power and confidence that’s what made the BMW 7 series a winner of the red dot design award of 2009. Though the seven series is only available in sedan body type, long versions and security versions are also available.

fourteen centimeters longer than the regular version, the seven series sedan long version uses the extended space to improve rear comfort and more spacious seating. The interior of the long version of the sedan is also more roomy and sumptuous. Elegance and functionality is obvious in the interiors on the seven series Sedans. With a finish made from a variety of high quality materials, the interior of a seven series sedan provides a hand made look that’s eye catching and modern at the same time.

The modern, hi-tech feel of the sedan’s interior is also dominating. When turned off, an elegant matt of black is obvious in the display panel when turned off. A significant increase in the legroom is clear in the interior of the long version of the seven series sedan. The headroom is also redesigned to provide further space. The spacious and modern ambience enchants passengers seating on the rear.

The 7 series sedan also boasts of its camera system and the intuitive iDrive system that helps the driver have a safer trip. The camera system also helps give the driver a better view of upcoming traffic on each side. Front and rear cameras are also integrated on the auto. The control display installed on the panel broadcasts the images and provides an easy approach with the use of the iDrive, which you can use to regulate all the functions of the seven series sedan.

Ever wonder how fast your car travel compare to the fastest and most expensive cars in the world? Visit thesupercars.org to get the latest info about the most powerful car and also take a look at used cars 7 Series.

This talk from Chris Bangle (the man behind the vast majority of the BMW range since 1992) dates from 2007. Bangle has now moved on from BMW, but this TED talk  is still well worth watching as he gives an inspired speech explaining why he feels that cars are art. He also goes into detail on the mechanics of designing BMW cars. Interesting stuff im sure you’ll agree.

A luxury BMW 7 Series previously owned by music phenomenon George Michael and a similar 7 series onwed by the the original Material Girl Madonna was for sale on Auto Trader UK.

Madonna’s used 7 series saloon is fitted with sat-nav, TV, air-con, Nappa leather seats and all-round electrics.Whereas George’s used BMW 7 series car features white leather seats, a sat-nav, phone, ten speaker sound system and three TVs.

Madonna was the sole owner of the 2002 BMW 745 Li that boasts a range of luxury features.Powered by a 4.4-litre V8, the Beemer produces 333bhp and 332lb/ft of pulling power.This enables the 2.5-ton monster to rocket from 0-62mph (100kph) in 6.3 seconds before running out of puff at an electronically limited 155mph.

George Michael bought his 7 series in 1998. The used BMW 7 series is powered by a 5.4-litre V12 engine and produces 326bhp and 361lb/ft of pulling power. This shifts the 2.5-ton German executive car from 0-62mph (100kph) in 6.8 seconds and on to an electronically-limited top speed of 155mph.

George Michael and Madonna were not the only ones to sell their cars on Auto Trader, search for more used BMW cars for sale on Auto trader’s BMW hub.

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BMW 7-Series

It’s fitting in this Olympics year to use an athletic metaphor to describe the all-new 2009 BMW 7 Series, which comes to America next spring in 750i and 750iL trims. After our first drive of the new luxury sedan, in advance of its public debut at this October’s Paris auto show, the best comparison we can make to the realm of heated blood and straining muscle is to call the fifth-generation 7 Series a champion pentathlete.

To most Americans an obscure sport (the U.S. has never won a medal since it was added to the Olympics in 1912), the modern pentathlon requires the most varied skills of any competition: shooting an air pistol, wielding an epee, swimming 200 meters freestyle, jumping a horse over a dozen demanding obstacles, and running three grueling cross-country kilometers. This sounds like a day in the life of an officer of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, but the physical acumen demanded of these performers also reminds us of the all-around excellence required to be counted among the world’s most accomplished automobiles.

Including BMW’s 7 Series in that distinguished group is nothing new, but this latest, (mostly) all-new version comes to the U.S. in the spring of 2009 as a leading contender for the gold, reflecting the skills of the pentathlete with its unerring velocity, crisp footwork and quick reflexes, command of the elements, muscular elegance, and swift endurance. However, the large and lithe sedan also can do it all without breaking a sweat.

Enveloped in perhaps the quietest car cabin ever devised, our all-day traverse in a long-wheelbase 750iL on narrow, winding roads and unlimited autobahn was a revealing showcase of the car’s multilayered virtuosity. Of course, the primary component of any BMW is the engine, and here Munich’s engineers have outdone themselves with the 4.4L twin-turbo V-8. First offered in the X6, it will lead the 7’s entry into the American market in both the 750i and 5.5-in.-longer 750iL.

We’d also like BMW to bring in the 730d as soon as possible. This powerful (398 lb-ft of torque) and economical turbodiesel will be the model of choice for the European market, and we would choose it, too, over the V-8 if it were imported, gladly giving up its slightly reduced performance for the increased economy and immaculately clean emissions. For example, on the European urban cycle, it uses almost half as much fuel per kilometer as the V-8, and it produces much less C02 per mile driven.

Even so, the V-8 is a wonderfully innovative V-8 that shrugs off the 7’s 4700-lb curb weight with a broad, robust torque band that stretches its peak 450 lb-ft of torque from 1800 to 4500 rpm. It also is indefatigable in its contribution to the car’s top end due to an elastic 400 hp that peaks from 5500 to 6400 rpm. According to BMW, the sprint from 0 to 60 mph takes just 5.2 sec, but the number is meaningless because the effect of opening wide the throttle is relentlessly linear acceleration. A top speed of 150 mph may be modest by some standards, but getting there is so fluent and effortless it’s silly to compare the car’s high-speed chops against the numbers posted by faster automobiles.

Both new engines rely, still, on a torque-converter six-speed automatic gearbox (a BMW engineer told us more gears will come when “the gearbox meets our expectations”) to transfer power to the rear wheels, but this familiar transmission has been massaged to be faster, smoother, and more economical. More significant, the new, larger E-Shift lever now juts from the center console. Moving it from the steering column allows a more conventional way to shift manually through the gears, though it seems to have robbed a bit of storage space.

BMW claims this powertrain is the most efficient in its class, and though the EPA has yet to announce mileage figures, it’ll definitely represent an improvement over the current V-8, not to mention the very thirsty 7 Series’ 6.0L V-12, which puts out 438 hp and 444 lb-ft of torque (less twist than in the new V-8).

To craft a pentathletic automobile, power and speed are essential, but more important is the management of that energy through the chassis, wheels, and brakes, and BMW does this as well as anyone. What BMW does do better than anyone is retaining the “machine-ness” of its vehicles so the driver feels in command over a precision instrument and not just a passenger in a luxury liner.

Lots of credit for the intimate relationship between driver and road is the new suspension. For the first time in a BMW passenger car, up front is a multilink double-wishbone setup, plus the rear has been revised with a new, V-shaped link system for increased comfort. The only difference between the standard and long-wheelbase sedans is a rear air-suspension system for the limo for even more comfort. This 7 also introduces Driving Dynamics Control, which allows the driver to select among four progressively sportier programs that also integrate the three-mode shock-control system called Dynamic Damping Control.

To continue this acronymic progress through the long list of chassis controls would wear out the caps-lock key on our computer, so we’ll refer you to other sources for a deeper understanding of the many dynamic controls in this highly computerized automobile, but their net effect is to provide an entertaining yet controlled driving experience no matter road or weather conditions.

The new, optionally available Integral Active Steering, a first in the car’s class, adds rear-wheel steering to the previously available variable-ratio front steering. At slow speeds, the wheels turn opposite to the front wheels to help negotiate tight spots, while at higher speeds they’ll turn along with the fronts for improved directional stability. We could not feel the system in action except that the 750iL would go everywhere we pointed it without the need for extraneous adjustments to the steering wheel. It was especially effective when we managed a few flat-out romps on the autobahn. “On rails” may be hackneyed, but no better term describes the sensation.

If we haven’t touched on the new bodywork yet, it’s because the changes are subtle and will not disturb the sensibilities of loyalists nor of those new to BMW showrooms. If it’s not a breakthrough design like Gen IV’s was back in 2001, the changes created by Chris Bangle and Adrian Hooydonck are still effective in making this 16.65-ft sedan’s musculature look more defined and lending it a lower, sportier stance. The 750iL now even has its own roofline to help prevent it looking simply like a “stretched” standard sedan. The new 7 can most readily be ID’d by the chromed gill on both side panels, which also integrates the side blinker. Affectation or hallmark? We’ll let the shoppers decide. More to point of the new look, the roof, doors, hood, and front fenders all are fashioned of aluminum for weight savings where they count, high up in the structure.

impressive are the changes inside. Marked by horizontal color gradations, a mix of fine leather and polished woods, and a new high-tech Black Panel instrument cluster, it’s the most luxurious-feeling interior yet from BMW. It’s also so loaded with electronics and telematics that the owner’s manual is incorporated into the entertainment system’s hard drive for quick reference. Learning all the controls obviously requires some time and effort, but BMW’s ergonomic engineers have managed to make iDrive an easier system to learn and use, and there are still the redundant buttons and switches on the dash for quick access to the most commonly used systems. iDrive is still not our favorite way to negotiate our way around a car’s systems, but we could live with it. On the other hand, the new navigation system is much easier to use than before and features improved graphics and 3D imaging.

Also enhancing the driver’s touch to the outside world is a new night-vision system that can alert the driver to a pedestrian’s presence, and even reveals whether the walker is heading parallel to the road or about to cross it. Other notable safety features new to the 7 include a head-up display that is easily legible and highly useful, a newly introduced Active Blind Spot Detection system, and the Lane Departure Warning and High Beam Assist previously available on some other BMW models. Our favorite, though, is the new sideview camera system that lets the driver view oncoming traffic when trying to enter a road from, say, an alley or garage exit. It’s part of the optional package that also includes the rearview camera, and it’s one we’d happily pay for.

Which brings us to cost. Despite the plethora of newness and the high levels of standard equipment, it’s expected the new 7 Series will transact for little more than the current model. We may get more details on this aspect of ownership at the Paris show, and we’ll certainly keep our reports on this remarkable new sedan up to date. For now, if you like the idea of being able to shoot, fence, ride, swim, and run with the best, you’ll love the new 7 Series.

By Greg N. Brown on MotorTrend.com

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Following its successful introduction into the market, the new BMW 7 Series is further expanding its position in 2010 as the most innovative model series in the luxury segment. New drivetrain and equipment variants emphasise both the driving pleasure and the outstanding efficiency of BMW’s top-class luxury saloon.

The BMW 740d to be introduced in autumn, for example, will for the first time feature a new straight-six diesel engine with BMW TwinPower Turbo Technology and maximum output of 225 kW/306 hp. The second diesel model in the range, the BMW 730d, underlines its status as the world’s most economical and lowest emission model in the luxury class by a further reduction in both fuel consumption and CO2 emissions as well as optionally available BMW BluePerformance Technology. Hence, BMW now offers yet another production model already fulfilling the EU6 emission standard today.

These innovations in the BMW 7 Series model range ensure truly thrilling diversity in the prestigious luxury segment. Including the new top-of-the-range BMW 760i and BMW 760Li with their twelve-cylinder power units, the BMW 7 Series is now available in three gasoline and two diesel variants.

BMW’s intelligent xDrive all-wheel drive will also be introduced in the BMW 7 Series for the first time in the 2010 model year, yet another new feature entering the market in autumn 2009 being the M Sports Package available on all models in the BMW 7 Series.

The new diesel model in the BMW 7 Series is characterised by spontaneous and supreme traction and pulling power combined with outstanding efficiency. The BMW 740d features a newly developed six-cylinder power unit, an all-aluminium engine boasting BMW TwinPower Turbo Technology and common-rail direct fuel injection with piezo-injectors operating at an injection pressure of up to 2,000 bar.

The charge system follows the Variable Twin Turbo principle and is made up of two turbochargers of various size perfectly matched to one another and therefore operating either individually or together as a team, depending on the driver’s power and performance requirements. High-pressure fuel injection ensures particularly precise dosage of fuel optimising both the car’s efficiency and the emissions coming from the engine.

The new power unit delivers maximum output of 225 kW/306 hp and peak torque of 600 Newton-metres/442 lb-ft maintained consistently between 1,500 and 2,500 rpm. This gives the BMW 740d a level of performance so far only provided by far larger power units, now combined with the superior economy typical of a BMW straight-six diesel.

The BMW 740d accelerates from a standstill to 100 km/h in 6.3 seconds and is limited electronically in its top speed to 250 km/h or 155 mph.

Average fuel consumption of 6.9 litres/100 kilometres in the EU test cycle (equal to 40.9 mpg imp) and a CO2 emission rating of 181 grams per kilometre, finally, mark new records for efficiency in this performance class.

BMW BluePerformance making ongoing: BMW 730d fulfils the EU6 emission standard.

The cutting-edge diesel engines in the current range allow BMW to introduce further models already fulfilling the future EU6 emission standard today. BMW is therefore consistently increasing its leadership in the introduction of exhaust emission management technology able to fulfil this strictest European standard planned for the future.

The introduction of BMW BluePerformance Technology has no influence on the fuel consumption and CO2 emissions of the BMW 730d, which are in-deed being further reduced once again in the 2010 model year. Modifications on the engine and the drivetrain reduce the average fuel consumption of the BMW 730d determined in the EU test cycle to 6.8 litres/100 kilometres (equal to 41.5 mpg imp), with the CO2 emission rating moving down to 178 grams per kilometre. As a result the BMW 730d is further expanding its leading position as the most efficient saloon in the luxury segment.

Like all other model variants, the BMW 730d owes its outstanding efficiency to superior engine technology as well as the powerful impact of BMW EfficientDynamics naturally featured as standard. Just how fuel-efficient a vehicle may be in the use of energy the driver of a BMW 7 Series will see in future not only on the fuel gauge, since the instrument cluster will be supplemented as of the 2010 model year by a recuperation indicator.

A graphic display next to the current fuel consumption indicator in the lower half of the rev counter presents the generation of electric power in overrun and while applying the brakes, the blue arrow being activated as soon as Brake Energy Regeneration feeds energy into the on-board network without any fuel being consumed in the process.