[car fanatics]

BMW
Photo credit: BMW
July 21, 2012
By: CF staff

The newly updated 2013 BMW 7 Series will again set new benchmarks in its class for performance, luxury, efficiency and safety. The updates include significant powertrain upgrades for 740i / Li; 750i / Li, xDrive and BMW ALPINA B7 models –including BMW’s 8-speed Steptronic automatic transmission (8-speed Switch-Tronic high performance transmission for B7), xDrive – BMW’s intelligent all-wheel drive system – now available for the 740Li, as well as a completely new powertrain for the ActiveHybrid 7 and BMW ALPINA B7 which remains as the undisputed benchmark in terms of luxurious performance, chassis technology, and hand-finished exclusivity. The new 7 Series boasts a revised exterior that features new technologies such as available LED headlights. The interior of the new 7 is similarly enhanced with a newly redesigned iDrive system and the availability of an optional Bang & Olufsen High-End Surround Sound system. The new 2013 7 Series arrives in US BMW center showrooms in late summer 2012, except for the ActiveHybrid 7 which arrives in early fall.

Pricing-740 I / Li /xDrive Models (includes $895 Destination and Handling):
740i-$74,195
New ActiveHybrid 7 L-$84,895
750Li-$90,895
740Li-$78,195
750i-$87,195
750 Li xDrive-$93,895
New 740Li xDrive-$81,195
750i xDrive-$90,195
760 Li-$140,200

Pricing-ALPINA B7 Models SWB / LWB / xDrive Models (includes $895 Destination and Handling):
ALPINA B7 - $128,495
ALPINA B7 LWB-$132,395
ALPINA B7 SWB with xDrive-$131,495
ALPINA B7 LWB with xDrive-$135,395

[jaybird]

Nice to see BMW catching up to Chrysler by offering an 8-speed transmission finally

[REVolution]

That is about the only thing in which you can compare the two.

[Brown_Pride]

jaybird;220172 Wrote:Nice to see BMW catching up to Chrysler by offering an 8-speed transmission finally

BMW was one of the first to offer an 8-speed transmission. It debuted on the F10 5-series almost 2 years ago. Nobody has ever copied Chrysler lmao.

You fail.