The BMW 7 Series

The BMW 7 collection is the flagship series of the German automaker's line of luxurious motors due to the fact that its advent in 1978. The cutting-edge 7 series lineup for the U.S. marketplace features BMW's classic rear-wheel force 750i and 750Li fashions and its top-stop 760Li which has a decal rate starting at $136,000. The 7 collection gives many alternatives inclusive of a choice of eleven engine types in Europe and three inside the u.s.a..

Going into 2010, BMW's 750i and 750Li models remain powered via its 4.four-liter dual-turbo V8 engine brought via the enterprise in 2009 as part of a whole redecorate of the series 7. The engine offers 400 hp and 450 lbs/toes of torque and is paired with a short-transferring 8-speed real wheel pressure automated transmission machine. The engine powers both the usual and long-wheel base fashions of the popular 750 collection. prior to the advent of the new engines in 2009, BMW's 750i and 750Li fashions have been powered with the aid of a 360-hp 4.eight-liter V8 engine.

meanwhile, BMW has decided to juice up the engine on the 760Li. starting with version 12 months 2010, the BMW 760Li will characteristic a dual turbocharged 544-hp 6.0-liter V12 engine with an eight-speed automated transmission. The engine replaces the previous 438hp 6.zero-liter V12s which powered the 760Li model continuously because 2003. The engine makes the BMW 760Li the handiest luxury sedan at this price point to feature a V12 engine.

beginning this spring, BMW may also begin delivery its new 2010 BMW ActiveHybrid 7 providing a excessive Precision Direct Injection, four.4 liter V8 engine with a 3-phase synchronous electric motor. The engine is the arena's first V8 gas powered engine with two turbochargers for brought energy. The ActiveHybrid 7 has a mixed output of 455 hp, an 8-pace computerized transmission and a most torque of 516 lbs/ft. The engine by way of itself promises around 440 hp at the same time as the electric motor generates a lift of about 15 hp and a top torque of 155 lbs/feet. The hybrid engine saves on fuel but the car can't accelerate entirely on battery energy.