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2009 BMW 7-Series Bumper Hits EBay?

According to our friends over at Pistonheads, the best place to get a gander at what the new 2009 BMW 7-Series looks like isn't by setting up a tripod on the Nurburgring or by chatting up the forum fan-boys. Nope, it's heading over to EBay where apparently the front bumper for the next generation F01 BMW 7-Series has popped up on the auction site and is now going for a not-so-hefty 5 Euros. We've no idea if the seller is yanking our chain, but if they are, the joke's pretty damn funny. Now only if someone could tell us where to find our Flowbee package. One more pic from the reverse after the jump. More »

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7:30 AM on Tue Apr 29 2008
By Ray Wert
2,600 views, 26 comments

Latest by Bumblebee: @UNÆVÒL\/ED: True. Nothing on the internet is so important that it's worth putting up with that. more »

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2009 BMW 7-Series Leaked?

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2009 BMW 7-Series Caught On Roman Holiday

The Italian Stallions over at the Mediterranean version of the blog about autos caught these photos of a disguised 2009 BMW 7-series while cruising down the autostrada. We'd like to think they were wearing a yellowed wife beater, gold medallion, driving a mid-'90s Panda and gesticulating wildly while they took them, which would help explain why they're so fuzzy. Expect the new 7-series to be introduced at the 2008 Paris Motor Show with Concept CS-aping looks. [Via Autoblog.it]

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1:00 PM on Wed Apr 9 2008
By Wes Siler
1,944 views, 5 comments

Latest by 416Hammy: @ChristianGM That looks like faux-Bangle Butt to me--tacked on to fool the press. The rear quarters look like they're forming a smooth, swoopy downward curve toward the tail-lamps. more »

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2009 BMW 7-Series Testing Artsy Camo

We've seen BMW's 2009 7-series in this sort of trippy camo before, but this time the Bavarians to have toned it down a couple notches. Though we are kind of disappointed this tester isn't equipped with the Flowbee package. Look past the swirly camouflage and you can see the car has a crisper, sharper look compared to the current model. As expected, there appears to be a degree of styling influence from BMW's CS Concept. Of course we'll have to wait for the Paris Auto Show, where this new 7-Series is expected to be revealed, to see how it really looks.
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9:30 AM on Thu Apr 3 2008
By marnold
2,777 views, 15 comments

Latest by Krookideyez: since when is everyone a critic? you can't even see the car more »

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2009 BMW 7-Series Flowbee Package Both Sucks And Cuts

Although readers to the site have long known BMW and Flowbee International were working on a partnership, with these spy photos we can finally show you definitive proof. That's right — the new 2009 BMW 7-series sedan will come with an exclusive optional Flowbee package. Yes, although driving and haircuts at the same time may seem like magic or something out of a dream — it's real and here's proof it's coming soon. No word yet on whether it will include the rumored "underbrush volumizer," "pet comb" or "hair spacer" attachments, but our sources tell us the package will cost just $59.95. Of course that doesn't include shipping and handling. Full spy report from KGP below the jump.

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11:05 AM on Thu Mar 27 2008
By Wes Siler
7,634 views, 73 comments

Latest by itswemy: Ahem...I believe the air is coming "out of the cabin"not in...like a humongous breath allizer... more »

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2009 BMW 7-Series

Only lightly camouflaged compared to prior spy photos of the new BMW 7-Series, this newly-caught 7-Series peeked out during what was allegedly a marketing team photo shoot in Melbourne, Australia. Thanks to the shots from CarPoint.com.au, you can see the new grille looks to have a strong resemblance to the CS Concept from the 2007 Shanghai Auto Show. We've been told the styling of the new big BMW has a totally different feeling than the current E65 model, making the car look visually slimmer and tighter. We'll have to see that to believe it given the current explosion in weight and size of every automaker's new models. Expect the new 7er to be officially unveiled no sooner than the Paris Motor Show this fall. [CarPoint.com.au]

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1:00 PM on Mon Mar 3 2008
By marnold
11,754 views, 12 comments

Latest by smokeonit: maps.google.com/maps?f=l&hl=en&geocode=&ie=UTF8&t=h&ll=-37.838708,144.988911&spn=0.004686,0.006233&z=17 more »

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Bimmeramino: Real? Fake?

Hmmmmm.... Commenter SLRSpeeshop just sent this in. And we have no idea either. Though we suppose the above is one way to deal with the E65's notorious Bangle butt. Looking only at the cobblestones, I'm thinking real. I'm also hoping real, as the world has way too few 4-door luxury 'aminos. Fingers crossed that its based on a 760iL and packing a V12.

1:45 PM on Thu Jan 17 2008
By Jonny Lieberman
5,647 views, 60 comments

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Junkyard Finds: 80s High-End German Iron

During my last visit to a local self-service junkyard, I noticed far more than the usual number of expensive German cars from the 80s, mostly in non-wrecked condition. Has some threshold been reached, where such cars are no longer worth maintaining? Here's a handful of photos of an '80 633CSi ($32,825 new, $83,232 in 2007 dollars), an '84 633CSi ($40,705 new, $81,855 in 2007 dollars), and an '89 Mercedes-Benz 560SEL ($72,280 new, $121,789 in 2007 dollars). I must admit that I wondered- briefly- if that big Mercedes V8 would fit in a Crown Victoria's engine compartment.


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11:00 AM on Thu Dec 13 2007
By Murilee Martin
2,289 views, 51 comments

Latest by mckelly: Yeah, I can see why the higher-end European machines wind up in junkyards when, in reality, there is little, if anything, wrong with them. They absolutely should not be owned by those either not willing or not knowledgable about wrenching. more »

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2009 BMW 7-series Spotted With Trippy Paint Job

Last we saw a 2009 BMW 7-Series prototype, it had the typical plastic body cladding, missing decals and blacked-out everything. This time, the lads at World Car Fans managed to get their hands on the new 7-series done up in perhaps the most creative camouflage we've yet seen (though we have to wonder if this is the best way to draw attention away from the car) Pictures of the boring camo'd version below:

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11:45 AM on Mon Dec 10 2007
By Matt Hardigree
12,506 views, 22 comments

Latest by orangeroller: im not gonna say much about the paint, but the body work looks like it was put togther by the kids in the special ed shop class. more »

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BMW 7 Series Spotted Entering GM's Milford Proving Grounds

Tomorrow at the LA Auto Show we'll be seeing the product of BMW's continued work with GM and the two divorced sides of what was once the German-American hybrid, Daimler and Chrysler — the Hemi Hybrids from Chrysler and GM's full-size GMT-900 hybrid SUV's. BMW's full-size SUV powered by the joint research between all of them knights of Teuton and the 'merican revolution of GM will be coming soon, but not expected to be revealed here in LA. But notice how I used the word "continued" — because an assumption can be made — based upon this here camo-ed up BMW 7-Series entering GM's Milford Proving Grounds — that the Global Hybrid Cooperation (GHC) between these three automakers is still going strong and now it appears they're working on some sedan systems. Full spy report from the sneaky-sneaks at KGP below the jump.
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3:45 PM on Tue Nov 13 2007
By Ray Wert
1,645 views, 6 comments

Latest by Novaload: Maybe it's actually a new Impala, and BMW is going to be SO surprised when they see it. Has anybody checked "Some Guy"'s channel for his authoritative take on that body wrap? more »

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The LeMons People's Curse Award: Doomed 7-Series

One of the traditions of the 24 Hours of LeMons race is the People's Curse award, in which participants vote for their least favorite car. The "winner" of this vote is then destroyed early in Day Two, and let that be a lesson to jerky drivers and/or cheating teams who spend far over the $500 limit on their cars! At the Altamont LeMons race a couple weeks back, the People's Curse award was bestowed upon this silver '97 BMW 7-series. The story was that the car was abandoned at the Orange County BMW dealership at which Poly Orchid Racing team members were employed, and was thus free. However, much grumbling ensued from members of teams who weren't able to obtain free V8-powered German übermobiles, with the results you see here.
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10:15 AM on Fri Nov 9 2007
By Murilee Martin
2,566 views, 35 comments

Latest by shuluke: Next time you have a 7 series or z4 coupe for that matter just sitting there abandoned, please get in contact with me. I need a BMW. Thanks, more »

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Workhorse Engine of the Day: BMW M30

First of all, thanks for all the great Workhorse Engine of the Day suggestions, everyone- we'll be working down the list, so keep the ideas coming and don't get upset if your favorite engine hasn't appeared yet. Today we're going over to Europe (thanks to the suggestion of PatrickAustin) to take a look at the venerable BMW M30 engine. Built in various displacements for nearly 30 years, the Bavarian über-six-banger powered a bunch of our favorite BMWs, ranging from our last DOTS BMW to the '94 730i. And while we're at it, we'd like to thank Wikipedia for boasting so many must-read engine pages that, once lured in, you might as well forget about working for the rest of the day. [Wikipedia]

4:30 PM on Mon Oct 8 2007
By Murilee Martin
2,960 views, 24 comments

Latest by bd_juju: Hell yeah, how did I miss this one til now... I just parted with my '85 535i that had 325k on the original M30 motor - rest of the car was falling apart around the engine, but I understand it's still more »

choose your eternity

Project Car Hell, V12 BMW Edition: One 850 or Two 750s?

With the Studebaker Weasel beating the bratwurst out of the Faun-Kraka in yesterday's poll, we've got the post-apocalyptic Hell Project thing pretty well sewn up for now. But what do you do if you're banking on the machinery of civilization continuing to grind on for the time being? You need to have a ride with style, so that you may drive it over the crushed bodies of your social inferiors on your journey to worship at the shrine of Mammon. You need a big, flashy BMW. In fact, you need a big flashy BMW with twelve cylinders! We've done V12 Jag Hell; now it's time for V12 BMW Hell!
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5:30 PM on Thu Oct 4 2007
By Murilee Martin
6,481 views, 66 comments

Latest by coledude: I purchased my 850I for $16,000 18 months ago. Since then I have spent $18,000 fixing front EDC struts $1,500 X 2 $3,000CSI body conversion $2,500Intake Mani gasgets $700Plug Wires, coils, caps and rotors $1,200radiator, hoses and expansion tank $450Blets more »

while supplies last

Deal of the Week: BMW Alpina B7

What costs six figures, produces 516 lb-ft of torque and looks like something Chris Bangle once scribbled on a cocktail napkin? Exactly, it's the BMW 7-Series in Alpina B7 trim. And for a limited time, you can own one at an interest figure lower than that introductory, adjustable-rate number you got from the shady mortgage broker behind the train station. Of course, with your house now going on the forclosure block, you'll need a place to stay. May we recommend the Alpina B7, which for a limited time you can get at up to 60 months at 3.9 percent. And if you had any equity left in that pressboard Mc Mansion the bank now owns, you could cut your living expenses in half. If you already own a 6- or 7-Series BMW, you can opt for $3500 in cash back in lieu of the financing deal. That way, you can load the trunk with Top Ramen and hot sauce. [Edmunds]

3:15 PM on Wed Sep 19 2007
By Mike Spinelli
2,759 views, 17 comments

Latest by n/a: The Alpina badge is ugly! more »

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2009 BMW 7-Series...Again

Car und Driver snagged themselves some shots of the next 7-series from Priddy's photographer pride, and they largely show us the same things seen in the shots from last week. Same look at the "Bangle Butt" BMW calls "aerodynamically ideal," same proportions, etc. We've re-included those shots below in case you're looking to peruse them again, mostly because the shots C&D have are kind of small. We're not casting aspersions, just saying ours are bigger, wider and more uncut. But theirs don't have the Euro plate on the front, so we guess they've got that going for them. [Car & Driver]

Spy Photos

11:20 AM on Wed Jul 18 2007
By Ray Wert
1,603 views, 2 comments

Latest by my favorite car is a motorcycle: Please, no more 7-series spy shots! It's a shame that responsible adults would have to filter this site from their children to prevent them from seeing such disgusting filth on the internet. Stop the insanity! more »