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more about #bmw7series more comments → Turboner: I wonder if his new bong is murdered out? J/K, I like bongs and black cars, too. #michaelphelps more » mweinstein9: It's just an Orioles hat. Dude is from Baltimore. What's stupid about being a fan of one's hometown team? more » Z71: He looks like my uncle Marvin with that hat and mustache. Except, Michael isn't overweight. #michaelphelps more » günter macbeetle, codename: chrystlubitshi: i think it's wonderful that we agree the hat is stupid.. and the mustache is not even mentioned. #michaelphelps more » TimTim: Who's his photographer? All three of his car poses look like first-day-of-school photos. At least most of the pics on the "most embarrassing celeb c... more » FTGDWolverineEdition'09: When did the pornstache become cool again? Did I miss a memo? #michaelphelps more » Ash78, cube farmer: I think I first learned about this type of "impaired decision making" in the classic films, Reefer Modness and Marihuana: Assassin of Taste. #michaelp... more » b33g33: Wow, the hypocritical hate on this thread could fill an Olympic pool. #michaelphelps more » Onion_Volcano: I don't really care much for drug abusers, but it's a nice car considering his height. I bet he's comfortable while driving in the ghetto looking for ... more » skaycog: I think Michael Phelps is all wet. #michaelphelps more » Novaload: The swimmer? Swimmers make those kinds of bucks? Well, at least he has a nice ride for when he makes a munchie run. #michaelphelps more » Steve_in_NC: I know where he is headed in that BMW #michaelphelps more » Jstas has gas!: All those Thunderbirds and Cougars! Makes me want to cry! I miss my '94. I don't regret getting rid of it, I couldn't afford to keep repairing it co... more » thunder; now eta-powered: Was all this worth the .02% increase in consumer spending last month? An increase that will likely be offset by a larger decrease in the coming months... more » Plecostomus [Tyrrell]: Lots of MN12 Thunderbird/Cougars. Sad. more » -
#celebritycars
Michael Phelps Has Another Black Car, Stupid Hat
Joining his custom black Mercedes SL63 is Michael Phelps' custom BMW 7-Series. We guess he needs the extra space for when he goes shopping for stupid hats and "hard" poses with his hangers-on. More » -
#cashforclunkers
Welcome To The Clunkerdome: Cash For Clunkers Victims Hit The Junkyards
You've seen the Cash For Clunkers numbers and maybe even endured some sodium silicate destructo videos, but have you thought about where those vehicles go after their engines get destroyed? That's right! More » -
#frankfurtmotorshow
2010 BMW ActiveHybrid 7: 455 HP Green Machine
BMW keeps rolling out versions of the 2010 7-series. This time it's the ActiveHybid 7, which will officially bow at the Frankfurt Motor Show. More » -
#cargadgets
The BMW 7-Series "Gentleman Function" Will Help You Help The Ladies?
No feature in BMW's new 7-Series is receiving quite the attention as one allowing you to adjust the passenger seat from the center control stack. Maybe it's because of the possibly chauvinistic name. It's called the "Gentleman Function." Really. More » -
#newcars
F01 BMW 7-Series M Sport: It's No M7
This is not the long awaited BMW M7, rather, it's the BMW 7-Series M Sport package with M-designed 5-spoke wheels and revised front/rear fascias. Sadly, it lacks the potent M-spec 555 HP 4.4-liter twin-turbo V8. Sad 7 is sad. More » -
#babyrolls
First Look: Rolls Royce RR4 Interior
The boys from KGP have just gotten us the first shots of the interior of the new entry-level Baby Rolls, or RR4. The shots show a car with typical Rolls Royce style, but at a more-Financiapocalypse-like price of between $200,000 and $250,000. This makes sense as the Rolls Royce RR4 is set to be slated between parent company BMW's 2009 BMW 7-series and the top-of-the-line Rolls Royce Phantom, with parts from the former and the style of the latter. The new exterior photos also give us a more clear picture of the curvier shape and sleeker profile of the new Rolls Royce. Just use your imagination to add the gigantic chrome grille. More details in the spy report below the jump. More » -
#downonthestreet
1984 BMW 733i
Welcome to Down On The Street, where we admire old vehicles found parked on the streets of the Island That Rust Forgot: Alameda, California. I've been neglecting the big BMWs for most of this series, so it's time to follow up the the '86 735i with another E23 from the cocaine-and-S&L-money-mad mid-1980s. Remember the Savings And Loan Crisis? Wild West loans on worthless assets and egregious fraud following in the wake of deregulation of a once-staid sector of the financial system, ultimately costing 160 billion bucks in taxpayer money? Wait, that sounds familiar, except for the bargain price tag… anyway, here's the kind of car that a low-level S&L scamster would have bought with the proceeds of his first "dead horses for dead cows" loan.
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#downonthestreet
1986 BMW 735i
Welcome to Down On The Street, where we admire old vehicles found parked on the streets of the Island That Rust Forgot: Alameda, California. There's been no shortage of BMWs in this series, but I've sort of overlooked the 5 and 7 series cars so far. No more! Today we'll look at one of the last of the E23s, a somewhat scuffed but still proud 735i, located in the post-late-50s landfill part of town, not far from the '66 Dodge A100 Sportsman.
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#2009bmw7series
Neiman Marcus Edition BMW 7-Series Can Be Yours For Just $160,000
Christmas may be months away, but Neiman Marcus has just released their holiday shopping catalog — which, of course, means an overpriced limited-edition luxury car has also been revealed. Following on the heels of last year's Lexus IS F and 2006's 2007 BMW M6 Convertible, this year they'll be offering up the new 2009 BMW 7-Series. Oh joy. Just 31 examples will receive the NM treatment of Champagne Merino leather, Alcantara headliner, and Diopside Black paint. Really though, is there any other way to celebrate the holidays besides buying a $160,000 status symbol? Full catalog description after the jump. More » -
#2008bmw750li
2008 BMW 750Li, Part Three
Why you should buy the 2008 BMW 750Li: You're a pop star, Eastern European mobster, an NBA player or a 40-year-old lawyer that hits on college girls. You want a status symbol. You have no idea what an E38 is. More » -
#2008bmw7series
2008 BMW 750Li, Part One
Since 1977, the BMW 7-series has represented the thinking man’s luxury car. A vehicle that was, on paper, neither as gargantuan as American competitors like the Lincoln Town Car or Chrysler New Yorker (closer actually in size to the two-door Cordoba), nor as austere as its main Deutschland domestic rival, the Mercedes S-Class, it nevertheless represented the perfect balance of substance and style for the wealthy driver. The latest version was launched in 2001, with BMW facing stiff new competition from the Far East as well as a shift in luxury customer preference to large SUVs. Their response to this threat? Challenge themselves and their customers to rethink the term “luxury.” It worked. Although extremely controversial, the Chris Bangle design has become influential — the “Bangle Butt” can now be found, in some form, on each of the 7-series’ rivals — and successful — the current generation is the best selling ever. With the 2009 BMW 7-Series just over the horizon, we felt it was time to take a look back at this most polarizing of vehicles: the 2008 BMW 750Li. More » -
#2009bmw7series
2009 BMW 7-Series Hits Web A Wee Bit Early
After teasing us with the new 2009 BMW 7-series, BMW's finally revealed the new 7 via an early leak of press photos to the web. After throwing everything at us from a flowbee-equipped mule to the teaser at the German golf outing, they've tossed the next 7-series at us in every way possible but with the kitchen sink. Every time, it's been nothing but a tease. Well, except for that purported leaked press shot. But somehow these small press photos have wiggled their way out onto the web and we've managed to snap 'em up. More »
