Re: New 7's are lookin real sporty!

["Joao T. da Costa" <jcosta@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Audi showed something comparable to iDrive at the IAA (Frankfurt Motor Show):

http://www.forbes.com/lifestyle/2001/09/24/0924feat_19.html

Regards,

Joao T. da Costa
Sao Paulo, Brazil
'97 E36/5 318ti
'89 E30 M3


At 7:41 AM -0400 26/09/01, Stephen Robinson wrote:
>I've been seeing oldish men, and some younger men/women driving the newest
>7's around the Washington DC area and notice alot of people are buying them
>with those 18" and maybe even 19" wheels, with very little sidewall
>showing - just wheel, wheel, wheel!  I think it's great that the 7's are
>getting so sporty they might even be considered "hot".  They especially look
>great in black, all detailed out, with the showy wheels gliding down the
>highway at supersonic speeds.  Have they gotten rid of the chrome colored
>horizontal strip on the rear of the car?  The few I've seen recently that
>looked new didn't have this strip of chrome, though they did have the new
>rear lights.  Just curious.
>
>Seeing pics of the newest 7, the one that's not out yet (E65?), - the
>exterior has really grown on me.  Not sure if the buying public is going to
>go for that newfangled dash, or lack of dash, set up.  Do people really want
>that crazy new (i) technology in their cars?  Seems like they're really
>going out on a limb, with a payoff that might not happen.  Are any other
>manufacturers planning on using this same new technology on their 2002-3
>models?  It would be odd if BMW used it this one year, and then found out
>that people didn't really want to buy cars with it, and then never used it
>again.  I would never buy a car with this strange layout.  I bet many
>potential buyers end up with the traditionally layed out 5 series or used 7
>series when they finally appear on the market.  Hope for BMW's sake I'm
>wrong.
>
>Just my 3 cents.
>Steve Robinson
>95 740i (soon to be that "old" body style)
>95 540i (that "old" body style)
>88 911  just old
>
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