Best Car Models & All About Cars: 2012 BMW Alpina B7

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Vehicle Overview

BMW's flagship 7 Series could be a full-size luxury sedan that competes with prime-line luxury cars like the Audi A8, Jaguar XJ and Mercedes-Benz S-Class. The V-8-powered 750 comes in regular and extended lengths with rear- or all-wheel drive. The luxury sedan is out there with four or five seats, and there is additionally a six-cylinder 740 furthermore a V-twelve 760, an ActiveHybrid 750 and a performance-oriented Alpina B7.

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All models add a normal iPod/USB adapter, sport steering wheel and a backup camera. V-8 models gain nineteen-in. wheels with all-season tires and a premium stereo. In an exceedingly value-cutting move, the ActiveHybrid 750 loses its commonplace leather dashboard, head-up display, and active and ventilated front seats.

Exterior

The current 7 Series adopts more conservative styling than its predecessor. It's additionally a touch larger. The optional M Sport Package augments the exterior with a lot of aggressive lower bodywork and darker Shadowline door and window trim. Exterior features include:

Extended-length versions are 5.five inches longer

Aluminum roof, doors, hood and front fenders for decreased weight

Optional high-beam assist automatically dims high beams for oncoming drivers

Customary xenon high-intensity-discharge headlights

Standard adaptive headlights move with steering wheel

18-in. wheels

Optional 19- or twenty-in. wheels

21-in. wheels (Alpina B7)

Interior

An array of entertainment and luxury features is out there. BMW's iDrive system, that controls the navigation system, stereo, climate management and alternative functions, was revised in recent years to make it a lot of user-friendly. Interior features embrace:

ten.2-inch dashboard screen for iDrive

Four-zone climate control, including independent management for rear passengers

Optional rear massaging and ventilated seats

Optional rear entertainment system with dual screens in head restraints

Optional head-up show

Optional night vision with pedestrian detection

Under the Hood

The engine lineup includes a 315-horsepower, turbocharged three.0-liter inline-six-cylinder for the 740; a four.four-liter V-eight for the 750, Alpina B7 and ActiveHybrid models; and a half-dozen.zero-liter V-twelve with 535 hp for the 760. The V-eight produces 400 hp in the 750, 440 hp within the ActiveHybrid 750 and 500 hp within the Alpina B7. All engines have twin turbochargers. The ActiveHybrid 750 has lithium-ion batteries, which power an electric motor that assists the V-8 throughout acceleration.

The 750 and Alpina B7 are out there with rear-wheel drive or xDrive all-wheel drive, which will send up to 80 p.c of power to the rear wheels if needed, keeping acceleration and handling traits like those of the rear-wheel-drive seven Series. Mechanical features include:

Six-speed automatic transmission (six-cylinder and V-eight models)

Eight-speed automatic transmission (ActiveHybrid 750 and V-twelve)

Rear- or all-wheel drive

Safety

Safety options embrace:

Customary aspect curtain airbags

Commonplace front-seat facet-impact airbags

Customary knee airbags

Commonplace electronic stability system

Optional lane departure warning system

Optional blind spot monitoring system

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