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Old 03-31-06, 05:59 AM
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BMW has been breaking a lot of company norms lately. Just recently, the company announced its first turbo motor in many years. Before that, it was revealed that the next M3 would have a V8 engine, instead of a traditional inline-configuration engine. And now, Chairman Helmut Panke has acknowledged that a BMW M7 might be a possibility, after all. The company has long said it wouldn’t be possible to build a hotrod 7-Series and have it meet BMW’s performance and handling standards. You’ve seen the Alpina B7. You’ve seen the G-Power G7. But an M7 would have to be different. In an interview with Auto Motor und Sport, Panke said BMW wouldn’t just shoehorn a massive engine into the 7-Series. In other words, an M7 would not be BMW’s version of an AMG S-Class, but something even sportier. Panke also commented that his company is trying to decide how to follow up to the Z8, which was largely considered to be a flop.

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Old 03-31-06, 06:26 AM
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about damn time
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That is one car that never got the M treatment. Its always been a bigger 5 to me ever since the 735I.
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Old 03-31-06, 12:59 PM
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the 7 always gets my nod
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Old 03-31-06, 01:42 PM
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Great news
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Old 03-31-06, 01:43 PM
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a M7 would be
 
Old 03-31-06, 01:53 PM
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twin turbo v12 beast similar to merc's amg 65 engine anyone? I think that would be awesome.
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Old 03-31-06, 04:06 PM
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Now that even Audi has the S8, it looks like BMW just can't resist anymore. I don't see Lexus joining the game any time soon though.
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Just more competition and pressure for Lexus to launch a perfomance oriented product line like AMG and M series.

Nice.
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Nice. I never liked the 7's design. The looks are a little improved.

And finally some competition for the S65. The S65 must've gotten lonely for a while.
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Old 03-31-06, 06:41 PM
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About as useful as a turbo buick station wagon.
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Looks like the Alpina...

I wonder what engine they would use... the M5 V10 on steroids??
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i would love to see the m7. granted it probably won't be as good as the m5 performance wise (weight and size), but in that league i still think they can do some amazing times
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Originally Posted by Stage3
Looks like the Alpina...

I wonder what engine they would use... the M5 V10 on steroids??
That picture is the Aplina. I think it's just a reference to modified Bimmers.
I think they'll use the V12 in the 760 and tune it.
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oh wow, thats pretty damn cool. About time.
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