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00:30 The story of the BMW 7 Series has long been, yeah, it's fine, it's nice, but
00:46 it's not all that bad, and it's not all that bad, either.
00:50 It's a little bit better than the BMW 7 Series, but it's not all that bad.
00:55 It's a little bit better than the BMW 7 Series, but it's not all that bad.
00:59 It's a little bit better than the BMW 7 Series, but it's not all that bad.
01:03 It's a little bit better than the BMW 7 Series, but it's not all that bad.
01:07 It's a little bit better than the BMW 7 Series, but it's not all that bad.
01:12 The M70 is a big old thing, nearly 18 feet long, it rides on the longest wheelbase of
01:17 any current sedan, save for those sporting a Rolls Royce badge.
01:22 At 6,115 pounds, it's heavier than all the cars just mentioned,
01:27 including its direct rival, the Mercedes AMG EQS.
01:31 But the M70 has the power to move all that tonnage around.
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01:38 Two electric motors combine for 650 horsepower and 748 pound-feet of torque.
01:44 However, there's an overboost feature tied to launch control,
01:48 which bumps the torque up to 811 pound-feet for 10 seconds.
01:53 This means the big beamer can sprint to 60 miles an hour in 3.2 seconds,
01:58 run the quarter mile in 11.5 seconds at 122.4 miles per hour.
02:03 And the brakes are good enough to haul it down from 60 miles an hour to a dead stop
02:07 in a relatively tidy 109 feet.
02:10 On our figure eight course, the M70 put down a 24.7 second lap,
02:15 just two-tenths of a second behind a Honda Civic Type R.
02:19 We can't make it make sense either.
02:21 Inside, you're treated to non-leather seats,
02:25 a rarity in today's leather-lined luxury car world.
02:29 The bad part inside the i7 is just how convoluted the iDrive menu has become.
02:33 There are over 40 different apps to navigate through, and it's just confusing.
02:38 But never mind any of that, as the i7 has a Learjet-like rear seat with massage
02:43 and a fold-down, very high-definition 34-inch screen.
02:46 Can you get past the i7's insane design?
02:53 Because if you can, the best-driving big luxury sedan currently on sale
02:58 is ready and waiting for you.
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