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World Sees The BMW 7 Series Facelift With The Official Video Release

The extended version of 2013 BMW 7 series now sports new front and rear ends, upgraded interior, new equipment and new engines to give the car a new fresh look. The exterior has full-LED headlights comprising hallmark BMW corona rings, the front bumper has a new fascia design, the design of the side mirror is also new, kidney grille has nine slats instead of 12 and a redesigned rear bumper fascia along with chrome strips and reflectors on the car.

Published On May 26, 2012 01:20 PM By Vikas
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The interior has all new designed leather seats with extra sound proofing and a Rear Seat Entertainment package which has the capacity to delivers 1,200-watts through a Bang Olufsen Surround Sound System via 16 speakers. This also includes a new 9.2 inch flat screen monitor and an illuminated center speaker. The central control display uses a 10.25-inch screen and features new black-panel technology which has a high-resolution 3D graphics.

The car has a TwinPower Turbo six-cylinder 7 series diesel engine which produces 381 HP of power. The world's most powerful six-cylinder in-line 3.0 liter diesel engine has a torque of 740 Nm. The 750d xDrive has a pickup of 0 to 100 km/h (62 mph) in only 4.9 seconds. The BMW ActiveHybrid 7 is the second generation hybrid drive system which is using the TwinPower Turbo 3.0-liter in-line six-cylinder engine instead of the 4.4-liter twin-turbo V8 engine which was used in the first version of the car.

The other components of the car comprises of the 55 HP (40 kW / 54 bhp) synchronous electric motor with hybrid-specification of eight-speed automatic transmission and a Hybrid Start Stop function. A lithium-ion high-performance battery and power electronics underpinning Brake Energy Regeneration system has also been implemented in the car. The ActiveHybrid 7 can travel up to four kilometers which is less than 2.5 miles on battery power alone. Top speed in this mode is limited up to 60 km/h which is 37 mph.

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A totally people's person Vikas Yogi ventured into journalism 5 years ago. He started his career as a journalist for an online media agency, where he worked on few of their best online projects. Later on, he was given command of their entire content development division, where he single handedly managed and developed content for various domains ranging from Telecommunications, Electronics, Home Appliances, Fashion, Lifestyle to his favorite 'Automobiles'.

He has spent more than 3 years writing about the automobiles and being a car fanatic, he has got the right blend of enthusiasm and knowledge that is required to keep the readers' spirits up. Known for his wits and puns, Vikas is leading a team of journalists as an expert on automobiles but surely not limited to being one.

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