BMW 7 Series (2015 to 2022)

Model reviewed: Range overview
Score: 8 / 10
“Long-wheelbase BMW 7 Series is hugely spacious and luxurious; few cars are better to sit in the back of.”
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Model reviewed: 3.0-litre petrol/electric plug-in hybrid 745Le xDrive
Score: 8 / 10
“Around cities the car will happily stay in EV mode, but squeeze the throttle for a bit more power and the petrol engine will wake up.”
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Model reviewed: M760Li xDrive
Score: 8 / 10
“The M badge sits well on the big 7 Series, turning it into a fast, fun saloon but without harming the car’s luxury credentials. It’s still a luxury car and a fitting flagship.”
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Model reviewed: Range overview
Score: 8 / 10
“In a luxury saloon market traditionally dominated by the Mercedes-Benz S-Class, the BMW 7 Series has to work that bit harder to be noticed, a recent update giving this flagship model an undeniably more assertive look. That’s matched with superb comfort, technology and refinement.”
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Model reviewed: M760e xDrive
Score: 8 / 10
“The BMW 7 Series M760e xDrive has a surprisingly characterful growl from the straight-six engine that lends it an air of interest these plug-in hybrids frequently avoid.”
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Model reviewed: Range overview
Score: 8 / 10
“Predictably, the BMW 7 Series is a surprisingly good driver’s car but could be a better luxury conveyance. Although it’s immutably built, the BMW doesn’t feel as rich, desirable or special as some of its rivals. Instead, it struggles to cast off the bland, pedestrian flavour of a lesser saloon.”
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Model reviewed: 730Ld
Score: 8 / 10
“An opulent, leather-clad business class lounge on four wheels, with impressions largely dictated by which set of doors you choose to enter by.”
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Model reviewed: 750Li xDrive
Score: 8 / 10
“Here is a car required to operate at a highpoint of luxury and isolation but also to inspire confidence from the wheel – the wheel of a limousine chassis weighing almost two tonnes and whose length comfortably surpasses five metres.”
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Score: 8 / 10
“In terms of outright luxury, the 745e is probably the most convincing car BMW has ever made.”
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Model reviewed: 4.4-litre petrol automatic 750i xDrive
Score: 10 / 10
“Beautiful though the 750i’s V8 is to drive, it’s tough to recommend it over the more affordable, far more efficient and barely any less refined 730d. But the big petrol is worth a test drive, and don’t go blaming us if, regardless of all the disadvantages, you decide you simply must have it…”
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Model reviewed: 6.6-litre petrol automatic M760Li xDrive
Score: 10 / 10
“The M760Li’s niche appeal is undeniable but equally something worthy of celebration: evidently there are plutocrats who love nothing more than taming a snaking stretch of B-road, emerging at their destination wearing a satisfied grin.”
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Model reviewed: 3.0-litre diesel automatic 730d
Score: 8 / 10
“The BMW 7 Series is likely to be used for chauffeuring and as a high-end transport link – and for that, it really is an excellent option. However, if you’re after a car that offers excellent luxury and great driving dynamics then it’s great for that too.”
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Model reviewed: Range overview
Score: 8.4 / 10
“The latest BMW 7 Series sports a brash new grille, improved powertrains and even more tech”
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Model reviewed: Range overview
Score: 8 / 10
“The BMW 7 Series offers high levels of quality, comfort and quiet but is also the best of its breed at going around corners. Its options are expensive, though, and the petrols are thirsty.”
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Model reviewed: 730d M Sport
“It’s a tough act to depose the phenomenal Mercedes S-Class, and the BMW 7 Series’ upgrade lacks a certain elegance with the huge new grille, but behind it is a supremely capable and high-tech car.”
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Model reviewed: 745Le XDrive hybrid
“It’s pretty nimble for a car of this size, taking twisty mountain roads with ease and having a real burst of speed and acceleration on long straights when required or desired.”
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Model reviewed: Range review
Score: 8 / 10
“The 7 is not as ‘cool’ as an SUV, but its recipe is one with lots of appeal, and is just better than a big luxo-SUV could ever be.”
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Model reviewed: 750i xDrive
Score: 8 / 10
“Fully revised 7-series offers greater refinement, more luxury and in 750i xDrive guise more performance.”
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Model reviewed: 6.6-litre petrol automatic M760Li xDrive
Score: 6 / 10
“Fast and luxurious, but not enough of an M car.”
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Model reviewed: Range overview
Score: 8 / 10
“Luxury cars are all about wafting around with the minimum of fuss and maximum of comfort, and the BMW 7 Series is impeccable when it comes to how it deals with lumps, bumps and potholes. Its predecessor didn’t ride very well but there are no such problems with this generation.”
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Model reviewed: Range overview
Score: 8 / 10
“BMW’s 7 Series holds its head high in the rarefied and competitive luxury sector, up against the might of the Mercedes S-Class and Audi A8.”
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Model reviewed: Range overview
Score: 8 / 10
“The BMW 7 Series’ chief rival is the S-Class, but while it can’t match the Mercedes-Benz for ride comfort, it’s more rewarding to drive.”
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Model reviewed: Range overview
Score: 8 / 10
“While the BMW 7 Series isn’t primarily focused on the driver, it is one of the better luxury cars for driving. Its carbon core construction makes it light for its size, helping it feel surprisingly manoeuvrable. However, it doesn’t quite live up to BMW’s image of being the ‘Ultimate Driving Machine’.”
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Model reviewed: Range overview
Score: 8.6 / 10
“An engaging driver’s car in a limousine world”
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Model reviewed: Range overview
Score: 8 / 10
“Those looking for comfort above all else will probably choose the Mercedes-Benz S-Class or an SUV. But if you want a luxury limousine that’s packed with gadgets and sporty to drive too, BMW’s got it licked.”
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Model reviewed: 745e plug-in hybrid
Score: 8 / 10
“The BMW 7 Series is the driver’s choice of the super-limo category and that premise doesn’t change with this facelift, even in PHEV guise. The huge grille won’t be to everyone’s taste, but the cabin upgrades are welcome even if the instrument graphics are fuzzy and crude.”
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Model reviewed: Range overview
Score: 6 / 10
“The BMW 7 Series is a difficult car to love, because, well… look at it. It screams ostentatiousness and just a hint (okay, quite a lot) of visual insecurity. That’s a pity, because under its criminal e-fit face it’s a very talented limo – the best in its class to drive, in fact.”
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Model reviewed: Range overview
Score: 8 / 10
“The BMW 7 Series remains a worthy contender in this segment and does handle a little more sharply than direct rivals. However, its ride isn’t quite as cushioned as the very best luxury limos.”
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