2010 BMW 7-Series vs. Its Competition

2010 BMW 7-Series 4-door Sedan 750Li RWD Side Exterior View

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Mar 8, 2010

The BMW 7-Series is smart to pick its fights mostly with the Mercedes S-Class and Audi A8.

Today's S-Class looks imposing, but doesn't quite have its styling act honed.

Its AMG-gone-wild editions one-up the BMW's lightly done Alpina edition.

The next Audi A8 gains some distinction, but we have serious reservations about its Palm Pilot-like controller for audio and navigation.

The Jaguar XJ is the sexy alternative, radically removed from its stuffy past with an aero body, a swinging new interior, and amazing backseat room.

Remove the backseat, make it even more gorgeous and expensive, and you have the utterly fantastic but impractical Aston Martin Rapide.

Want tire-smoking performance and backseat space, but don't care much about aesthetic perfection? The Porsche Panamera hits all those notes, with a 0-60 mph time of about 3.3 seconds for Turbo models.

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9 Call us converts: The latest 2010 BMW 7-Series turns our eyes more than ever and drives with real big-guy brio.	8.8 Suave styling, an impeccable cabin, innovative cabin tech, and a lean, athletic driving feel earn the 2011 Audi A8 a spot in the top tier.	8.8 The 2011 Jaguar XJ severs ties with its past, and rocks a mod new look that suits its dynamic personality.	9.2 The 2010 Mercedes-Benz S-Class goes from exclusive to earth-friendly to exotically fast-in just a couple hundred thousand dollars.	8.6 The 2010 Porsche Panamera weds astonishing performance to remarkable interior space, but its styling doesn't quite gel.	8.8
MSRP From
$82,000	$78,050	$72,700	$87,950	$89,800	$197,850
Gas Mileage
13 MPG City / 22 MPG Hwy	17 MPG City / 27 MPG Hwy	15 MPG City / 23 MPG Hwy	11 MPG City / 25 MPG Hwy	15 MPG City / 24 MPG Hwy	13 MPG City / 19 MPG Hwy
Engine
Turbocharged Gas V8	Gas V8	Gas V8	Gas/Electric V6	Gas V8	Gas V8
EPA Class
Large	Large	Large Car	Large Car	- TBD -	Subcompact
Style Name
4-Door Sedan 750i RWD	4-Door Sedan	4-Door Sedan	4-Door Sedan S400 Hybrid RWD	4-Door HB S	4-Door Sedan Auto
Drivetrain
Rear Wheel Drive	All-Wheel Drive	Rear Wheel Drive	Rear Wheel Drive	Rear Wheel Drive	Rear Wheel Drive
Passenger Capacity
5	5	5	5	4	4
Passenger Doors
N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Body Style
4-Door Sedan	4 Door Sedan	4 Door Sedan	4 Door Sedan	4 Door Hatchback	4 Door Sedan
Transmission
Automatic	Automatic	Automatic w/OD	Automatic	PDK Automatic	Touchtronic Automatic