2013 BMW 7-Series vs. Its Competition

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Bengt Halvorson

Oct 4, 2012

The BMW 7-Series takes on its German rivals, the Audi A8 and Mercedes-Benz S-Class, most readily, but it also matches up against the Jaguar XJ, Porsche Panamera and Aston Martin Rapide.

Even though it's near the end of its current generation, the S-Class still looks imposing, especially in hot AMG guise.

The new Audi A8 looks less convincingly different than we were promised, but it's a swift, stable performer with a marvelous interior--despite our serious reservations about its Palm Pilot-like controller for audio and navigation.

The Porsche Panamera has a surprisingly spacious backseat, yet it obliterates all these cars with a 0-60 mph time of about 3.3 seconds for Turbo models.

Perhaps the sexiest entry here is the Jaguar XJ, which has an especially swanky interior, but it's not all that functional as the new shape cuts rear-seat room.

Remove half the backseat room from the XJ, make it even more gorgeous and expensive, and you get the stunning (and stunningly impractical) Aston Martin Rapide.

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8.2 / 10 TCC Rating The 2013 BMW 7-Series is exceptionally fleet-footed for such a spacious, luxurious, and technologically advanced car.	9.0 / 10 TCC Rating Peerless cabins, advanced connectivity, and athletic road feel give the 2013 Audi A8 a few weapons in its battle with the luxosedan titans.	8.8 / 10 TCC Rating Swinging style and newfound traction and gas mileage make the 2013 Jaguar XJ a more complete offering than it's ever been.	9.2 / 10 TCC Rating Covering its wide range of performance personalities, all with superb comfort and some of the world's top in-car tech, the 2013 Mercedes-Benz S Class is one model you'll be as happy to be in as to be seen in.	8.2 / 10 TCC Rating The 2013 Porsche Panamera continues the success of the brand's unusual-looking fastback sport sedan.
MSRP From
$73,600	$72,200	$73,200	$92,350	$75,850
Gas Mileage
13 MPG City / 28 MPG Hwy	18 MPG City / 28 MPG Hwy	15 MPG City / 27 MPG Hwy	12 MPG City / 31 MPG Hwy	15 MPG City / 30 MPG Hwy
Engine
Turbocharged Gas I6	Supercharged Gas V6	Gas V6	Gas/Electric V6	Gas V6
EPA Class
Large Cars	Large	Large Car	Large	Large Car
Style Name
4-Door Sedan 740i RWD	4-Door Sedan 3.0L	4-Door Sedan RWD	4-Door Sedan S400 Hybrid RWD	4-Door HB
Drivetrain
Rear Wheel Drive	All Wheel Drive	Rear Wheel Drive	Rear Wheel Drive	Rear Wheel Drive
Passenger Capacity
5	5	5	5	4
Passenger Doors
N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Body Style
Sedan	Sedan	Sedan	Sedan	Hatchback
Transmission
Automatic w/Manual Shift	Automatic w/Manual Shift	Automatic w/Manual Shift	Automatic	Automatic w/Manual Shift