2009 BMW 750i: Feels Good at 120 MPH
&Quot;Perfectly stable and very easy to drive," was how he described the 750i's behavior at 120 mph. Then he added, "After this drive, where I touched a buck forty on a rough road, I'm convinced this car will cruise at 150 mph all day long without taxing its driver. Too bad 99.9% of the people that buy a 7 Series won't ever drive it faster than 75 mph."
The one below the speedo is the "distance to empty" readout. The one below the tach. is the instant mpg gauge typically seen in BMW's with an analog gauge. I'm not sure what the white dot is yet.
And yes, that instrument panel on the 7 series with black panel technology is absolutely beautiful in person as well. It is so minimalist, very understated luxury.
Again echoing my affinity for this IP. Best ever. And such a big improvement over the previous 7's fussy over-styled gauges.
"I really dont want to be killed by a moron going 120-140 MPH on a public road."
Here in the U.S. it's probably not a good idea, especially with our atrocious road quality. They are not made for those speeds. In Germany, however, traffic on unlimited autobahns often flows at around 90-110 mph, and 120-130 mph is perfectly comfortable and easy. 140+ is pretty darn fast any way you look at it. The roads there are designed for it and impeccably maintained. And speed limits change frequently so you're never traveling that fast when there are obstructions, congestion, etc ahead.
The vague mention of a 'professional driver on a closed course' seems pretty fishy, otherwise you'd say the track where it occurred and give a bit more specifity on who the driver was.
It makes me think of when someone says on a call-in medical show to say "I have this *friend* who has this funny rash".
I'd lay even money it was Oldham on a public road. Just hoping it wasn't with any other cars around.
Aaawwwww!?! Yeah, I here it's pretty good at 150, too!!! In the end that is kind of pointless here in 'merica. The land of crappy roads, worse drivers and necessarily low speed limits. Yes, sadly, I said necessarily low! I can barely stand sharing the roads with most people at, or near the speed limit. Could you imagine the morons out there trying to do 120?
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The gauges in the Tacoma are pleasant to look at, with an almost Lexus look to them. You get a nice large speedometer in the middle and a tachometer to the
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