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BMW unleashes luxury M missile
Mark Smyth got behind the wheel of the fastest BMW M car yet — but its badge might surprise you
Now that BMW has announced it will create a M8 version of the new 8 Series coupe, you would think it might finally build a 7 Series-based M7. Historically BMW has toyed with the idea and in the 1980s it shoehorned a V12 into the second-generation 7, but a real M? "Nein," says the company. Instead, it has built the M760Li. It has arrived in the year the 7 celebrates its 40th birthday and while it has a twin-turbo, 6,592cc V12 under the bonnet, all-wheel drive in the form of xDrive and some serious performance credentials, it is not an M7, at least not in name anyway. What it is though is the fastest M car yet the company has built, with a claimed 0-100km/h time of just 3.7 seconds. In SA it has a top speed limited to 250km/h but in some international markets it can be specced with a Driver’s Package that removes the limiter and frees the model up to hit 305km/h. Packing 448kW and 800Nm, it has a lightweight all-aluminium engine and a specially adapted eight-speed transmission. It fea...
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