THE SELF-DRIVING DRIVER'S CAR: BMW's new flagship is plusher than ever but still knows how to work up a sweat

摘要

Before we consider this new 2016 BMW 7 Series, let's clear the soft-hided elephant from the room: the Mercedes-Benz S-Class. BMW must be as tired of hearing about the S-Class as we are of talking about it. But that's what happens when a car sets a new benchmark and locks up four in 10 U.S. buyers in its segment. The lame-duck 2015 7 Series has hung on to a distant second place, but that's small consolation given that it hasn't actually outsold the Mercedes since designer Chris Bangle's bustle-backed 7 Series managed the deed in 2005. (Yet another argument for the rehabilitation of Bangle's reputation.)