27/10/2023
Although there’s no accounting for taste, and there are umpteen different interpretations of luxury, we’re going to call it: this is the best car interior in the world. With the new 7 Series, BMW has managed to harmonise the elements, make the technology user-friendly, and create an environment that feels wholly modern: connected, mindful, and phenomenally comfortable. It’s also impeccably put together.
The Curved Display we know from the iX, and it’s being rolled out across the range. This is core to BMW’s push to digitalisation, and combines a 12.3in instrument display behind the wheel with a longer 14.9in main infotainment glass touch-screen. It tidies up the real estate around what’s still quaintly known as the dashboard – an area that was getting pretty busy on recent BMWs – removing virtually every physical button. Including, perhaps controversially, the climate control switchgear, which is now subsumed within the central screen. As a rule,
