BMW 7-Series (E23)

Magazine road tests and mentions

CAR Magazine, November 1977

CAR Magazine, November 1977

Giant Test

Mercedes-Benz 280E v BMW 728 v Peugeot 604SL

CAR Magazine, February 1980

CAR Magazine, February 1980

Come in Number Seven

Hasty revamp time at Munich as BMW - complete with turbo power - try to meet S-Class challenge

CAR Magazine, July 1980

CAR July 1980

Newcomers : BMW 745i

BMW's 745i looks like any 7-series in profile, but under the skin it has a fine suspension; lots of performance and plush equipment

CAR Magazine, August 1980

CAR Magazine, August 1980

Giant Test

BMW 728i v Audi 200 Turbo v Mercedes-Benz 280e

CAR Magazine, September 1981

CAR Magazine, September 1981

Newcomers : Giant Test

BMW 735IA v Mercedes Benz 500SEL v Daimler Double Six Vanden Plas

CCC Magazine, January 1982

CCC Magazine, January 1982

Free Wheelin'

BMW 735i

CAR Magazine, February 1982

CAR Magazine February 1982

Newcomers : BMW move seven up

Conscious of Mercedes S-class superiority, BMW have spruced up their Seven Series to even the odds

CAR Magazine, August 1982

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Munich's Mauler

This fastest of all BMWs, the 140mph, Benz-busting 745i should have had a V12; instead it was given a turbo-six with the accent on power. Now, says Georg Kacher, it has economy as well

CAR Magazine, November 1982

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BMW Seven under the knife

In all its bewildering array of revisions, the big BMW Seven Series never had a nose job. Now, for 1983, the scalpels have done their work

Car Magazine, October 1983

CAR Magazine, October 1983

Class Conflict

BMW 745i v Mercedes Benz 500SE

Photos, brochures, adverts and magazine pages

BMW Service Computer advert