2003 BMW 7 Series 735i review from Taiwan
"Fun, Superb handling, economical!"
What things have gone wrong with the car?
Computer require update 3 times.
General comments?
Handling:
This car handles like a sports car, it's a true sports sedan. For it's size this is the best handling car I've ever drive. The most amazing thing is it still manage to soak up nasty bumps quite well. The soaking bumps ability is so good that you forget this car is wearing a 18inch wheels.
Comfort:
It's comfortable with seats automatically wrap around your body at a press of a button. However, I drive is difficult to get use to, not very efficient to use, gear selection knob is redesign on the steering wheel, making it frastrated to get use to at start. The brake pedal tabbing hand break is good, in traffic jam condition, at one tab of break the car puts its handl break on, very useful.
The steptronic on the steering wheel is good to use.
CD player and speaker sound is very poor quality. Should have pay more for upgrade.
Engine:
It's a little lack of the v8 graw sound, sometimes it feels a little like a large v6 engine, but from the ehxaust note, there is an indication of v8, but a small one. This engine is very revy, very well built, acclerate well, very efficient, doesn't waste any rev, lots of action from such a small engine.
This is also a very economical V8 engine!
Overall, I recommend this car to any company director, who is looking for a bit of fun, this car may look a little chubby, and not sportive as it look, but it surely handles and goes like a true sports sedan with comfort safety and everything. The idrive is horrible, don't recommend anyone who doesn't like innovation and change.
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| Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? | Yes |
| First year of ownership | 2003 |
| Most recent year of ownership | 2004 |
| Engine and transmission | V8 3.5Ltr Vanos Automatic |
| Performance marks | 10/10 |
| Reliability marks | 5/10 |
| Comfort marks | 10/10 |
| Dealer Service marks | 7/10 |
| Running Costs (higher is cheaper) | 7/10 |
| Distance when acquired | 1 kilometres |
| Most recent distance | 12000 kilometres |
| Previous car | Mercedes-Benz E-Class |
| Date of Entry | 30th August, 2004 |



