Eye Candy: BMW 7 Series Tries on Hamann wheels sets

BMW 7 Series with Hamann wheels

By Thami Masemola
November 15, 2008 2:23 PM
Filed Under: BMW, German, Tuners

Hamann is teasing with these two sets of wheels fitted to the new BMW 7 Series. They are the only wheel sets currently in development. Body has not been changed, yet, but that might turn out differently when the full tuning package is released. Soon.

The 7 Series has undergone an evolution rather than a revolution, as per BMW Director of Design's wishes. Mr Chris Bangle reckons evolution is the way to go every second generation, and therefore only worked to improve on 2001 7er rather than completely radicalise it.

Engine menu for now is 730d (180kW, 540Nm), 740i (240kW, 450Nm), and 750i (300kW, 600Nm), the latter two also coming in LWB Li versions.

Source: Hamann

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Comments

lucifa

November 15, 2008 2:27 PM

all you bangle-haters out there, admit it. that does look good. not subtle, but good.

Tuner_Mad

November 15, 2008 2:45 PM

umm, no. People have different tastes on cars, and I still hate the way this 7s looks.

evo82

November 15, 2008 3:32 PM

doesn't look 100% bangle to me. he must have gotten some help

GRAVE

November 15, 2008 3:08 PM

hmmm i don't like the front. those wheels are getting old now. they fit it for R R, Ferrari, BMW, Porsche and even Fiat! Kahn wheels will look better in this 7s

bernardo

November 15, 2008 3:51 PM

I used to love all bangle designs...6 series, old 7 series, 5 series...I just didn't like the X3, but this new 7 series looks like PURE CRAP, just like the X1.

PotatoEater

November 15, 2008 6:16 PM

Stop talking rubbish. This looks like an R8.

alessandro

November 15, 2008 6:31 PM

So change rims, to be different.

Tuner_Mad

November 15, 2008 9:14 PM

WRONG. Other cars may look like R8's, but this a dated POS.

BabyMilo

November 15, 2008 11:43 PM

Tuner_Mad wat do you mean dated POS?? this is like the new 7 series

alessandro

November 15, 2008 6:28 PM

Accoring to the Dr. Reithofer the Russia, India and China are important markets for BMW but you guys still talking about THE CAR in case of 7-series when any big luxury class sedan not just looks better than this one but still preserve some specific character of his own so important to have some common part with very issue of European culture. Bangle is a great guy, he at least tried something in that direction however I'll never liked his creations.

michelin901

November 15, 2008 7:59 PM

damn that looks good. all black is the way to go. i prefer ac schnitzer wheels tho

BabyMilo

November 15, 2008 11:42 PM

those rims are both ugly

Homerlovesbeer

November 17, 2008 5:52 AM

Agreed...the rims are bloody aweful but the yanks would love em cause they are bling bling. No accounting for taste eh:-)

fatter1

November 16, 2008 2:15 AM

I used to love the E65/E66 platform 7-Series but I just can't find an angle of this car that I like and I'm trying very very hard to like this car...emphasis on VERY VERY HARD.

Yawung

November 16, 2008 1:18 PM

Its like trying to make poo smell nice, just wont work.

dolcegabbana

November 17, 2008 5:15 AM

it looks very good , but too similar to current 7 series

fatrichard

November 17, 2008 6:38 AM

after SL63 copied the 997 turbo rims... hammann copied the same rims as well.. interesting

michelin901

November 17, 2008 9:11 PM

alpina has a similar design with four splits on each spoke on the z8 from quite sometime so its hard to tell who copies who. these look good altho i think ac's are the best