The fastest-accelerating Bmw road car to date isn’t all that it claims to be.
THE MOST POWERFUL BMW road car ever built. the fastest accelerating, too. Its long-wheelbase body also makes it the longest. And at over two tons it’s one of the heaviest to wear a tri-colour m-badge on its flanks and rump, making the BMW M760li xDrive the most unlikely performance car.
A folly, then. An exercise in excess for those with more disposable income than sense. the answer to a question no one asked, because let’s be honest, has anyone ever thought: ‘Yes. I need a 610hp, 800Nm 7-series that will reach 100km/h quicker than any BMW that has gone before’?
Actually, they have. Quite a few people, in fact, because BMW expects to sell at least $23 million’s worth of M760lis in the UK every year, and that revenue will only increase once the option boxes have been ticked and the Individual trim selected.
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