BMW still hasn’t built an M7, but here is the M760i xDrive to almost satisfy that craving. Think of it as the epidermis of an M5 stretched thin over a big, twin-turbo V-12–powered, all-wheel-drive 7-series. It’s a translucent layer of M over a car optimized for transporting the Norwegian Minister of Finance to meetings of the International Monetary Fund. And like Norway itself, it’s attractive but threatening to no one.
HIGHS
Cheap for a V-12, thunderous torque, sumptuous interior.
LOWS
Slightly wooden personality, technology sometimes trumps common-sense solutions.
The structure and chassis of the M760i xDrive are mostly identical to those of other sixth-generation 7-series sedans, which BMW introduced for 2016. So there are carbon-fiber reinforcing elements (about which you can read more here) within a mostly steel unibody, while aluminum is used for major stampings such as the hood, trunk, and door skins. The whole caboodle-in-white is as much as 190 pounds lighter than was the previous 7-series structure.
