Comments on: New BMW 7 Series spotted in New Jersey

By: Gragop

Gragop — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 03:09:25 +0000

@PalBay: It’s pretty common that any and all test vehicles from a specific model are destroyed, whether they reach production or not. In my research on the 8 Series, despite building the awesome M8 prototype, BMW eventually destroyed it as it no longer served any purpose. Sad to think about

.@Horatiu B.: Agreed, the shock value of the revolutionary change from the E38 to E65 is gone. As this is more of an evolutionary change I don’t think it will jump out at people as much as the E65 did. I remember we picked ours up in early June 2002 when they first hit and we got a whole lot of stares for the first few months.

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By: PalBay

PalBay — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 02:20:27 +0000

The black tape is called crease camo.Not real sure of the purpose…the last vestiges of secrecy I suppose.The tape cannot be removed…will pull the paint off.Learned all this from a BMW engineer here at the BMW Plant in SC.Until the actual production cars hit the road…these taped up preproduction cars are still considered prototypes/test mules.And get this…all these cars will be destroyed… Ouch…after full Series production starts for the specific model in question.I tried to inquire about buying one of these preproduction X6’s….and learned all this stuff about test cars.Thanks! PalBay

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By: Horatiu B.

Horatiu B. — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 02:18:29 +0000

@txdesign: hahahhaha
@Gragop: I also believe that many people will not even be able to tell that this is the new version.

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By: Gragop

Gragop — Tue, 21 Oct 2008 21:48:15 +0000

@Lance:

I do. It’s dumb and would likely call LESS attention to itself if it didn’t have the stripes. If I was driving around NJ I wouldn’t be looking to see an F01 jump out at me.

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By: Lance

Lance — Tue, 21 Oct 2008 18:50:58 +0000

What is the point of putting all these black tapes around the car? We’ve all seen what it looks like. Don’t you think it is unnecessary?

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By: Gragop

Gragop — Tue, 21 Oct 2008 18:50:05 +0000

@txdesign:

haha obviously! Too bad the stripes are black and not red, blue and purple M colors.

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By: txdesign

txdesign — Tue, 21 Oct 2008 18:05:48 +0000

Based on the stripes that must be the tii model :)

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By: Gragop

Gragop — Tue, 21 Oct 2008 15:27:07 +0000

I’m surprised it’s all taped up. If they’ve unveiled it, why would it need any form of cladding?

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By: Spy Shots: BMW 7-Series caught in New Jersey - Easy Car Blog

Spy Shots: BMW 7-Series caught in New Jersey - Easy Car Blog — Tue, 21 Oct 2008 15:02:15 +0000

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