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Originally Posted by Kdross
A friend of mine has located an early 7 series (1982?) and the car is badged as being a M7. Did they ever make such a car? TIA.
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An M7 simply wouldn't make any sense. The 7-series BMWs are their ultimate luxury line, completely not sports sedans like the 3-series, 5-series or 6-series. They're built big and cushy, don't come with manuals or even SMG transmissions -- sports cars they are not.
Motorsport (aka M-series) cars are the epitome of sport, which is the opposite end of the spectrum from luxury. They're tuned for precision driving rather than for comfort, although BMW is one of the best at achieving optimum compromise between the two extremes, giving up a minimum of comfort for a maximum of precision. For BMW to build an M7 would be akin to Rolls Royce starting a performance division to sport tune their mammoth luxury saloons.
There have been rumors of an M7 being considered by BMW, but the interesting thing is, the photos I've seen on the Internet of the so-called M7 look remarkably like the car being brought to the states in late 2005 and called the M5. It's clearly a 5-series body, not a 7-series; shame, too, because the new 7-series is a lot prettier car than the new 5-series. At least those of us who still appreciate asthetics have the M6 coming in 2006.