If
you're looking at a BMW's deluxe 7 Series, the 2016 model will awe your
yacht club pals with some Bond-worthy gadgets. The remote control
parking appears to be a first for a production vehicle, even though
we've seen it demo'd by Volvo, Audi
and BMW before. When you use the touchscreen-equipped BMW Display Key,
it'll squeeze itself into (and out of) a parking space in a fully
automatic process. Self-parking is already available on BMW's i3
electric vehicle and many others, but the 7 Series is the first to let
you park when you're not even in the driver's seat.
Another much talked about,
but so far un-buyable feature is gesture control. BMW's 7 series will
let you wave your hands around to accept or reject phone calls and
control media volume, to name a couple of features. Along with a
touchscreen, the system will take single finger, two finger and full
hand movements, and BMW says you'll be able to create custom gestures
for various functions. To top it off, the new vehicles will get driving
assistant systems including steering and directional control assistance,
lane departure warnings and cross traffic warnings.
The vehicle's body will use copious carbon fiber for 130 kg (280
pounds) less curb weight, and sport highly tunable drive dynamics thanks
to an air suspension. There's no word on pricing yet, and tsk, tsk for
even asking -- but the 2015 models start at $68,500 and run all the way up to $130,000.
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