This exclusive video shows the German prototype testing in Germany, but will it be good enough to take on Mercedes’ latest S-Class? BMW hopes so, and the firm’s engineers are busy putting the finishing touches to the chassis set-up before the new model is revealed at September’s Frankfurt Motor Show.
Expect it to be more conservatively styled than the current car with a front end derived from the 6-Series. With larger dimensions all-round giving even more interior space, sales of the new model will start in 2008.
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