The new BMW M760Li xDrive has now applied the M Performance treatment. The M760Li is
Munich's answer to the likes of the Audi S8 Plus and Mercedes-AMG S63 – or even
S65. Which is a very big luxury sedan, with all the power and poise it
needs to keep moving along at a considerable pace.
With 600 horsepower and 590
lb-ft of torque on tap, the Bavarian carmaker says the M760Li will hit 62 mph in
2.7 seconds and top out at nearly 190 miles per hour.
The juice comes courtesy of the same 6.6-liter
twin-turbo V12 you'd find in the latest Rolls-Royces, channeled to all four
wheels through an eight-speed automatic transmission. And it looks the part,
too, but those buyers in the market for V12 refinement without the go-fast look
can spec the Excellence version with a more elegant look as a
no-cost option pack.
Of course output levels and acceleration figures
will only tell you part of the story. The way a vehicle actually drives will
tell you the rest, and we'll surely be seeing a number of reviews proliferating
in the coming days. Push comes to shove, choosing a performance sedan in this
elite segment is a task we'd be glad to undertake, if someone would just spot
us the US$ 150k or so it would take to put one in our driveway – with some extra
cash for gas and tires, both of which the top 7 Series model (like its rivals)
are sure to go through at suitably breakneck speeds.
As for the rest of us, without all those zeroes on our bank statements, we can just admire from afar.
