BMW E65/E66

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BMW E65 / BMW E66
Manufacturer	BMW
Production	2001-present
Predecessor	BMW E38
Successor	BMW F01
Class	Full-size luxury car
Vehicles	BMW 7 Series

The E65/E66 automobile platform is the basis for the 2001 through present BMW 7 series. It replaced the BMW E38 in 2001. E65 is the designation of the short wheel base version of the automobile, and E66 is the designation of the long wheel base version. The car was unveiled in Frankfurt Motor Show in 2001.

[edit] Overview

The arrival of this model heralded a new styling era for BMW with the work of chief designer Chris Bangle. The "Bangle-butt" rear styling has been especially controversial, and was toned down in a 2005 restyling. In addition, early production E65s were fraught with problems, the vast majority of which were caused by software issues, as well as the iDrive controversy. BMW repurchased a substantial number of 2002 and 2003 7 series cars in the USA. Subsequent software updates have largely cured these issues. Furthermore, BMW of North America extended the factory warranty on all 2002 and 2003 model year 7 series cars sold in the USA to 6 years or 100,000 miles (160,000 km) from the original 4-year or 50,000-mile (80,000 km) coverage. The UK however is still only covered by the standard 3 yr/unlimited mileage warranty on this model.

The E65/E66 are the only BMW cars that are available with the top of the line 6.0 liter V12 petrol and 4.4 liter V8 turbodiesel engines, respectively the BMW N73 760i V12 and BMW M67D44 745d V8 Turbodiesel models.

The 2008 United States MSRP for the BMW 7 Series is: $75,800 (750i), $78,900 (750Li), and $122,600 (760Li).

In December 2007, The New Zealand government bought 34 diesel BMW 7 Series limousines to be used by the Prime Minister, the Members of Parliament and visiting dignitaries to the country, this was at an estimated cost of over NZD$3 million.

[edit] Model lineup

Model	Model Year	Engine	E65 Sedan	E66 LWB
730d	2002–2004	M57TUD30
730d	2005–Current	M57TU2D30
730i	2004–Current	N52B30
730Ld	2002–2004	M57TUD30
730Ld	2005–Current	M57TU2D30
730Li	2004–Current	N52B30
740i	2002-Current	N62B40
740Li	2002–Current	N62B40
745d	2002–Current	M67D44
745i	2002–2005	N62B44
745Li	2002–2005	N62B44
750i	2006–Current	N62B48
750Li	2006–Current	N62B48
760i	2002–2006	N73B60
760Li	2002–Current	N73B60

[edit] See also

• BMW Engines
• BMW

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Small family	1 Series															E36/5						E46/5				E81 / E82 / E87 / E88
Compact exec	3 Series	E21				E30							E36								E46							E90 / E91 / E92 / E93
Executive	5 Series	E12		E28							E34								E39							E60 / E61							F10 / F11
Luxury	7 Series	E23							E32								E38							E65 / E66						F01 / F02
Coupé	6 Series	E24																								E63 / E64
Roadster	Z Series									Z1 (E30)								Z3 (E36)							Z4 (E85)							Z2
Supercar/GT		M1										E31										Z8 (E52)									Z10
SUV	X3																									E83								F25
	X5																					E53							E70
	X6																													E71