EFTM Best Luxury Car 2017: BMW 740e

The BMW 7 series has long been the absolute best the brand has on offer. Over the years it’s been a pioneering marvel, setting new benchmarks as each generation was rolled out. In 2017 we spent two weeks with the BMW 740e, a plug-in hybrid luxury barge.

This is a very quick 8-speed mothership that’s marginally more spirited than the petrol donor car. The usual 3.0-litre inline turbo six-cylinder petrol engine has been swapped out for a 2.0-litre turbo four-cylinder and electric motor. The combo pumps out a surprising 240Kw and 500Nm. You score around 40 kilometres of electric range and an overall economy figure around the mid-sevens.

The car features spades of opulence and driving one makes you feel like a king. On the technology front the 7 series doesn’t disappoint either. The driver assistance programs are highly sophisticated while novelty yet impressive features such as gesture control show the Germans still love to push the envelope.

This award could have just as easily gone to the smaller BMW 540e, but for a near Rolls Royce experience you still can’t go past the BMW 740e. It scores the EFTM 2017 Best Luxury car.

Recent Posts

  • Motoring

Drivers are distracted – How, why and are they willing to change?

AAMI have recently commissioned consumer research into why Aussies are driving distracted. It’s a case…

1 hour ago
  • Tech

Amazon updates Echo, Ring, Fire TV and Blink product lineup – we’ve got the Australian prices

Amazon's devices team have had a busy evening, launching updates across pretty much their entire…

3 hours ago
  • Tech

CMF by Nothing has launched the affordable Headphone Pro with a new sleek colourful modular design

CMF, a company by Nothing, has today unveiled its new over-the-ear headphones, the Headphone Pro.…

12 hours ago
  • Tech

Logitech announces the new MX Master 4 with improved connectivity, control and precision

Logitech has announced the next generation of its incredibly successful productivity MX Master mouse with…

14 hours ago
  • Tech

Optus holding firm with systems reviews to commence after meeting with Federal Communications Minister

Australia's Federal Minister for Communications Anika Wells today met with Optus CEO Stephen Rue, the…

16 hours ago
  • Tech

ECOVACS Flagship X11 series robot cleaners go on-sale today with new PowerBoost tech to clean your home in one go

The latest in robot vacuum tech is hitting Australia, with ECOVACS latest flagship, the X11…

19 hours ago