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BMW 7 Series

1977–present

BMW's flagship saloon since 1977, and the usual launch car for its cockpit technology: the on-board computer and service interval indicator (E23), factory navigation (E38), iDrive (E65), CIC and the Black Panel cluster (F01), and gesture control (G11).

Generations
7
Photos
42

Generations

Photo credits

Photo credits (26)
  1. BMW 7 Series (E23), instrument cluster“BMW 745iA Cockpit” (opens in a new tab) · Photo: Freud · CC BY-SA 3.0 (opens in a new tab) · Wikimedia Commons
  2. BMW 7 Series (E32), cockpit (1)“BMW 750iL cockpit - second generation BMW 7 Series, E32 (06/2015).” (opens in a new tab) · © BMW AG · Editorial use (opens in a new tab) · BMW Group Newsroom
  3. BMW 7 Series (E38), cockpit“25 years of BMW 12-cylinder engines - BMW 750iL (E38). (10/2012)” (opens in a new tab) · © BMW AG · Editorial use (opens in a new tab) · BMW Group Newsroom
  4. BMW 7 Series (E65), cockpit“BMW 7 Series Individual - fourth generation BMW 7 Series, E65/E66 (06/2015).” (opens in a new tab) · © BMW AG · Editorial use (opens in a new tab) · BMW Group Newsroom
  5. BMW 7 Series (F01), cockpit (1)“The new BMW 7 Series: Interior (05/2012)” (opens in a new tab) · © BMW AG · Editorial use (opens in a new tab) · BMW Group Newsroom
  6. BMW 7 Series (G11/G12), cockpit (1)“The new BMW 7 Series - Interior (06/2015).” (opens in a new tab) · © BMW AG · Editorial use (opens in a new tab) · BMW Group Newsroom
  7. BMW 7 Series (G70), cockpit (1)“The display and operating system along with the digital user experience in the new BMW 7 Series.” (opens in a new tab) · © BMW AG · Editorial use (opens in a new tab) · BMW Group Newsroom
  8. BMW 7 Series (E23), controls“BMW 745i on-board computer and air conditioning - first generation BMW 7 Series, E23 (06/2015).” (opens in a new tab) · © BMW AG · Editorial use (opens in a new tab) · BMW Group Newsroom
  9. BMW 7 Series (E32), cockpit (2)“BMW E32 dashboard manual gear” (opens in a new tab) · Photo: Wouter82 · CC BY-SA 4.0 (opens in a new tab) · Wikimedia Commons
  10. BMW 7 Series (E32), controls (1)“25 years of BMW 12-cylinder engines - BMW 750iL ( E32). (10/2012)” (opens in a new tab) · © BMW AG · Editorial use (opens in a new tab) · BMW Group Newsroom
  11. BMW 7 Series (E32), controls (2)Cropped from “BMW E32 dashboard manual gear” (opens in a new tab) · Photo: Wouter82 · CC BY-SA 4.0 (opens in a new tab) · Wikimedia Commons
  12. BMW 7 Series (E38), instrument cluster“1998 BMW 740i Individual - Flickr - The Car Spy (15)” (opens in a new tab) · Photo: The Car Spy · CC BY 2.0 (opens in a new tab) · Wikimedia Commons
  13. BMW 7 Series (E38), centre display“25 years of BMW 12-cylinder engines - BMW 750iL (E38). (10/2012)” (opens in a new tab) · © BMW AG · Editorial use (opens in a new tab) · BMW Group Newsroom
  14. BMW 7 Series (E38), controls“Bmw e38 fl interiour” (opens in a new tab) · Photo: Zwoberta · CC BY 3.0 (opens in a new tab) · Wikimedia Commons
  15. BMW 7 Series (E65), centre display (1)“25 years of BMW 12-cylinder engines - BMW 760Li (E66). (10/2012)” (opens in a new tab) · © BMW AG · Editorial use (opens in a new tab) · BMW Group Newsroom
  16. BMW 7 Series (E65), centre display (2)“BMW E65 iDrive CBS” (opens in a new tab) · Photo: Hugo venter · CC BY-SA 3.0 (opens in a new tab) · Wikimedia Commons
  17. BMW 7 Series (E65), controls“BMW E65 LCI Centre Stack” (opens in a new tab) · Photo: Hugo venter · CC BY-SA 3.0 (opens in a new tab) · Wikimedia Commons
  18. BMW 7 Series (F01), cockpit (2)“BMW 760Li F02 München” (opens in a new tab) · Photo: High Contrast · CC BY 3.0 de (opens in a new tab) · Wikimedia Commons
  19. BMW 7 Series (F01), instrument cluster“The new BMW 7 Series: Multifunctional Instrument Display, Comfort Mode (05/2012)” (opens in a new tab) · © BMW AG · Editorial use (opens in a new tab) · BMW Group Newsroom
  20. BMW 7 Series (F01), centre display“The new BMW 7 Series: Central Information Display (05/2012)” (opens in a new tab) · © BMW AG · Editorial use (opens in a new tab) · BMW Group Newsroom
  21. BMW 7 Series (G11/G12), cockpit (2)“BMW 740i (G11) interior” (opens in a new tab) · Photo: Tokumeigakarinoaoshima · CC BY-SA 4.0 (opens in a new tab) · Wikimedia Commons
  22. BMW 7 Series (G11/G12), instrument cluster“2019 BMW 740Le xDrive (70)” (opens in a new tab) · Photo: Bindydad123 · CC BY-SA 4.0 (opens in a new tab) · Wikimedia Commons
  23. BMW 7 Series (G11/G12), controls“The new BMW 7 Series - Interior (06/2015).” (opens in a new tab) · © BMW AG · Editorial use (opens in a new tab) · BMW Group Newsroom
  24. BMW 7 Series (G70), cockpit (2)“BMW i7 Dash and iDrive by Augustas-Didzgalvis” (opens in a new tab) · Photo: Augustas Didžgalvis · CC BY-SA 4.0 (opens in a new tab) · Wikimedia Commons
  25. BMW 7 Series (G70), centre display“The display and operating system along with the digital user experience in the new BMW 7 Series.” (opens in a new tab) · © BMW AG · Editorial use (opens in a new tab) · BMW Group Newsroom
  26. BMW 7 Series (G70), detail“Bowers & Wilkins Speaker & An integrated screen on a door panel” (opens in a new tab) · Photo: RpM Tartar · CC BY-SA 4.0 (opens in a new tab) · Wikimedia Commons

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