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Well, waddaya know... you really can find anything on eBay. We have no way of knowing for sure if this front bumper offered for auction on eBay Germany is really from a preproduction 2009 BMW 7 Series, but it sure looks the part based on spy shots and renderings that we've seen. We can't imagine just how somebody would end up with this particular piece, but we're having fun imagining a bit of dumpster-diving around the BMW design studio. One can't help but wonder where the rest of the car may be. Didn't anybody notice the missing front end?

The seller claims that the front bumper comes from a prototype next-gen 7 Series and prefers that the item be picked up in Munich. Want it? As of this writing, the high-bid is just 25.5 euros. Seems worth at least that much, assuming it's for real.

[Source: eBay.de via Piston Heads]

eBay Find of the Day: 2009 BMW 7 Series front bumper? originally appeared on Autoblog on Tue, 29 Apr 2008 17:05:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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We don't know if the shot you see above is an official picture of the new F01 BMW 7 Series or not, but it looks to be a pretty accurate rendition of what we've seen so far in spy shots. The front of the car apes the design language of the BMW CS Concept rather nicely, with dual oversized kidney-shaped grilles dominating the rather sedate-looking headlights. The sides are mostly devoid of flame surfacing, with a high character line drawing the eyes to the rear where the bangle-butt of the old model gets major lipo. We also note that the design mimics the current high-beltline trend, reducing the total surface area of glass considerably.

All-in-all, this appears to be a rather conservative design as compared with the CS Concept, along with BMW's other efforts over the last few years. We'll reserve final judgement for the day we get to see the new 7 Series in the flesh, of course, perhaps in September at the Paris Auto Show. Thanks for the tip, Brett!

[Source: BimmerFile]

Rendered Speculation? Is this the new BMW 7-Series? originally appeared on Autoblog on Wed, 16 Apr 2008 16:28:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Although we can't make out much of the Concept CS styling cues we hoped for, we wanted to share these newest photos of the once-again-refreshed top Bimmer. Brenda Priddy & Company captured this bahn-burner for Car and Driver and you can see the whole gallery of pics by clicking the image at right.

When you get there, you'll discover a few more spy photos of the 2009 BMW 7-series. Similar to the pics we showed you a couple of weeks ago, these are street shots of a heavily disguised mule. While the exterior changes are expected to be merely evolutionary and bring the current 3-series cues into the fold, there are much bigger changes under the skin.

We've already talked about the longer wheelbase and wider track, which should keep the handling distinctly BMW. There's also that new slate of engine choices on tap, including a hybrid and twin-turbo V8 diesel coming. All that plus a new ZF eight-speed gearbox and a revised iDrive system. As C and D points out, the Bangle-Butt seems to be making a comeback for '09, but the 6-series-like nose should balance out the love/hate ratio.

Thanks for the tip, Edmondo!

[Source: Car and Driver]

Spy Shots: 2009 BMW 7-Series originally appeared on Autoblog on Wed, 18 Jul 2007 10:12:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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