"Cruel taskmaster ... " man I laughed so hard.

When Sandy gets excited.... it's either very bad or very good. He loves the i7...

1:19 ” I went from 65 to 100 mph in less than a second” -Sandy Munro, world’s fastest BMW driver. I’m sure he’s a professional in what he does for living, but that made me laugh😂

@jjamespacbell

9 ай бұрын

It is a quick car but 65mph = 104 kph 100 mph = 160 kph so 65 to 100 mph = 6.2 seconds even a Tesla Model S plaid takes over 2 seconds I googled the times BMW i7 acceleration times in kilometers per hour 0-10 kph 0.4 s 0-20 kph 0.8 s 0-30 kph 1.2 s 0-40 kph 1.5 s 0-50 kph 1.9 s 0-60 kph 2.3 s 0-70 kph 2.8 s 0-80 kph 3.3 s 0-90 kph 3.9 s 0-100 kph 4.6 s 0-110 kph 5.5 s 0-120 kph 6.6 s 0-130 kph 7.8 s 0-140 kph 9.1 s 0-150 kph 10.4 s 0-160 kph 11.7 s 0-170 kph 12.9 s 0-180 kph 14.0 s 0-190 kph 14.9 s 0-200 kph 15.5 s

@WestCoastAce27

9 ай бұрын

Exactly. I doubt the readout would update that fast even if the physics chk’d out. And they don’t.

@phenex551

9 ай бұрын

Made me laugh as well.😁

@markplott4820

9 ай бұрын

SANDY admittingly is a LEAD foot.

@taylorc2542

9 ай бұрын

He said he was sure.

For $150,000 it better be fabulous.

Genuine Excitement From Sandy 🎉❤🎉.

@jimanderson4444

9 ай бұрын

Incredible work, priceless advise and comments.. though B M W only impresses me with their suspension. Jim

@Notme-tq4xs

9 ай бұрын

It better be for $160,000

@jimanderson4444

9 ай бұрын

@@Notme-tq4xs for much less you could get a model S.

@WilliDurpel

9 ай бұрын

You are already aware that there are enough reasons for many different car brands. For example, a BMW i7 buyer will value different things than a Tesla buyer. Accordingly, please refrain from commenting under every video, "ah but for that money I also get a Tesla ...". . Fortunately, the world does not only consist of Tesla cars.@@jimanderson4444

I love sandy as he is truthful to a T, what you hear is wht he thinks, that car really impressed him, i would have one given to me also

Thanks for confirming the car for us Sandy.

Thanks for the video!

@MunroLive

9 ай бұрын

You're very welcome!

😂 MY CRUEL TASK MASTER 😂..... Love the videos ....

I will never get one but I can appreciate nice cars 👍

BMW should put all their efforts into the 50k to 70k price range vehicles otherwise they will soon be selling extremely luxurious cars to a tiny minority. The opposition (Tesla) is accelerating away from them faster than Sandy in an I7.

@mrpaul5726

9 ай бұрын

mmmmm....you think it is up there with a Y....they can make them but where is the profit margin???@@KDR816

@Conservator.

9 ай бұрын

The Model S is not a i7 competitor. BMW has a whole range of vehicles from a 1-series to the X7. I don’t understand the point you’re trying to make.

@markplott4820

9 ай бұрын

BMW is already KAPUT , no FRUNK , Does not Make parts Internally.

@Conservator.

9 ай бұрын

@@markplott4820 Like almost any other car manufacturer, BMW source parts from specialised third parties. E.g. transmissions from ZF. They do keep inventory of all the parts they use, you can order all of them and they have short delivery times (unlike Tesla).

@markplott4820

9 ай бұрын

@@Conservator. - BMW cant PIVOT to Superior parts or Alternate parts , if there is a Supply chain Issue. TESLA changes1000 Parts every 24H (small changes) , the BEST parts are Compiled to 100 BEST changes EVERY Month. a TESLA made in Q1 is MATERILLY Different in Q2 .

Suicide doors can double as air breaks.

@benoitfontaine899

9 ай бұрын

😂

@casperhansen826

9 ай бұрын

Most likely not

I like to bring these sort of outrages prices into a context I can relate to and it comes to about 3 pizzas a week for about 100 years.

It's simple: I see a Sandy vid, I cannot click fast enough!

I love those quick'n'dirty wrap ups.

Don't worry Sandy, your check is in the mail und vielen dank. 🙂

great little story Sandy! I love Bentley. I just wish the mpc was like 1200! ha..ha...ha.....

I love all your stuff Sandy and I have the greatest respect for you! There was one thing you left out in explaining your gushing love for this 150k luxury masterpiece. It’s a 150k turd the first time you try to take a short road trip and have to deal with electrify America, plugshare, chargepoint etc. in my opinion all masterpiece vehicles are SO crippled by the DC CCS Infrustructure. Your own wife won’t take her Rivian on a road trip because of it . The BMW i7 is a luxurious Turd tho I’ll give you that!

@bavariancarenthusiast2722

9 ай бұрын

Well thats not the fault of the i7 though - its a not good charging infrastructure and totally depends where you live. So you are barking up the wrong tree so to speak.

@Zedilt

9 ай бұрын

So it's a turd when you live in the US.

@pin65371

9 ай бұрын

@@Zedilt exactly.. people really need to start watching channels like Out of Spec reviews when they go to Europe. Their charging network is great out there. Also people that are buying an i7 arent doing road trips. They are going around town in luxury and then the car gets plugged in at night.

@seprarep

9 ай бұрын

Yes, in the U S of A !!

@seprarep

9 ай бұрын

@@bavariancarenthusiast2722 I don’t fault BMW as a manufacturer at all . Sales people at dealerships making nice fat commissions off of unsuspecting uneducated EV buyers (in the US) is a fault. They will never divulge the crippling inept CCS joke of a charging network out there that they will encounter if the choose to travel to and from beyond their vehicles range.

I think the mechanics of the garage love this thing! Plenty of space to work on. I think many people don't mind having a frunk especially if your charge port is at the back of the car.

For that money you’d have hoped they’d be better at paint colour matching for the bumper to front guard.

@khonlieu6619

9 ай бұрын

I was thinking the same

@bluetoad2668

9 ай бұрын

... And put on a nicer looking grill, and given you a screen for the rear seats.

@markmeachen6927

9 ай бұрын

I completely agree. Sandy made no bones about the Model 3’s fit alignment issues when it first came out. As he should. But to ignore the fit and color match on that nose cap in that light only shows BMW’s ability to blitz with bling. Sandy was blitzed.

@derbigpr500

9 ай бұрын

That's the angle of the light fooling you.

Ty Sandy, nice video, one day will get this one...likely after the model S. BTW I thought Mrs. Munro drove and R1S??? what happened to it, or where you only mentioning your own cars, and not hers.

Maybe the big no-frunk is for an overpressure O2 bottle or fire extinguisher for the protection version of the car?

hi Munroe and co ,hey I would love your guys opinions on the current AC 40 americas cup sailing boats and the ac75 class as well. i know you primarily look at cars , but was wondering what you think on these flying boats.

i7 is a winner and thanks for your take on it.

I would never buy another BMW. Been burned too many times. BMW bought back 2 of my 7-series (N-63). There are 2 kinds of BMW’s: ones that are being repaired and the one’s that have yet to be delivered.

Thanks, Sandy. It's nice to see more actually good EV's on the road.

@markplott4820

9 ай бұрын

BMW i7 is CRAPPY , it FAILED the moose TEST.

@brunoheggli2888

9 ай бұрын

Merrcedes failed the Moose Test with the A 30 years ago Mark Plot!How desperat are you?

@brunoheggli2888

9 ай бұрын

Just face it Mark,Tesla is just a stinky little carcompany!

@doug3691

9 ай бұрын

@@brunoheggli2888 I meant not just Teslas, Bruno. And tough to be stinky with no emissions.

🙋‍♂️THANKS SANDY AND THE MUNRO TEAM 🤗 FOR THE RAVE REVIEW OF THE LUXURY…I HAVE ALWAYS APPRECIATED ❤ LUXURY AND QUAILITIES …just was never in the budget till @ 5 yrs old and a deal ,BUT SANDY AND I HAVE SIMILAR TASTES 😋💚💚💚

This is how i feel about my 2023 AMG GLC 43. A beast behind luxury.

1:50 its cool to hear Charlie Runkle has finally got the title of Don in the family ;)

Sandy, would be awesome if you can get one of them Lucid jawns. 💯

That panel gap on the hood is huge 😱

I understand that there are front seats because the self driving departement is behind schedule?

Thanks!

@MunroLive

9 ай бұрын

Thank YOU!

Wish guys at dealers in my area can sell cars so well like he does…..

Can't wait for the tear down to see if the motor has fail brushes like the one in i4

@jeppewerring

9 ай бұрын

All current BMW EVs have the same motor-type.

Hilarious. Great review Sandy

Amazing car

Re-affirms why this is no longer and engineering analysis channel. Sandy is so excited he forgot that he owns a Rivian, not a Lightning. Maybe this is a bid to get a consulting contract to design in a frunk?

@JohnnyZenith

9 ай бұрын

Jesus wept. People have become like sheep. Acting like a frunk is some kind of a huge deal to the overall car.

2 questions 1 can it complete 2 full flat out laps of the nurburg ring on a single charge to qualify as a decent vehicle ..mercedes couldn't do it ...and 2 how much to repair the hundreds of electrical faults that WILL come up ..firstly the door didn't shut itself u had to force it and all that stuff will crap out

At this luxury level, efficiency is secondary. The target client isn't that concerned as with a V12 average fuel consumption. He's more concerned with brand status and comfort features.

@scott8919

9 ай бұрын

An EV powertrain is also about quietness and smoothness, perfect for many vehicles and especially a luxury car.

@jamesfynnhere6983

9 ай бұрын

This car isn't making profit so what does it matter?

@RogerM88

9 ай бұрын

@@jamesfynnhere6983 they make profit out of it, or they wouldn't have a business. They don't make a profit, when they include the total cost of research and development hours spent in the model. But they could actually be absorbed along the years through different models.

@RogerM88

9 ай бұрын

@@scott8919 luxury means also exclusivity and range. Part of the reason, why BEV luxury cars, have more success in China, where is a Governmental pressure towards BEVs, to reduce Oil imports. Check some of USA and UE summits. Full of luxury ICE and Hybrid limusines. So range is still an important factor.

@jamesfynnhere6983

9 ай бұрын

@@RogerM88 Your logic is lacking. No one has made luxury EV's at profit, besides Tesla. Prove me wrong... Ford, Lucid and Rivian etc. are making massive losses on every EV they sell, other companies don't break down their EV profit/loss sheets separately.. Because I7 is going to make losses doesn't stop ICE BMWs profit, so how exactly would they "not have a business" in 2023? An I7 will never make profit, traditional car makers are far too inefficient.

02:35 - squirrel ✌️🥰🥰

WOW!...YUP NEED A FRUNK

I would be excited also about this car, but the elephant in the room is $150,000 price tag

We need a hoist review of the i7!

@MunroLive

9 ай бұрын

Coming soon!

Lightning still has best frunk by a long shot.

I just hope that it's more dependable than their ICE vehicles that start bleeding their owners long before they hit 100,000 miles.

How fast can it be towed to the repair shop?

@Notme-tq4xs

9 ай бұрын

Dealership will grape you.

I agree about putting frunks in EVs. When I hear that manufacturer's say they don't put them in because most customers don't use them it's such a cop out. By that logic then pickups shouldn't have truck beds because most of the time people don't use those either.

@user-nu1vn3yy9s

9 ай бұрын

This car will be used by VIPs, they don't really need a frunk + the size of the car makes the trunk big enough. If they will have to carry more luggage of stuff - they will get it delivered or rent a second car/van with another driver

@harriettanthony7352

9 ай бұрын

This is the same sort of cop-out you get with no rear window wiper needed.

@truedox

9 ай бұрын

@@KDR816 speak for yourself

@truedox

9 ай бұрын

@@KDR816 The points you made about Tesla before doesn't make sense. Reducing the hood/nose would alter the look of the vehicle, the safety characteristics and aerodynamics. Tesla Model 3/Y don't even have long hoods to begin with. I don't know why it's so hard to imagine that people might need extra storage in a pinch. I've completely filled my car multiple times and extra space would have been nice. Such as when picking up multiple people from the airport, helping people move, or going camping. It would also be nice to store bulky things for emergencies that you don't want getting abused in the trunk like emergency blankets /coats or something. Also good for extra material storage if you work from your car. And for people who say this is a luxury car, rich people don't need the space: well I've seen people use newer luxury cars for doing Uber/Lyft and certainly it would be easy to fill up if you get multiple people from the airport. I would also add that not having to worry about fitting all of your things is a luxury in and of itself.

@truedox

9 ай бұрын

@@KDR816 my original point is that it's a cop out by manufacturers. I suspect the real reason manufacturers don't do it is because they don't want to incur the extra cost of engineering it that way, not because people don't use frunks. To them it's just easier to throw all of the components under the hood and not try to optimize for space. It's not a deal killer to me just seems like a disingenuous claim by makers. Even if you want a just want a smaller nose on your car, the manufacturers will have to try to compact the system, and some manufacturers don't even try to.

Let’s get Sandy to review the new Toyota century suv.

Does it need more plastic snaps, cus of course that makes everything better?

Only 270 - 300 mile range depending on the model level. BMW needs to improve range and get a frunk for over 110k

@user-nu1vn3yy9s

9 ай бұрын

The frunk in such car ... what for? An extra sport bag? Plastic supermarket bags? Items can be delivered at home, or in a bigger car well-off people have. To store Walmart coupons maybe?

@brucedaar

9 ай бұрын

@@user-nu1vn3yy9s We put our groceries in our Model Y frunk. Super convenient for us as we pull in our garage and the house door to unload is right there. Like Sandy said BMW has a lot of wasted space in the engine area. This car needs to be engineered better.

@JohnnyZenith

9 ай бұрын

Jesus wept. People have become like sheep. Acting like a frunk is some kind of a huge deal to the overall car.

@JohnnyZenith

9 ай бұрын

@@brucedaar Lol the engineering on this car is incredible. You think that a frunk is the be all and end all? No. Oh and these large automakers have to take into account ICE in their equation as BMW has done here with the i7. What Tesla fanboys don't take into account is that Tesla has no ICE market it has to account for. Legacy makers (a silly term) HAVE to account for ICE and make a conversion over time to.

@brucedaar

9 ай бұрын

@@JohnnyZenith Time for BMW to get off rear ends and start keeping up with state of the art engineering. No reason for a car costing over 110k to have wasted space. Sandy is right on point. No excuse for this engineering failure.

Turn signals included?

Just wait until BMW comes out with it's new electric only platform guys.

Wow! - with an endorsement as good as that, Sandy makes me want to get rich....

If only it looked better.

MUNRO live - Sandy did you see Caresoft @ the car show ? they Demoed TESLA modular Assembly , all snap Together showed to Autoline @ car show.

It's luxury but I feel they're running out of ways to make luxury cars more luxurious than high trim mainstream cars and they're full of flash. German cars used to not be like that. Even at the highest price point they were still understated. BMW's crystal this and that, all the metal and brightwork in the interior and so many screens is a bit much. I prefer the i7's interior. I prefer Audi and Porsche's interiors. And for real understated European luxury, the upcoming Volvo EX90 and Polestar 3 interiors. I do think this is probably an extremely refined car, it's just a bit flashy. It's not as bad as Mercedes with the disco lights, however. New Mercedes interiors are way too flashy IMO. No doubt it is luxury and I'm glad to hear Sandy's enthusiastic assessment of the car.

It is indeed a proper luxury car and proper luxury car is driven not driving. Best I can do is spend the 12k for FSD.

Mundo has a f150 lightning now? What happened to rivian?

@MunroLive

9 ай бұрын

The Rivian is Sandy's personal vehicle, the Lightning is a company truck!

We had them in british cars for decades.

My Tesla Model X doors are all self opening and closing by button or fob commands.

It's a very nice taxi.

The ONLY BMW that you don’t ever have to worry about it spewing blue smoke out the tailpipe 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

@none3763

9 ай бұрын

If it can, it will. It's the BMW way.

@jowarrior

9 ай бұрын

It will find a way

So glad that Sandy survived his encounter with a moron!

c'mon Sandy! Live it up - put one in your garage!

They’re $330K in Australia

God Darnit Give this guy a bone 🦴 ❤❤ -A quarter for your time sir-

BMW should not only make a frunk for this massive sedan, there should be a refrigerator option. I could see those with the funds for thus being excited at having a midest frig under the hood. Maybe to keep their wine and cheese.😊 The Germans seem to be doing good with high dollar EVs, except for Audi maybe. The Chinese have up market EVs coming to market or already out and Tesla seems to ve improving their interiors, so the Germans better keep pushing their EV luxury tech. In five years, we will likely know which companies are going to be fine making the seitch from ICE to EV and which ones will go under or get eaten up by the Chinese.

@bobwallace9753

9 ай бұрын

I'm thinking a rumble seat for your butler so he can keep your champagne flute topped up.

Wow, Sandy likes it 😃 🤣🤣🤣🤣

With Lucid taking care of drivetrain and its packaging, there would have been a 400 or 600 litre frunk in that monster... Power would have been double as well.

@jamesfynnhere6983

9 ай бұрын

And it would have been sold for 1/5 of what it cost to produce.

@Cloxxki

9 ай бұрын

@@jamesfynnhere6983 Lucid is starting still obviously, but it's not like they are casting their drivetrain from 24 carat gold. It's over engineered for a bland sedan, but not for a 150K sedan.

@jamesfynnhere6983

9 ай бұрын

@@Cloxxki They can't sell it themselves for even close to a profit, selling it to BMW for a markup wouldn't help the economics.

That was a long ad.

I call them suicide doors and I love them!

Sandy, why are there not more sliding doors, like minivans? Especially for the front seats?

From the front I had no clue it was a car..

I'm pretty sure I caught a test mule on Tesla Cam.

I only watched the video halfway since I’m not a rich guy! 😢😂

😊 big bling 😁 would love to see these made out of plant-based lightweight materials aerodynamics and obviously needs a big frunk 🤚🌎🌻. 😊

Thank you for video Sandy. I from Russia. I'm engineer of eBus 😊

This is for somebody else :)

Boys & girls, start saving to become Ladies & gentlemen. BTW, whatever happened to the BBQ roof drop sequel? 😁

You hit the gas 😀

If you are a rich man, that’s your seat - Sandy Munro, 2023.

Where is Corey????!!

@alphadog6970

9 ай бұрын

I think he left Munro.

@jodrhh

9 ай бұрын

@@alphadog6970 they fired him??!!

@WestCoastAce27

9 ай бұрын

@@jodrhhno, he left to do other things - no word yet.

BMW's new design language is a lost cause.

@WestCoastAce27

9 ай бұрын

You beat me to it. That front end is butt ugly.

@JohnnyZenith

9 ай бұрын

Nonsense.

Evening mate

All that an the typical mismatched bumper color too!

Nothing legacy can do will change the fact that they are driving full speed toward a cliff edge, and the car they are driving is an ICE vehicle. Too little, too late and not profitable.

Most of us don't buy cars to ride in the back.

MUNRO live - " the Ultimate REAL Luxury is TECHNOLOGY " - ELON.

Zeppelin for the road!

Nice car but brother is it expensive to own.

I still don't understand why these major car makers with way more R&D budget still can't include a frunk.

@user-nu1vn3yy9s

9 ай бұрын

Because the cars in this class are so big that the trunk is enough, like it was for decades. They will not deliver goods from Home Depot in such a car.

@JohnnyZenith

9 ай бұрын

Most people don't use a frunk despite it being nice to have one of course. Jesus wept. People have become like sheep. Acting like a frunk is some kind of a huge deal to the overall car.

@cherubin7th

9 ай бұрын

No one cares about frunks. Tesla fans only care about them to complain about the others.

@gman9543

9 ай бұрын

How about you do away with the frunk, reduce the overall overhang of the front and save on costs instead? How many fasteners and actuators do you save without having to accomodate a frunk?

@user-nu1vn3yy9s

9 ай бұрын

@@cherubin7th Those not following the Emperor's line will be banned from Twitter.... sorry, Elon propaganda machine.

They're suicide doors, because someone running into the door while you're getting out tells it's own story

@bobwallace9753

9 ай бұрын

And that doesn't happen with doors hinged at the front? (Think) The suicide door rap came, IIRC, because the latching mechanism at the time was not able to keep the doors closed in some crashes, throwing passengers out onto the road and into the mess. Also, that was in the days before seat belts, simple lap belts. You really don't want to be flung out of a car while the big nasty stuff is still moving. You don't want to be flung out of your car, period.

@MegaWilderness

9 ай бұрын

@@bobwallace9753 With front hinged doors the passing car will open the door not close it. You're not as vulnerable

@WestCoastAce27

9 ай бұрын

@@bobwallace9753Ok, Karen. People/bicyclists are used to seeing the back of the door when it starts opening. Won’t be as obvious when the break starts at the front.

@bobwallace9753

9 ай бұрын

@@MegaWilderness You may have a 'close to zero' issue. If you open your front hinged door into the path of an oncoming vehicle the door is likely to get torn off or at least bent back against the front fender. If you open your rear hinged door into the path of an oncoming vehicle the door is likely to get slammed shut. If you have a leg or legs outside the vehicle you may get harmed. My question is how often do people open their doors without looking?

@bobwallace9753

9 ай бұрын

@@WestCoastAce27 People riding bikes, if they are smart, look for stuff about to get in their way. Take your "Karen" and shove it.

Rich guy don't need no frunk.

MUNRO live - the BMW i7 is way SLOWER than the WORLDS Fastest car in PRODUCTION, the Tesla PLAID S stock , and with TRACK package its even FASTER than 1.8 sec 0 - 60. Top Speed is over 225 mph.

I thought Sandy had the Rivian? He couldn’t shut up about how amazing and incredible the Rivian is/was?

@MunroLive

9 ай бұрын

He does own a Rivian R1T

@djemcee

9 ай бұрын

@@MunroLive you wouldn’t know that by listening to this video. He said he has a Ford Lightning and no mention of Rivian.

Gorgeous car, it's like a more mass market Rolls. Granted, the front end is still disgusting but w/e

Shocked to see the Teardown Titan gushing over a bloated ultra-luxury vehicle. Sandy must be getting old if he needs self-closing doors and massage seats! I used to be a big BMW fan, but over the years became disillusioned by the brand as they became heavier and less thrilling to drive. The i7 is nearly 3 tons with complex systems that will surely fail over time. No thanks.

@user-nu1vn3yy9s

9 ай бұрын

Tesla Autopilot computer is way more complicated, and can have serious bugs in software as it is being changed all the time. And Model 3/Y screen on the right from the driver will ruin people's necks over time.

@JohnnyZenith

9 ай бұрын

What nonsense. They only get better. Like most automakers.

@Matzes

9 ай бұрын

​@@user-nu1vn3yy9show is teslas Autopilot computer complicated lol

It turns heads because they can't believe how ugly the car is. I mean I would seriously be embarrassed driving that thing around. The inside is nice looking though

@JohnnyZenith

9 ай бұрын

Speak for yourself.

@devandepew128

9 ай бұрын

​@@JohnnyZenithI am, and for everyone else who thinks it's ugly. It looks like it snorted all the coke at the party with those nostrils

@cherubin7th

9 ай бұрын

Yes, I was thinking the same about the model Y. Model 3 looks good, but Y makes me to ask Why.

My 80 yr old friend bought a Model S Plaid. $145K. His daughter bought the Y for about $80K. They both love their tech machines. Sandy, what the heck happened to your Rivian???? Thanks for sharing. "Frunk" BMW for poor space utilization. Like Elon says "Part of winning is losing and sometimes losing costs a lot of money."

@The1Mischief

9 ай бұрын

Damn, ripped off

@user-nu1vn3yy9s

9 ай бұрын

The Saint Great Elon, His Majesty the King of Mars and Prince of defunct Twitter. Amen.

@johnwilson5743

9 ай бұрын

From Memory, his wife has the Rivian. Sandy got the F150 Electric lightning. Please correct me if I'm wrong. Cheers.