Car review: BMW i7 ideal for the idealistic

The BMW i7 is a raging rhino which thinks – and moves –like a mountain goat. PHOTO: BMW
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PALM SPRINGS, California – International media test-drives are often designed to show off a car’s best attributes. For instance, sports cars are usually presented on a race track, roadsters on a scenic, hilly route, and limousines on smooth, expansive highways.

So, it is either foolhardiness or blind confidence that makes BMW include a mountain road option at the launch of its new 7 here.

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