If you're going to insult my car, at least get the right one...

Hate to burst your bubble - 1st sketches of that precious E53 you own were penned by Bangle himself...

Regarding to the 7 series issue:

Straight from BMW PR:

"Woodcliff Lake, NJ - January 27, 2005... The most successful 7 Series in the history of BMW will set a new standard in the luxury performance class once again as it enters the 2006 model year...."

From around the web:

"But even with all the negativity surrounding the E65 7 Series, the impact of the fourth-generation BMW 7 Series should not be underestimated.

These have been the most successful luxury performance BMW 7 Series cars to date, with close to 160,000 units delivered to customers worldwide. Ugly duckling or not, sales easily exceeded the previous generation 7 Series, itself a highly successful model."

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Achieving a little more than half of the E38's total worldwide sales volume (340,242 cars) in it's first 3/7 years on the market is impressive and hardly a failure...

Next time please check your facts before making ignorant snide remarks. Especially important if you're going to later try make petty personal insults...

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Now that's settled... Back on topic, please?