Fast facts
› Model: 2016 BMW 750i xDrive Sedan › Exterior color: Arctic Gray Metallic › Interior color: Ivory White Leather › Engine: 4.4-liter twin-turbocharged V-8 › Horsepower: 445 › Transmission: eight-speed automatic › Local Dealer: BMW of Chattanooga, 6806 E. Brainerd Road › Price (as tested): $129,245
This BMW 750i is photographed on Wednesday, Feb. 10, 2016, in Chattanooga, Tenn.
Mark Kennedy
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“Daddy, do we HAVE to give this car back,” my 9-year-old son pleaded this week as he sank into the soft, leather back seat of a 2016 BMW 750i xDrive.
“Yes, son,” I said. “BMW will want its car back on Tuesday.”
Alas, our Chattanooga family is not in the market for a six-figure limousine, but pretending to be a 1-percenter for a week in the BMW 750i xDrive was an exhilarating, if brief, taste of the good life.
To do battle with the ultra-successful Mercedes S-Class sedan, BMW has given its flagship 750i sedan a complete make-over for the 2016 model year, including an infusion of high-tech gadgetry, performance enhancements and classy new styling. The result makes you want to cash-in a few municipal bonds, or, in my case, to rush out and buy a Powerball ticket.