Thoughts from the Curb

Feb 17, 2009 - 2009 BMW 750i: Stay Snowy San Diego!

I'm on the North American press launch for the BMW 7 Series and Mini Cooper Convertible. I don't have much time to go into the details, but I thought I'd pass on a few pictures from my day driving a 750Li around snowy San Diego county. That's right, it was snowing in the mountains. The guys from Detroit were just thrilled -- "We came to Southern California for this?!?"

The above picture is me showing off BMW's new side view camera display. The cameras are located just forward of each front wheel well. It's pretty cool. They keep you have edging into oncoming traffic -- Rolls-Royce has had a similar set-up on the Phantom. They also make for a swell self-portrait.

The below picture was the scene at the lunch spot in Julian, Calif., where it was a balmy 31 degrees with a lovely fog in the air. Sadly, the snow had stopped before I could snag the picture. As for the car, der neue 7er is a big improvement over its hated predecessor. I'll have more about that on either here, or over on Edmunds Daily in the future.

-James Riswick

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