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The BMW E38 7 Series is one of the best cars BMW ever made. It was and still is everything an executive saloon should be. It’s graceful, it’s comfortable, it’s made with fastidious care and attention, it’s fast, it handles well, it’s safe and even today – twenty-nine years later – it still cuts a dash.
Other than the options, do some research and decide what engine you want, V8 alone had 3 different version (based on year in run) and then there is the V12, or since you are not in North America you have a few other choices as well. You even get a choice of auto or manual (US versions are all auto).
The e38 excels at long distance driving, while the e39 is more fun around town. The e39 is smaller, but with the same V8 as the e38, so the e39 is easier to maneuver doing errands. The e38 is nicer for long distance drives, and yes, the e38 is more luxurious.
BMW 7-series E38 (1994 – 2001) At A Glance. Luxurious and capable, with a comfortable ride and decent handling. Hard on tyres. Afflicted by wide-ranging niggles and problems. Bore liners of early V8s can degrade. The third generation of BMW’s executive saloon – codenamed the E38 – was launched in 1994.
The E38 7 Series is widely regarded as one of the best BMW models of all time, and many enthusiasts consider it to be the high point for the automaker’s luxury flagship model. Although long since surpassed in terms of performance and technology, a clean E38 7 Series has retained its value far better than generations before and after, and it ...
For the right E38 in the right specification – so facelift Sport models – prices are already on the up. Good cars bottomed out at around £2500 a couple of years back, but now those same cars are commanding around a thousand pounds more. Condition and history are key when it comes to making your E38 hold or even increase in value.
It was someone at BMW who justified the all-new E38 7 Series – launched thirty years ago this year – by suggesting that customers in that class would buy a car for a second time, but not for a...
