Has Munich finally lost the plot, or have they simply redefined the "Neue Klasse" of luxury? In this episode of The Auto Brief News, Jim Khana and Amber Light go head-to-head over the seventh-generation BMW 7 Series and the all-electric i7.

Amber is ready to move into the back seat, blinded by the brilliance of a 31.3-inch 8K Theatre Screen and the BMW Operating System X. Meanwhile, Jim is in the barn, pining for the simplicity of a '72 Tii and wondering why a car needs a "light carpet" instead of a proper doormat. We break down the "monolithic" design, the 680-horsepower i7 M70, and the staggering 720km range powered by Gen6 cylindrical battery cells.

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