Cool Wall: 1977-1986 BMW 7 Series (E23)

[Snikle]

Poll 1497: 1977-1986 BMW 7 Series (E23) nominated by @Neddo

Body Style: 4dr sedan
Engine: 2.5-3.0L M30 i6, 3.2L M102 turbo i6, 3.4l M106 turbo i6, 3.5l M90 i6, 3.5 M88/3 i6
Power: 150-286 hp
Torque: 156-280 lb-ft
Weight: 1470-1629 kg
Transmission: 3 and 4-speed automatic, 4 and 5 speed manual
Drivetrain: FR

Spoiler: Additional Pictures

 

[Snikle]

Would anyone mind if I made the opening picture smaller? It's like a full-page magazine ad or something lol.

As for the car itself, I'm between cool and SZ. I do love the sharknosed BMWs from the 70s, the style is really good. Beats the hell out of most American luxury cars from the time in both looks and driving experience. I prefer the looks of the E24 6-series but I'll give a cool to this 7 any day.

 

[HarVee]

Never been a fan of older BMWs myself so this gets a meh from me. It's not a bad looking car but to me it's nothing that really stands out.

 

[JohnBM01]

I always thought this was a pretty cool style BMW. Though not overly sublime, it's pretty cool for what it is. So I'm going to go Cool on this BMW. It has a just-right feel of elegance and sportiness in its design. Oh, and isn't it refreshing seeing a BMW that doesn't have hugely grotesque grill designs?

 

[ZGBox]

It deserves a cool just for the looks alone.
And it helps that the car itself is such a good, sporty and elegant sedan.

 

[Centroid]

Rather dull styling and the forward leaning nose was rather dated by 1977. There really is nothing about this car's looks which excite me. Probably a good car but its rivals were arguably better. The much more advanced Mercedes W126 S-Class was only 2 years away for example. Uncool.

 

[05XR8]

SZ. Fiirst saw one of these with a manual, parked outside of Mount Sinai Hospital, with MD plates. I then knew BMWs were too cool.