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Warp 7 on 7 Series redo: BMW working fast to revamp flagship's design

By AUTOWEEK

We have this on the highest authority: Your excuses for wanting to dangle BMW design chief Chris Bangle from a tree for what he did to your beloved 7 Series will be all but eliminated by year's end.

BMW sources in Germany tell us that Bangle and his team have been hard at work restyling the car since moments after the reskinned 7 premiered to "glaringly negative" reaction at the 2001 Frankfurt show.

Look for an all-new tail and face, with an improved trunk-lid line and the elimination of the Dame Edna eyebrows (see dame-edna.com, then you'll understand) over the headlights.

With the 5 Series being the big news for the Frankfurt show in September, the redone 7 Series will appear perhaps "as early as Tokyo [Oct. 25 to Nov. 6] or maybe Detroit, but no later," our source reports, following the fastest model redo in the history of the proud Munich firm.<ul><li><a href="http://www.autoweek.com/cat_content.mv?port_code=autoweek&amp;cat_code=car news&amp;loc_code=index&amp;content_code=02012541& amp;1377186167">Link to article</a></li></ul>

Gumbo

I thought Bangle really shot himself in the foot with that car. It always reminded me of the Edsel. A great car, but a hideous design.

Big D

Too bad they didn't hang Bangle out to dry at the same time.

Gumbo

If he screws up again, I'll be he's out on his ****.

Rich_W

As if those poor folks who bought the 7 are not mad enough.

DolphinAvant

=( I still think that's a good design, not the another same ol' car...

vx211

Even the ugly current 7 out sold the previous one....thats why bangle still has a job.

Big D

Year ago sales for a aging design hardly translate into awesome sales.

vx211

the numbers of 7's sold has incresed with the new body...just that simple.

Big D

As I explained above, it's not that simple.