11 August 2009 - 10:00
Take your best shot…
Your long wheelbase BMW 7-Series is all very nice, but when you're cruising through the streets of Stevenage, do you ever worry what will happen if a Taleban insurgent opens fire on your car with a rocket launcher? And are you always stuck for somewhere to mount your national flag?
You need the new High Security 7-Series, then. Just announced by BMW, the armoured Seven is equipped to withstand attacks from most common assault weapons. And Mr T with a baseball bat.
The High Security 7-Series features armour plating on the doors, roof, pillars and footwells, as well as 6cm-thick safety glass and a reinforced floor that can withstand blasts from land mines.
It's available in 750Li or 760Li specification, giving you the choice of a 544bhp, 6.0-litre V12 or a slightly more sensible 4.4-litre V8 with 407bhp. If your gun-toting enemies are fleet of foot, you'll be requiring the 760Li, which will haul the Seven's considerable bulk to 62mph in a hasty 6.2 seconds.
Inside the cabin, the armoured 7-Series gets a fire extinguishing system, the option of a centre console-mounted machine gun case and an internal air supply that kicks into action in the event of a gas attack. Insert post-curry joke here.
BMW is staying discreet on prices for the High Security 7-Series, but suffice to say it'll help if you've, say, recently seized control of a diamond-rich African nation. But how can you put a price on such a damn fine flag holder?
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that monster will be so freaking heavy, but still 6.2 seconds is not bad for an army vehicle. but why would people buy this instead of the normal 760li? i mean, with the normal you'll be to fast for the taleban
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really want one!
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Well its already weapons grade ugly, suppose giving it some defences makes sense.
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That thing is bound to be so heavy that you won't be making a run for it unless you are fired upon when caught on a runway. Solution: don't buy the BMW. Then no one will want to kill you.
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WHY OH WHY would you want flags on it. Let's face it, if you buying for that much protection, get a luxury tank. It's gonna be as conspicous as flags flying from the front of the car and an entire army to escort you!
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buy a normal car and wear anti-land mine suit. u'll save approx. 1000000 quids
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Clarkson has to test this thing ... and we want to see some serious drifting.
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I mentioned the unremarkable (and often non-existent) handling of armoured cars, which gave me an idea. Why can't you make an armoured car that won't handle properly, I mean, how hard can it be? Time for a number of challenges?
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AshHorne, or Frank Martin's car in Transporter 4 )))
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at least its more sensible than an armoured Maybach.
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I admit the 7-Series ain't the prettiest car, but why would you want to blow up the occupant for their choice of car?? bit harsh i say
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I smell a TopGear Challange here! Please give the boys 3000 pounds to buy a car and armour them. After a serise of challanges, including driving around on public roads, the cars should be shot by machine guns and/or rocket lanuchers. Suggestion: Captain Slow in an under powered Fiat made very heavy. Hammond in a rusty Lada. Jeremy in a Porsche 924 (running on some cylinders). Stig gets to set a laptime in a cement blender truck arguing that it is very safe in there (footage of manikins tumbling around).
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thats amazing but lamborghini should go mad and make an armoured car and put machine guns on the outside and rocket launchers it would look odd but amazing
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I want a streched armoured range rover just like M in James Bond. Much cooler.
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Why not just be nice to the world so no-one would WANT to blow you up?
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Doesn't hold a candle to Obama's abram.
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Hmm..bt i think it will be pretty safe inside
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that would be amazing but they should aach a 50 cal on the roof
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sorry atach
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If you are one of the despots of this world, then you certainly need one!!!
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AshHorne commented on this article
11 August 2009
Replace the front grill with rocket launchers and that silver side vent with a side-mounted machine gun and we've got the next Bond car. :P
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