If you're going for grumpy, give Nathan a paycut and then assign him to review it. That'll achieve maximum grump.

I am a 43 year old mechanic and this is the show I want. It is relaxing to let someone else do the complaining. Cheers.

They are trying to do way too much...and suck at every last thing.

We went from 'ipad stuck on the dash' to 'the whole dash is an ipad' real quick. There are a ton of new cars like this and they're all horrible you have to take your eyes off the road for 15 seconds to do anything

"You thought that the Chris Bangle 7 series was ugly, check this out" - BMW design team.

Roman if you were shown how everything works you’d love the car. Just because you’re not up on technology on this car doesn’t make this a bad car.

I'm a old school car guy ..the new car market is crazy way to many screens and touch sensitive systems...just give me a key and some knobs to turn lol

Thank you for honesty. This car is just too much

Old man screaming at the sun😅😅. Sounds like me! Great vid Roman, made my morning. Bring back manuals and roll up windows😂.

could you imagine being a lawyer signing off on that design

With all of the touch screen and random buttons it is more like destracted driving.

Automatic doors would definitely annoy the hell out of me.

Love it. Not all cars are rainbows and gumdrops. The car companies need to be told the truth.

I can appreciate the grumpy guy review. Thanks for continuing to be innovative with your car reviews to help viewers.

Where’s a 2004 Buick Lesabre when you need one?

What makes this review honest is most who have reviewed BMWs talk about design, secondary the engine. Roman discusses practicality and driver ergonomics. As one who spends 98% of my time inside, DRIVING a car, this review is refreshing.

I just cant get onboard with the new bmw look. Looks too similar to the pig thing on angry birds😮‍💨

Roman, you've read my comments for years. You should hire me to do grumpy guy reviews. I'm 50 and very grumpy.

Seems strange to me because with the tech overload for people that can afford the 760i are from a certain demographic. My in-laws don't even have internet at their house or a computer.

They should have told you there is a minimum IQ requirement for ownership - not the same class as a Hellcat or Ram pickup - you should stick with those...

I like grumpy guy! I’m also a grumpy guy when it comes to this car.🤝

It's all that shiny looking plastic blinding the hell out of you for me I'm not even going to talk about the exterior 🤦

Roman put it well. The primary demographic for this car isn't a 26 year old tech bro. It's going to be people in their 50s, 60s and up. People who've been driving for decades and are simply used to certain functionalities. If someone who reviews cars for a living doesn't find things intuitive, I doubt the 60 year old doctor or the 75 year old retired lawyer will. The whole point of a flagship luxury product like a 7 series should be to make your life easier, isolate you from the outside world and all its problems, make you feel nice. It shouldn't treat you like a child, haranguing you with annoying beeps and chimes, or confuse you as to how to find the right HVAC setting or make changing your music complicated. I feel all that was lost on whomever they let design the 7 series. They're trying to show they can compete with Tesla or something, rather than focusing on making the best luxury car.

Just FYI, to drive, press Start Stop pull lever back to drive forward or forwards to reverse. When Parking, in drive or reverse. Just hit Start Stop. Car goes to Park and E brake is applied. That's the way I do it, and I didn't read the manual. I feel it is intuitive. I agree with most of your other points. Good video. 😊

love the grumpy guy review!! looking forward to more of them 😀

I drove, I bought and I love it. Definitely in the demographic you described, but I actually enjoy exploring the various settings and playing around with things until I get it set the way I want the car to behave. Doesn’t take long and does t make me grumpy 😀 Admit I am a BMW fan boy and this is my second 7 series along with a few M’s. Did enjoy watching this video.

I love the new "Grumpy Guy" review. What a great idea! Keep 'em coming!

Love the “Grumpy Guy Review” format! I think manufacturers are all trying to “out-Tesla Tesla” these days and I’m not sure it’s successful in most cases. I just got a Tesla Model S and I find most of the technology to be useful and easy to use - although I did watch a number of videos before pick-up and had a Model Y previously. I also got the round steering wheel - although I think a yoke would be pretty cool with progressive steering. I did check out the current BMW line-up and they seem to have gone fairly hard to “different” rather than better. You definitely need to keep doing these reviews and get the manufacturers to start focusing on tech that improves rather than tech that just makes things different from the old model. I’m guessing your views (and age and experience) are a lot more like those of the actual buyers of cars like the 760i than many of the people making the decisions on what fancy (but useless) tech to add. Well done. Looking forward to more of these.

Lol! This review has brought every old grumpy guy who only drives American pickup trucks out of the woodwork! Lol! This car is definitely not for everyone though.

I think the clear stuff lights up at night. Might look cool at night, looks stupid during the day. I think the main reason companies are moving controls to the screen is cost. fewer buttons costs less. If they can build the car for less, charge more because it's more "high tech", the shareholders laugh all the way to the bank.

This video maked me love and appreciate my 2020 Porsche Macan S more than ever. It's the perfect blend of modern technology and well designed, proven and easy to use mechanical switch gear. I wouldn't buy this car (I'm in the age group this car is probably aimimg at) if it cost half as much. The last BMW I owned was a 1978 733i. Excellent review grumpy guy !

This is perfect. I'll figure out how to do everything and control it all. No one else will be able to figure it out.

AMEN!!! 110% right on the money Roman!!! This BMW is WAY overly complex & OVER engineered! I often think we've lost sight why some cars & trucks used to be great, back when some were simple or "right sized" and not too big either. Now admittedly, there's been times in the past when you (Roman) has frustrated me with not reading at least a lil' bit of a manual for a specific feature, where Tommy saves the day w/knowledge as a breath of fresh air (love you both though Roman & Tommy). 🥰 And also admittedly, I'm in my early 50's... and was a former Apple Sales Mgr. & Level III Tech, Operations & Executive Director who loves tech and has worked w/every Mac since 1984... and I still have business owners and retired CEOs clients who have followed me (some for almost 30 years now that I'm a consultant). And I can say without the slightest hesitation that 99.99% of my clients would HATE this car. The people I know want things that work WITHOUT "complex tech". So count me in as a grumpy old man ready to shake my cain on the front porch to tell the kids to get off my lawn. ha ha 🤣😇 This kind of reminds me when our kids were growing up... we bought a Nintendo instead of a Xbox or Playstation. Why does that matter you may ask? Well, we wanted to be entertained with super simple controls and to have fun! We did NOT want to sit down and have to read a 100 page manual and figure out all the buttons to beat our kids at a video game. 😇 Plus for me, I read manuals often, so that was NOT my idea of entertainment. Also I cannot help but think how much this BMW 760i is going to cost to fix after these things break, but I guess the person that might actually lease it will not care except for the hair they'd pulled out of their head before the lease it up! ha ha 😂 Or imaging the wives who have to drive this... might as well build a dog house now guys! 🤣😳😬 Well that's my 2-½ cents! 😇 GREAT VIDEO Roman!!! I'd say keep the honest "Grumpy Guy Reviews" coming!!!

The first one he says! Roman has been unknowingly doing grumpy guy reviews for years😂😂😂. Great video as always guys

Yeh i had to watch this 2x already.. Guys this is good. im savin this in my favs. i loved this.. this is how being in a car is.. i work long hours.. i wanna get in and go alot of times.

Not good !!!!!😓

I drove a 61 Caddy when the Wonderbar was impressive tech....I still miss that thing.

Well I own a 23 760, will all but 1 option (leather headliner). Cost me major $ to build and with less that 5k miles on it, it is back at the dealership for a major steering component repair. Right now, they are telling it will be a month. I endorse, EVERYTHING you said i this video. I can attest to this and the fact that if you went to the back seat it would be even worse. I have the theatre screen and executive rear seating. It will make you 100x more grumpy than the front. This is my 3rd 7 series. I also own its the MB S Class competitor (3rd one of those too) and the Benz is definitely a better buy. Pros are: crazy engine power and drive train-- but that is all mundane until you get above 80mph.

Car is amazing. I am buying one. This is not your type of car - you are old school. I appreciate this engineering masterpiece. I am early 40's.

I was planning to buy a 7 series in 2024. Dropped that idea now after watching this practical real world review. No looking back. Delighted owner of 3 BMWs so far. Will go for something less complicated. I want those physical AC buttons back. Please. That gear lever is an eyesore and takes away the fun also. Sad. Very sad. 😓🥺😨😖😣

I don’t know why everyone on KZfaq is having problems with the automatic doors, I have the 760i now for 5 months and everything is working great and the car is really smooth and so comfortable and honestly? Everything in it is ammazing🤝, I’m also an owner of a 2024 S class and I love them both to death, but I like how the bmw drive I bit more 🤝

I agree with the over load of apps to do simple stuff….. Thank you Rolls Royce for still using buttons and switches. lol…..However after four shoulder surgeries I totally dig the auto open and close feature. lol.

I drove this car for two days and agree it was unnecessarily complicated.

They are doing all these haptic/touch controls because it saves them money by not having physical buttons/switches that need mechanical components, harnesses, lights, etc. It's not for a sense of futuristic tech, its to save money.

Hey Grumpy Roman...an owner will be much more invested than you in reading the manual and getting to know the car and its tech. That said, I agree that knobs and buttons are easier than those in screen menus and slider controls. Oh, I like the design.

More like a realistic guy review but Grumpy Guy Review is more catchy. Very much appreciated. Cheers.

Awesome review

I'm a retired software engineering manager, and bought a '22 M550i last Fall. WTF has gone wrong with the designers at BMW?!? The user interface is mostly crap. Don't get me wrong, I love the ride, but there's so much wrong that I'll likely be turning this car in for another brand in the near future.

Love it. In fact, I'm a grumpy guy on this BMW, too. Way too much stuff that does not enhance the car.

Great review, and I totally agree. Isn't that dangerous to have electric only opening doors if electronic fails or battery fails in a crash? I wouldn't buy any vehicules without any mechanical safety mechanism.

Yes!! This is exactly the kind of car review I'd want to see if I was considering buying this car, since a lot of those annoyances are not things I'd necessarily notice in a quick test drive, but would bug the hell out of me after I bought it. More grumpy reviews, please!

As a Fellow Grumpy Guy Well Done

I agree, there should instead be an alert for holding up traffic

Is there any EV you like at all? Why not have some wine 🍷 with your EV Reviews? Cheers grumpy 😊. I'd like to see a duel review of EV's with Roman and one of the younger staff journalists. But "record separately", then compare reviews. Call it the, "ying and yang reviews." Aww we still ❤ TFL Reviews. 🥂

More grumpy reviews!

More Grumpy Guy reviews, there's so much material to pull from these days. And BMW continues the reputation of the 7-series being the garbage dump where they put everything that doesn't work well or no one wants.

Like most kids, they would reach for the Owners Manual to learn how things Work and operate. You would be doing this in your Garage .

In 5 years, engine will start leaking oil. Then electronic stuff will continue to stop working. In 10 yrs, all the plastic will become brittle that no one would want to touch it. If u can even make it to the year 10, the repair cost after warranty could be as much as what u have spent to buy the car. Every bill is just a bit less than what the car is worth.

i must be grumpy too. electrifcation has nothing to do with that stupid door. and yes, 100% this car, in every way, looks like a test case for different kinds of design elements that they threw together all in the same car. And the front grill? Why.

The interior kind of looks like those really expensive Jacob & Co watches that also look super cheap and tacky at the same time 🤦‍♂️

Answering questions that no one has ever asked. Everything has to be a screen. Buttons worked fine for the longest time. Change for the sake of change.

Looks like someone in BMW marketing got to "redefine" luxury! Sadly big business looks at utter failures like this an excercise in trying to innovate rather than poor management out of control. Experiments are for prototypes, not customers.

I blame Tesla for all this minimalism. I hate that my next new car may have a ton of frequently used features buried in horrible user interface on a fingerprint magnet touchscreen.

So true. Will hang on to my 2016 750 which is so much simpler.

I own a '13 650i X Drive coupe ... and for all its faults I would never trade it for these newer models

More grumpy guy reviews!

What someone actually calling out BMW or German cars in general for not making the best cars in the history of car making. There cars have been going downhill for years but car reviewers always find a way to bring up the “driving dynamics” of the car and gloss over the numerous flaws.

Finally a true review without the usual infomercial BS! I could not agree more. That vehicle is aim at my age bracket and my financial status and I wouldn't touch it with a ten foot poll... It is hideous and unnecessarily complex!!

I can understand the criticism of new design and innovation. Unfortunately, we don’t live in a static world. Especially when one considers societal need for more and more “growth” every year.

Any other space nerds notice when he said "fly the shuttle to the moon"? 😅

It would have been interesting to compare this new BMW's interior against Tommy's old Mercedes diesel.

They tried to be as innovative as Tesla but forgot to make it intuitive at the same time

That crystal plastic is so tacky. It looks like it came from an old dusty chandelier. Agree with all the frustrations, they shouldn't be in a car.

i'm not fan of grandma crystal buttons either, but the dash shape behind the flat float cluster not matching nothing together is like random choices, i'm assuming there are people liking flat panels sticking alone like this undocked, just not for me exterior wise i wonder if young generations like this in compare to 90s or 2000s 7 series models, or it's me because i grew up with those older ones liking them more

At least it’s also expensive!

These are going to be a very tough sell. And then depreciate like a meteorite - repair costs likely will be astounding.

🤣 News!: TFL probably gets banned by BMW like Subaru to offer cars to test to Roman! 🤣 Roman, the kiss of death to sheet metal!

Think of all the savings by adding no buttons and wires to those buttons.

How much time it takes to operate this screen and find option? What was % of the trip when driver was operating screen rather than driving? Why on earth in cars infotainment system you need Bundesliga app? I start loving my 10yo car because I can take any trip and get not a single beep, ding dong or other distracting noise while driving. My car is not distracting me from the only job I have behind the wheel-driving. With all honesty I’d be done just seeing all shiny surfaces my fingerprints would be left not to even mention blinding sunlight reflection from them. Well done BMW!

Just press the button and move out the way 🙄

I can tell that I would drive off the road trying to fiddle with those dumb slide controls.

That car would drive me crazy lol 😮omg and those doors. When they fail, and you are trapped in the car!! I hope you are close to the dealership 😂

I totally agree with everything you're saying about technology and cars. Give me analog dials and gauges and a volume knob on the radio and simple controls on climate control and I'm a happy camper My seat doesn't need to vibrate my side view mirrors don't need to blank I don't need a car to park itself people need to learn how to operate the vehicle they drive. I called the backup trailer switch Ford makes you pay $1,100 for the I'm too stupid to back up my trailer switch

To adjust your seat, temperature or even sunroof, you’ve got to be parked somewhere not driving down the highway. I absolutely hate everything on the touchscreen. Good old fashioned buttons and knobs work just fine and are safer while driving.

Wonderful review! Cars shouldn't need an owner's manual for basic things!

This car is as the Australians say “sh*t”.😂

Sad part is all that engineering and in a few years most of those gadgets will fail and just like any luxury sedan it will be worth peanuts

Only thing being talked about the new 7series is the TV in the back…..

Hate myself for saying it, but governments have to start getting involved with car design, by way of regulations. This car proves just how ridiculous things have gotten. How is this safe?? You have to go into all manner of sub-menus, and hit small buttons on the screen, to do basic functions. How long are a driver's eyes off of the road doing all of these rudimentary adjustments? Regulations are also needed for high performance cars. You need special licences to drive a truck, or a vehicle beyond a certain weight, and in many countries, even to ride a motorcycle. Why then can any shmuck who can afford the lease payment, be able to drive a Tesla Plaid, or Demon, or whatever other potential weapon of mass destruction? The kind of driving I've seen from people driving those types of cars is frightening, and I know in the vast majority of cases, those owners/drivers do not have the necessary skill to safely command that much power, especially if things start to get skirmish.

Counterintuitive technology is not technology.. If it takes me longer to get something done, I'm going backwards, then.. That's not an improvement.. And anything that takes even more of my attention away from the road, making driving more dangerous, is certainly not a welcome change.. This isn't improvement in any way, and it's a step in the wrong direction, as far as I'm concerned.

So it is powerful and responsive. At least it has that for $100,000. I'm surprised these car makers would let you insult their vehicles like this, ha, but it's great to get an honest opinion. Thinking of this vehicle for mom but it is complicado lol.

Every car reviewer needs to do this kind of review

I would love the grumpy guy review side by side an enthusiast review. That would be the perfect balance between the car you love to drive and the car that you want to drive but annoys you.

Don't forget they want to make everything a subscription so they have to put it behind a screen

There is literally nothing premium about cloth seats

As Mr. Goose has said, all these new luxury cars are vaporware...maybe lease them if you really want one, but expect it to be insanely frustrating and out of date in a couple years.

It’s the Nokia car. Oh wait, Nokias were actually easy to use 🤣

One word for this car: Tacky. I priced one for my wife earlier this year, yuck.

It was nowhere near as harsh on this car as it deserves, as far as I'm concerned.

Latter day BMWs are a study in terrible design