The device attaches...
The device attaches to the lap-strap of your everyday seatbelt, and locks this part of the belt, much like an aircraft seatbelt, but keeps the top part of the belt moving freely. By holding you firmly in your seat, the CG-Lock eliminates the bracing and sliding about that drivers normally experience during cornering.
The mag"s exclusive...
The mag"s exclusive pictures reveal that bosses have decided only the lightest of facelifts is necessary to keep the flagship 7-Series competitive.
After three years of criticism, BMW Group board member Professor Burkhard Gíƒá¶schel stands by the car"s look, but admitted: "Perhaps it would have been wise not to spread the new design language over a volume model (the 7-Series), but to prepare the market with one or two niche vehicles first."
The quote gives a rare insight into the firm"s thinking, and it"s clear that while bosses back design chief Chris Bangle"s work, there are some regrets over the way BMW"s current corporate style has been rolled out. The facelifted car will be unveiled in the metal at March"s Geneva Motor Show. Designers have been subtle in revising the 7"s lines. At the front, the aggression has been taken out of the saloon"s nose with sleeker headlamps, a restyled bumper and a more shapely grille. At the rear, the lights have been tidied up, with a new chrome strip across the boot. Inside, a similarly restrained make- over is likely, although the iDrive cabin control system could be simplified. UK models should appear next summer.