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Audi A8 and the Mercedes-Benz special S-Class will be the main rival BMW 7-Series targeting.

More than a month ago, Mercedes-Benz has officially unveiled the new generation S-Class. Thus, along with the upgrade "very significant" of the Audi A8 a few years ago, BMW 7-Series has become a commodity "oldest" of the three luxury sedan world cult.

Of course BMW will not stand still at his opponents moves, it will fight against the Mercedes-Benz S-Class and Audi A8 in the new 7-Series, the car was the head of product development products of BMW, Herbert Diess, is revealed to bringing the most advanced technology in the history of BMW.

The first prototype of the new generation 7-Series has appeared several times on the test track, and the vehicle can be released in late 2015. According to Autocar, BMW's luxury sedan will be unveiled at the Frankfurt Motor Show 2013.

The BMW 7-Series new generation will no longer be built on the foundation of traditional steel chassis, instead chassis system combines aluminum, steel and carbon fiber. According to information posted Autocar, the new generation 740i weighs "only" 1,900 kg, the car can even have a weight of about 1,670 kg - the equivalent of the current 5-Series.

The plan combines carbon fiber in the structural load of the new 7-Series comes after the research and development of lightweight materials in the new line of BMW products.

Although the 7-Series will own substantially lighter weight, but the size of the vehicle will not change much, the prototype appeared on the interior can try it. According to Autocar, BMW 7-Series new generation about 5,010 mm long, 1,815 mm wide and 1,425 mm high. Both distance wheelbase and overall length of the vehicle will be extended.

Known internally codenamed the G11, BMW 7-Series new generation will be equipped with the V6 on the standard version, along with the more advanced version equipped with V8 and V12, the same as the V6 diesel engine. A diesel version will be gasoline-electric development on the BMW 7-Series platform generation.

The power from the engine of the BMW 7-Series new generation will be transmitted through ZF automatic gearbox nine levels, 8 gears instead of before. However, this information has not been confirmed. BMW will also offer the option of four wheel drive system, side rear wheel transmission system.

According to Autocar, BMW is able to develop a sports variant to compete with Mercedes-Benz S63 AMG, the 760 xDrive M Performance can be powered by a 4.4 liter V8 Twin-Turbocharged.

Here are a few pictures BMW 7-Series road test generation. These images are the paparazzi recorded and posted on Autocar: