[xversilov]

Yeah, nobody buys a 7 series to drive themselves. The 5 series is BMW's driver flagship, IMO.

[sorenjan]

Never seen a 7-series that wasn't driven by the owner.

[dingaling]

My local council had one chauffeur-driven for the Mayor and associates until the need for a more 'austere' public image saw it being replaced by a Skoda Octavia ( Jetta / Golf platform ).

I think the Mayor of Belfast still rides in the back of a 7.

[TomMarius]

Not the base one, that's true. The "Lang" versions are made for sitting on the back seat.

[alkonaut]

The "I don't drive myself"-version of e.g. the Audi A8 is the A8L. Same for the BMW 7. (At least they used to have e.g. the 740L).

But both the S-class and the 7-series are very VERY rare luxury cars. I see thousands of 5-series and E-classes for every 7-series or S-class. The difference in price must be huge in europe compared to the US, because there I saw tons of 7-series and S-class was almost as common as E-class.

[jacquesm]

Yes, the price difference is huge. E class is common as a taxi here, base price for a consumer model is 55K Euros, S class nearly double that.

[ryanlol]

This may be true in China, but not most other countries.