On some of the occasions, more than I’d like to admit actually, the tuning we get to see for the most luxurious BMW goes wrong.

Fortunately, this isn’t the case. This has been done right and it sort of had to be so since it was done by one of our favorite wheel makers.

It’s once again the guys at Vossen who’ve decided to use a BMW model to show off their massive wheels in a very fashionable… erm… fashion.

Matte graphite CV3 rollers are showcased here and since the F01 BMW 7 Series is a car that wears its sizable dimensions well, the wheels are proportional.

22 inches front and back, with varying width at 9 inches for the front and 10.5 for the rears. While we’d love to say the wheels were designed for the 7 Series, things seem a little different here.

It looks as if the car was selected by the photographer, matte gray color included, in order to showoff the best of these new wheels.

That makes for a pretty set of pictures and the editing they got by the end seems to make that window tint appear almost solid from the outside.

Even so, you must admit you want to drive a car like this or at least want to be seen in it.

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For example, the BMW 7 Series, for all its plus points, being small and cutting the air cleanly isn’t exactly in its spec sheet.

It doesn’t seem to matter. Vorsteiner have a kit for it and now that they’ve updated their package for it.

Why? Because BMW updated the F01 model’s appearance with a microscopic facelift which, among others, included some changes to the front end.

As the Americans raged at the idea, they’ve decided to cut back on the aggression front and improve upon the refinement.

Right now, the final list of the Vorsteiner VR-7 Sportiv Aero is limited to an Add-On Front Spoiler, a new Add-On Rear Spoiler and a fully functional rear diffuser.

Vorsteiner maintain their efforts for efficiency and their passion for carbon fiber so they’ve made all of these bits from the fabled materials.

Naturally, the options list for Vorsteiner’s take on the BMW 7 Series includes some new 21 inch alloy wheels, some custom floor mat and a new paint scheme.

Frankly, I’d shy away from all of them as the mats can be unusually pricey (even for a 7 Series) and the wheels and paint make the car look too… sporty.

The rest of the bits however contribute to the high speed stability nicely so if you know you do a lot of such cruising you might be interested in them.

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There’s a facelift on the way, there’s talk of an M Performance model and there’s a bit of concern over how the new upcoming S Class will shake a few teeth out.

Meanwhile, the tuning industry likes to keep cars like these sharp. As one of the leading presences of the business AC Schnitzer are only too eager to show us what they have for the 7 Series.

Tuning a hot hatch is simple, tuning a convertible sports car is a little trickier but still pretty straight forward. Tuning a large luxury sedan is complicated however.

AC Schnitzer have done pretty well, they’ve changed the aerodynamics of the body kit quite substantially and yet have kept the car dignified enough to be parked at any business meeting.

A new wheel selection is available which can get a little controversial but it’s still acceptable stuff. Chrome 21 inch rollers are ok as long as they’re not funnily painted or anything.

Finally, we get to the performance boosts AC Schnitzer offers for their tuned up 7 Series. They only tune up the diesel engines.

There’s 31 more horses to be had with the lesser 3.0 liter six cylinder and 54 horses for the upgraded 740d version. The rest of the kit is available for any version though.

What is even more unsettling than that is the fact that AC Schnitzer got themselves the idea that offering a sport suspension is acceptable.

Lowering it by 25 millimeters and talking about stability isn’t the best thought really.

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