The benefit is that the torque is on offer from zero rpm, so it gives the 760i more of a shove off the line. Even when the engine turns off for a traffic light. The engine delivers loads of power ...

BMW isn’t bringing the V8-engined 760i to the UK and as good as it is, that’s no great shame. Most people still buy these cars to be chauffeur driven, and sticking a hulking great petrol ...