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BMW M760i G12

BMW M760i G12

2017 to 2022SedanM Performance

Guide Score 58Specialist$3,111 a year to ownAbout 49th of 69
Best year
2022
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$26k to $74k
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The short answer

The M760i xDrive was the V12 7 Series and the first 7 Series sold as an M Performance model, offered here from 2017 to 2022 only in the long-wheelbase G12 body, with all-wheel drive and an eight-speed automatic.

The score, part by part

58Guide Score for 2019Specialistabout $3,111 a year to own
Place among the 69 generations
About 49th of 69, likely 30th to 58th
Likely score range
53 to 74
Confidence
Low
Acclaim
42 of 100
Chance of a bill over $10,000 in five years
under 0.1%
Best purposes
Grand tourer and luxury, 1st of 20; Family performance, 3rd of 22

The seven parts and acclaim, 2019 model year

Heritage counts 15 of 100
324% of it not measured
Engine counts 15 of 100
41
Drive feel counts 20 of 100
69
Analog connection counts 10 of 100
64
Weight counts 10 of 100
29
Long-term value not scored
not measured
Ownership counts 17 of 100
65
Acclaim counts 15 of 100
42

Each part is scored from 0 to 100 on a fixed outside scale. Acclaim comes from published expert lists, launch reviews and awards; the more acclaimed a car, the less its ownership cost counts in this all-time score (its dollars below are unchanged). A part marked not measured carries no weight for this car, and the others share its weight.

Long-term value, shown and not scored

No permitted price yet: we have not found three prices for this car from sources that allow this use.

Long-term value starts to count in the score once 75% of the 69 generations have permitted prices. Today 43 do.

The cost to own

About $3,111 a year to own ($1,994 to $4,795), about $14,612 over five years, bought at five years old or its own age if older, kept five years.

  1. Turbocharger wastegate wear (N74): about $600 over five years, possible (source)
  2. Air suspension strut leaks: about $210 over five years, common (source)
  3. Active grille air flaps (2017 to 2019 cars): about $72 over five years, possible, priced from its severity class (no sourced price of its own) (source)

Expect about $2,000 to $4,800 a year; the bills that decide it are turbocharger wastegate wear, air suspension strut leaks and active grille air flaps. Ownership risk: moderate.

Guide Score method v5-final.14, an editorial score built only from permitted, sourced data. How it works.

N74601 hpAWD8-speed automatic13 city, 20 hwy mpg

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Routine service a year, estimate
$700 to $1,500

Best year to buy

2022The best year to buy, reading 60 of 100, about $3,058 a year to own.

No logged change between model years sets it apart; every year reads within 2 points of it, so buy on condition and records.

No year to think twice about: none reads 3 or more points below the 2022, and no logged fault separates them.

  1. 201758$3,139 a year
  2. 201859$3,125 a year
  3. 201958$3,111 a year
  4. 202059$3,088 a year
  5. 202160$3,058 a year
  6. 202260best year

From our log of the changes between model years, each with its source. Only changes the score reads count as reasons; recalls BMW fixes for free, options and tuning notes do not. The cost a year is for a car bought at five years old, or its own age if older, kept five years. How the score works.

The longer answer

Its N74 twin-turbo 6.6-liter V12 makes 601 hp, with torque raised from 590 to 627 lb-ft for the 2020 facelift that brought the larger grille, and BMW USA closed the run with The Final V12, 12 cars for US customers. Air suspension, rear-wheel steering and active anti-roll bars are standard.

It loses value fast, so a 2018 M760i that listed at about $158,000 is worth about $34,000 by Kelley Blue Book's figures, while its parts and labor still cost what a V12 flagship costs. BMW extended the warranty on its air struts to 8 years or 80,000 miles, so check that coverage and the recall history by VIN.

What to look for. A VIN check for the air strut warranty extension and, on 2017 to 2019 cars, the grille air flap extension, proof the 2017 and 2018 oil cooler line recall was done, a car that sits level overnight with no suspension warnings, no rattle from the turbos on a cold start or when lifting off, no oil or coolant leaks, a clean fault-code scan, and oil services on time in the records.

Holds value

  • 2020 to 2022 facelift cars
  • The Final V12 (12 US cars)
  • BMW Individual paints such as Tanzanite Blue II, Azurite Black and Aventurin Red
  • The Rear Executive Lounge Seating Package
  • Bowers & Wilkins sound
  • Low documented mileage with full records
  • Unmodified cars

Hurts resale

  • High mileage
  • Accident history
  • Missing service records
  • Air suspension faults
  • Turbo rattle or leaks
  • Open recalls
  • Aftermarket tunes

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