2002 BMW 745 Li 4dr Sedan Review Summaries

What reviewers liked most about the BMW 745:

Instrumentation is among the best in the business for clarity and simplicity.

-- Auto.com

It is uncannily lithe considering its bulk.

-- Automobile

In its Steptronic automanual [available on 2002 models] mode, shifts are often imperceptible.

-- Edmunds.com

Hustle[s] down winding roads like two-seat roadsters...it is a luxury car for the enthusiast.

-- New Car Test Drive

Interior manages to be serious and yet provide enough warmth.

-- Road & Track

Feel[s] just as refined or more so than the competition

-- The Car Connection

What reviewers liked least about the BMW 745:

Hard seats

-- Road & Track

BMW 745 Comparisons:

The navigation system's ease of use (thanks to its rotary dial) is second only to Lexus [LS430].

-- Edmunds.com

Best one-liner about the BMW 745:

[Big tires put] more rubber on the ground than a tire store after an earthquake.

-- New Car Test Drive

[The engine is] a rolling cornucopia of flawless torque.

-- New Car Test Drive

A big sedan ought not cling so tenaciously to mountain roads.

-- Road & Track