{"id":80832,"date":"2025-03-01T15:30:10","date_gmt":"2025-03-01T20:30:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/autosector.com\/?p=80832"},"modified":"2025-03-01T15:30:10","modified_gmt":"2025-03-01T20:30:10","slug":"pierce-brosnan-new-bmw-7-series","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/?p=80832","title":{"rendered":"Pierce Brosnan Reunites with BMW: Meet His New 7 Series"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><meta itemscope=\"\" itemprop=\"mainEntityOfPage\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/WebPage\" itemid=\"https:\/\/www.bmwblog.com\/2025\/03\/01\/pierce-brosnan-new-bmw-7-series\/\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"photomain-article\"> <img fetchpriority=\"high\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/bmw-m760e-24.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/bmw-m760e-24.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/bmw-m760e-24-830x553.jpg 830w, https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/bmw-m760e-24-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/bmw-m760e-24-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/bmw-m760e-24-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\"\/><\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\" itemprop=\"description\" readability=\"54.646178730287\">\n<p>Pierce Brosnan, celebrated for his portrayal of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bmwblog.com\/2021\/09\/30\/no-time-to-die-is-here-lets-remember-the-bmw-bond-cars\/\">James Bond in the 1990s<\/a>, has recently rekindled his association with BMW. In a recent Instagram post, Brosnan shared an image captioned, \u201cTime to hit the road \u2026Tux by Dunhill, wheels by BMW. Gratitude\u2026\u201d<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>The vehicle showcased appears to be the new BMW 7 Series adorned with M badges, likely the plug-in hybrid M760e model.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bmwblog.com\/2024\/07\/28\/adventure-with-the-2024-bmw-m760e-plug-in-hybrid-a-journey-through-europe\/\">BMW M760e xDrive<\/a> represents a fusion of luxury and performance. It boasts a 3.0-liter inline six-cylinder engine paired with an electric motor, collectively delivering up to 571 horsepower and 800 Nm of torque. This combination propels the sedan from 0 to 100 km\/h in just 4.3 seconds. The vehicle also offers an electric-only range of approximately 80 to 84 kilometers, thanks to its 18.7 kWh lithium-ion battery.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned=\"\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DGnDZdEuar4\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\" readability=\"0\"\/>\n<p>Pierce Brosnan\u2019s association with BMW began when <span class=\"s1\">Eon Productions partnered with the German automaker in the 1990s<\/span>, making Bond\u2019s MI6-issued vehicles all-German for the first time.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><span class=\"s1\">GoldenEye (1995)<\/span><\/strong> \u2013 The first-ever BMW in a Bond film, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bmwblog.com\/2021\/05\/07\/james-bond-style-bmw-z3\/\"><span class=\"s1\">BMW Z3<\/span><\/a>, was given to 007. Though its screen time was short, it kickstarted BMW\u2019s presence in the franchise.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Tomorrow Never Dies (1997)<\/strong><span class=\"s2\"> \u2013 Bond upgraded to a <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bmwblog.com\/2018\/01\/07\/feel-like-james-bond-bulletproof-e38-bmw-750il\/\">BMW 750iL<\/a><span class=\"s2\">, a <\/span>lengthy yet deceptively agile luxury sedan<span class=\"s2\"> packed with absurdly cool gadgets. It had <\/span>hammer-proof glass, an electric shock security system, tear gas dispensers, and self-inflating tires<span class=\"s2\">. Most memorably, it featured the legendary <\/span>remote-control driving system<span class=\"s2\">, which allowed Brosnan\u2019s Bond to drive it using his <\/span>Ericsson phone<span class=\"s2\"> from the backseat, navigating a <\/span>parking garage chase scene<span class=\"s2\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><strong>The World Is Not Enough (1999)<\/strong> \u2013 This time, Bond drove the stunning <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bmwblog.com\/2023\/09\/24\/bmw-z8-roadster-a-timeless-icon\/\"><span class=\"s1\">BMW Z8<\/span><\/a>, a retro-futuristic two-seater that was, in reality, not quite ready for production. BMW supplied the filmmakers with <span class=\"s1\">partial body shells<\/span> mounted on a <span class=\"s1\">kit-car chassis<\/span>. Regardless, the on-screen Z8 was <span class=\"s1\">armed with missiles and machine guns<\/span>\u2014until it met an unfortunate end when <span class=\"s1\">a helicopter with a massive saw blade sliced it in half<\/span>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Die Another Day (2002)<\/strong> \u2013 The last Brosnan-era Bond film saw him return to British cars, but his association with BMW was already cemented.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The recent Instagram post suggests that Brosnan continues to appreciate BMW\u2019s blend of luxury and performance. His connection to the brand, both on and off the screen, highlights a lasting relationship that has evolved over the decades.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pierce Brosnan, celebrated for his portrayal of James Bond in the 1990s, has recently rekindled his association with BMW. In a recent Instagram post, Brosnan shared an image captioned, \u201cTime to hit the road \u2026Tux by Dunhill, wheels by BMW. Gratitude\u2026\u201d\u00a0 The vehicle showcased appears to be the new BMW 7 Series adorned with M [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":80833,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-80832","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-industry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/80832","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=80832"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/80832\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/80833"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=80832"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=80832"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=80832"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}