page_title: BMW 7 Series (E38)
section_title: 2001
hierarchical_section_title: BMW 7 Series (E38) / Model year changes / 2001
caption_attribution_description: 1998-2001 BMW 7-Series photographed in USA.
context_page_description: Produced from April 1994 to 2001, the BMW E38 was the third generation of the BMW 7 Series. The flagship represented an attractive evolution in design language of the prior E32 generation. The new 7 was available with straight-six, V8 and V12 petrol and straight-six and V8 diesel engines. In 2001, the E38 was replaced by the E65 7 Series.
  The E38 was the first car available with curtain airbags. It was also the first European car to offer satellite navigation and the first BMW to offer an in-built television. The E38 was the first 7 Series to be available with a diesel engine.
context_section_description: Cosmetic changes including body-colored side skirts and bumper facias (previously black), clear turn signal lenses (previously amber).
  Sport package becomes available on 750iL.
  Additional standard equipment, including a Motorola StarTAC or TimePort mobile phone, with BMW Assist telemetry system.
caption: 2001 BMW 7 Series (US)
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