Page 1 of 1 Featuring the latest common rail technology, the 740d is continuing the concept of success already defined by BMW: Power, performance and agility, on the one hand, coupled with comfort and economy, on the other, have given the diesel a breakthrough in the luxury performance range, making the BMW 7 Series the benchmark in the world of high-tech self-igniting power units. Led by the 740d as the world's first 8-cylinder direct-injection diesel saloon, the diesel-powered BMW 7 Series has progressed very quickly from the connoisseur's choice to a genuine best seller, accounting for a model mix share between 35 and 85 per cent in the major European diesel markets. In the interest of optimum and highly efficient power transmission combined with excellent gearshift comfort, it comes with the six-speed automatic transmission which already made its debut in the 735i and 745i. Page 1 of 1