And the staff sybarites, during our late-winter drive, complained loudly about its cold rim; a heated wheel is standard on the 750iL, yet this executive express offers no choice but frostbite.

BMW’s 750iL is awesome, but then for $95,000 it should be. Price aside, which is hard to do, it is still a pretty amazing automobile. This is the bigger brother of the 740iL, which is V8-powered.

The 740iL and 750iL Protection Line sedans come with Aramide (a fiber reinforcing material) armoring for the front footwells, doors, rear bulkhead, wheel housings and roof, plus bullet-resistant ...