F17 BMW X7 announced – Munich to get GL fighter

BMW is finally going to make a BMW X7, a model which will go head to head against large SUVs like the Mercedes-Benz GL-Class and the Range Rover. This was announced on Friday at BMW’s Spartanburg plant, where the new range topping X model will be built along with the rest of the X range such as the X3, X5, X6 and most recently the X4.

The new SUV is codenamed the F17, and it will be BMW’s largest SUV so far. With the new X5 being the F15 and the upcoming X6 being the F16, the new F17 is expected to be built on a long wheelbase version of the F15/F16 platform with its own unique styling.

So this is why BMW did not increase the size of the F15 X5 – it had the exact same wheelbase as the outgoing E70. Expect the X7 to have a wheelbase of over 3 metres long and over 5 metres overall body length.

The Spartanburg plant will have its production capacity raised from the current 300,000 units annually by 50% up to 450,000 units at a cost of US$1 billion. This will create 800 new jobs, bringing the total workforce at Spartanburg up to 8,800.

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Comments

  • ahmadfaris93 on Mar 30, 2014 at 11:24 am

    Hahaha judging from this headline, it’s funny that BMW doesnt even bother about the Audi Q7.

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    • fatq7 on Mar 30, 2014 at 11:52 am

      q7 is in the same league as x5, m-class, touareg, cayenne, it is not GL-class sized.

      a q9 would be x7 fighter.

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  • sudonano (Member) on Mar 30, 2014 at 11:52 am

    So now we would have an X model for every standard sedan/coupe model then, with the X1, X3, X4, X5, X6 and now X7.

    They are only missing the X2, which I would wonder if they would make it or not, since the Active Tourer is already a bit SUV-ish.

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  • Dirty minded BMW, Only thinking or X X X.

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    • Yeah make sure your wife don’t ware too sexy when there is BMW driver around.

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  • KillBox1Alpha on Mar 30, 2014 at 4:16 pm

    Yeap…this will be the perfect SUV to drive around our shopping area with double parked vehicles on both sides…

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  • So i guess… X18 is a bus?

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  • Maseratits on Mar 30, 2014 at 7:18 pm

    GUYS WHEN ARE YOU GONNA BRING BACK THE DRIVEN WEB SERIES??!!!?? MISS IT ALREADY!!

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  • Rokuth on Mar 31, 2014 at 7:19 pm

    So BMW’s biggest SUV is going to be produced in the Land of Large SUVs? Spartanburg, North Carolina, USA? No surprise there.

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