The unveiling of the new BMW X7 is still a whole year away, but Munich has already begun teasing the flagship luxury SUV as it begins building pre-production models at its SUV plant in Spartanburg, South Carolina. Although the carmaker says that it camouflaged the prototypes in the plant, it also included photos of undisguised vehicles in its press release, so there’s not much left to the imagination.
Images show the entire front end of the car, which retains much of the design elements found on the Concept X7 that previewed it, including the slim headlights with hexagonal “corona ring” daytime running lights, vertical Air Curtain intakes connected by a centre air inlet and lashings of chrome trim. And yes, the kidney grille really will be that massive on the production model.
Also retained is the strong swage line along the side of the car, although the Air Breather vents aft of the front wheel arches appear better integrated compared to the show car. At the rear, there are broad L-shaped tail lights, a split-opening tailgate à la X5 and a pair of chrome exhaust exits.
There are also a couple of images that show bits and pieces of the interior. One clearly displays a new gearlever with jewel-like facets, and despite the camouflage to the surrounding areas, you can easily spot the redesigned switchgear, relocated starter button and larger iDrive rotary controller, just like on the concept. Another shows the panoramic sunroof, with a separate moonroof for the third-row passengers.
Like all new rear-wheel drive BMWs from here on out, the X7 will ride on the modular CLAR architecture that already underpins the G30 5 Series and G12 7 Series. Expect a range of six- and eight-cylinder engines to power it, along with the 6.6 litre twin-turbo V12 from the M760Li. An iPerformance plug-in hybrid model should also be in the works, as previewed by the Concept X7.
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I will be too scared to ask the price of this car. Non Hybrid X5 already RM590k, this car will be RM1 million for sure.
Malaysia has the highest car prices in the world….. I wish prices would come down one day
Tax the rich no problemo
But the rich USA only pay RM190k for same BMW. Ohwaii
But Muricans no jobs to pay for cheap cars wor…
Complaining about car high price by making BMW as benchmark. Pfff….
Rich abang bought XC90s oredy. bmw tak laku lah
You must be joking，x5 sales itself is more than 3 years total Volvo sales for all its models.
Base on the current X5/6 prices of RM500k plus & RM600k plus, this X7 will be less than RM800k. Just a calculated assumption bro. Cheers…
The shell shape looks like XC90.
good for Malaysians who lack family planning. Most families got 6 kids…..7 or 8 seater car very good.
Lack of family planning or plan to have six kids? MPV is a better choice.
I love how vendors camouflage their pre-production vehicles. Especially company like Mercedes, BMW and Audi when design variance between models is tiny.
When its release, tada new design with 0.000000076% difference to its predecessor.
They seriously kept the hideously oversized nostrils from the concept. Egad!
The ultimate expression in SUV gigantism.
This will be the driver’s car… as in the boss sits behind.
Actually I don’t see the point of camouflaging a BMW these days..they look more or less the same…. constant iterative boring designs aimed to appeal to as wide an audience as possible…yes it’s working for them from a sales point of view for now…but man they have become boring….