The BMW X7 is a full-sized
luxury sport utility vehicle manufactured by
BMW. It is BMW's largest and most expensive SUV in its line-up.
The X7 was first announced by BMW in March 2014. It was officially unveiled on October 17, 2018, with pre-orders being taken online. The X7 has been available at dealers since March 2019.
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Launch and development
BMW provided a preview of the upcoming X7 with the showing of the Concept X7 iPerformance at the 2017
International Motor Show in
Frankfurt
Frankfurt, officially Frankfurt am Main (; Hessian: , " Frank ford on the Main"), is the most populous city in the German state of Hesse. Its 791,000 inhabitants as of 2022 make it the fifth-most populous city in Germany. Located on it ...
. Production of the X7 started in 2018 at the
BMW US Manufacturing Company plant in
Greer, South Carolina
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.
The X7 is built on the same
BMW CLAR platform as the
G05 X5, however the X7 is taller and wider plus it has been stretched for increased cargo space and third row seating which is standard and more spacious for adults (the X5's third row seating, which is optional, is mainly for children). In contrast to the X5, it is not available with rear-wheel drive, instead using an all-wheel drive (''xDrive'') drivetrain for all models. In Europe, diesel and petrol engines are available, while the choice is limited to inline-6 and V8 petrol engines in the United States.
The G07 features a
self-levelling air suspension
Air suspension is a type of vehicle suspension powered by an electric or engine-driven air pump or compressor. This compressor pumps the air into a flexible bellows, usually made from textile-reinforced rubber. Unlike hydropneumatic suspension, ...
system, with a
double-wishbone
A double wishbone suspension is an independent suspension design for automobiles using two (occasionally parallel) wishbone-shaped arms to locate the wheel. Each wishbone or arm has two mounting points to the chassis and one joint at the knuckl ...
front suspension and
multi-link rear suspension. It can be raised or lowered by and will automatically lower the car by at speeds of over . The boot capacity is rated at , and with the seats folded down.
All petrol and diesel models feature
engine particulate filters and meet the
Euro 6d-TEMP emissions standard. The xDrive50i model is available outside the European markets, while the European markets will get the M50i models.
In July 2019, a
pickup truck concept car was unveiled, though not intended for production.
Facelift
In April 2022, BMW launched a new revised X7. The design is very similar to the original first generation design, with minimal changes to the side profile and rear. The major changes are a heavily revised front end design premiering new "horizontally split headlight units" and a revised curved widescreen focused dashboard within an otherwise largely unchanged interior. It is widely thought that the aesthetic function of the horizontally split headlights is to increase the proportion of the front design dedicated to the headlights relative to very large kidney grill. The new headlights were also featured on the
new 7 Series and i7.
File:2019 BMW X7 xDrive40i in white, rear left.jpg, 2019 BMW X7 xDrive40i
File:2020 BMW X7 M Sport.jpg, 2020 BMW X7 M Sport
File:BMW G07 IMG 3243.jpg, 2020 BMW X7 M50d
File:Alpina XB7 Auto Zuerich 2021 IMG 0069.jpg, 2021 Alpina XB7
File:2019 BMW X7 xDrive30d M Sport 3.0 Interior.jpg, Interior
Equipment
The G07 X7 is available in Design Pure Excellence, Sport and M Sport trims.
Standard equipment includes Vernasca leather, four-zone
climate control
Heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) is the use of various technologies to control the temperature, humidity, and purity of the air in an enclosed space. Its goal is to provide thermal comfort and acceptable indoor air quality. HV ...
,
iDrive
iDrive is an in-car communications and entertainment system, used to control most secondary vehicle systems in late-model BMW cars. It was launched in 2001, first appearing in the E65 7 Series. The system unifies an array of functions under a ...
7.0, Adaptive LED headlights,
wireless charging
Inductive charging (also known as wireless charging or cordless charging) is a type of wireless power transfer. It uses electromagnetic induction to provide electricity to portable devices. Inductive charging is also used in vehicles, power too ...
, and electrically adjustable and heated three row seating. The middle row features three seats with a two-seat configuration also available. The X7 also receives
driver assistance systems including
autonomous cruise control and
collision detection
Collision detection is the computational problem of detecting the intersection of two or more objects. Collision detection is a classic issue of computational geometry and has applications in various computing fields, primarily in computer grap ...
with braking intervention. Other options include cooled and heated cup holders, a panoramic sunroof with LED light patterns, and laser headlights. An off-road package adds selectable off-road driving modes and adjusts the ride height, acceleration and transmission response, and
traction control system
A traction control system (TCS), also known as ASR (from german: Antriebsschlupfregelung, lit=drive slippage regulation), is typically (but not necessarily) a secondary function of the electronic stability control (ESC) on production motor vehicle ...
.
The instrument cluster features a camera to ensure the driver is paying attention to the road while autonomous functions are active, and allows the driver to take their hands off the steering wheel for up to one minute. Additionally it has an optional head up display that in many other vehicles it normally fits just the speed, however because of the size of the BMW headup display; it also shows a clear map with navigation instructions, rendering the information center somewhat pointless to the driver.
30-40 models with the M Sport trim and M50 models can be fitted with M Performance Parts. These include carbon fibre mirrors, a sport steering wheel, floor mats and steel pedals.
Models
Petrol engines
Diesel engines
References
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All-wheel-drive vehicles
Luxury crossover sport utility vehicles
Full-size sport utility vehicles
Cars introduced in 2018
2020s cars
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