Admirable Pictures of New BMW i7 Released!

On December 15, BMW released another batch of images of the BMW i7 executive sedan, which can be described as an electric analogue of the traditional 7-Series .

Exterior of BMW i7

The BMW i7 is unified with the usual 7-Series of the next generation in terms of the body frame and chassis. i7 and the new “seven” with internal combustion engines will be presented at the same time – in early 2022.

The BMW i7 has two electric motors (one per axle) – they provide permanent all-wheel drive. The technology is called eDrive and is already being used on the production electric vehicles iX (large crossover) and i4 (mid-range sedan) . The battery powering the motors are located under the floor of the i7, the power of the motors and the capacity of the battery pack are not reported.

Coming novelty will compete with the Mercedes-Benz EQS and the Tesla Model the S .

BMW i7

Recall that the current 7-Series G11 / 12 has been produced since 2015 . For her, a range of gasoline and diesel engines is offered, as well as hybrid power plants. In Russia, the “seven” of the outgoing sample now costs from 98,821.82 usd for the simplest version – 730i (gasoline turbo 2.0, 249 hp).

Dinesh: Dinesh Kumar has been writing about electric vehicles, hybrids, and hydrogen cars since 2006. His articles and car reviews have appeared in the New York Times, Automotive News, Reuters, SAE, Autoblog, InsideEVs, Trucks.com, Car Talk, and other outlets. His first green-car media event was the launch of the Tesla Roadster, and since then he has been tracking the shift away from gasoline-powered vehicles and discovering the new technology's importance not just for the auto industry, but for the world as a whole. Throw in the recent shift to autonomous vehicles, and there are more interesting changes happening now than most people can wrap their heads around. You can find him on Twitter or, on good days, behind the wheel of a new EV.