April 21 news, last night, BMW held a press conference in Beijing, the whole bmw 7 series and i7 officially debuted in the world, both new cars are based on the upgraded new generation of CLAR architecture to build, replaced with a new appearance and interior style, the new car will be officially launched within the year.
In terms of appearance, the new BMW 7 series adopts the latest family design language, and the oversized double kidney grille on the front face directly fills the recognition. The grille is equipped with LED light strips, which can present a waterfall-like lighting effect after being lit at night, and the visual effect is good. The split headlight set is the same as the new BMW X7, with slender daytime running lights at the top and integrated laser headlights below. In addition, in the lower bracketing part, the fuel version and the pure electric version have made a certain difference, relatively speaking, the lower bracket of the BMW i7 is more sporty.
In the side part, the new car as a whole adopts a stable styling design, and the front line is relatively straight, showing the luxurious side of the vehicle. The vehicle is equipped with a five-width wheel rim, which is also well recognized. In the rear part of the car, the new car has also been completely redesigned, and the overall is very layered and visually more three-dimensional. The LED taillights feature a slender shape that echoes the headlights group. The difference between the fuel version and the pure electric version in the tail is mainly in the exhaust layout. In terms of body size, the new 7 Series is 5391/1950/1548mm in length, width and height, and wheelbase is 3215mm, which is an improvement over the current model.
In the interior, the new BMW 7 Series is equipped with a new design language, equipped with a 12.3-inch instrument panel and a 14.9-inch central control screen, which is in line with the iX and X7. The newly designed double-width steering wheel is also more technological. The driver's platform is also equipped with through-channel interactive mood lights, which further enhance the ambience inside the car.
It is worth mentioning that the whole BMW 7 series is equipped with a 31-inch through screen for the rear passengers this time, officially called "BMW Cinema Screen", with 8K resolution, providing 5G networking functions, built-in high-definition webcams, 128GB storage space, support for Bluetooth headsets and touch remote controls, providing a good in-car entertainment experience for rear passengers. The screen supports rotation and hiding, and can be folded up to connect with the rear sunroof when not in use. The rear entertainment control panel is designed at the door handle for easy access.
In the power part, the new BMW 7 series provides three kinds of power, fuel version, pure electric version, plug-in hybrid version, the fuel version of the model will provide an optimized 3.0T inline six-cylinder turbo engine and a new V8 engine, of which the 3.0T engine has low and high power adjustments, the maximum power is 286 horsepower and 380 horsepower, respectively; the 4.4T engine provides 544 horsepower maximum power. The pure electric version is equipped with a maximum power of 544 hp motor, peak torque of 745 Nm, zero hundred acceleration of 4.7s, and a cruising range of 625 km under WLTP conditions. The plug-in hybrid model is available in both 490 hp and 571 hp versions.