On April 20, BMW's flagship sedan was officially released, in addition to the fuel version of the 7 Series, the electric version of the i7 was also unveiled, and both cars were built based on the new generation of CLAR platform. New models will be available around the world in November, with plug-in hybrid models available in 2023.
Appearance design: split headlights + large nostrils, it takes time to adapt
Under the leadership of the new design director, the new Generation 7 Series has carried out a drastic reform in the appearance part, and the previously circulated split headlight design has been hammered. The front shape of the 7 Series and i7 is similar, with narrow LED daytime running lights located above, and the headlights that play a role in illumination are hidden below. Frankly speaking, the current car down to tens of thousands of pieces up to millions of levels, have in the use of split headlights, BMW 7 series rushed a late set, for consumers, this design does not have a memory point, but also brings a certain risk, because not everyone can accept to see such a shape in BMW's flagship car. The area of the central network is still huge, even the i7 of the electric vehicle attribute has not weakened the existence of the middle network, but has become more prominent.
The side section, and thanks to the designers for this, both the fuel version and the electric version feature a slender engine compartment design and are not as short as a D-Class car as the Mercedes-Benz EQS. The waistline is more tough than the old model, and the size of the new car has also been upgraded, with a length of 5391mm/ a width of 1950mm/ a height of 1548mm, with a wheelbase of 3215mm, which has surpassed the Mercedes-Benz S-Class and EQS.
Compared to the front of the car, I think the rear shape of the new 7 Series is more acceptable, and the flooded through taillights have been eliminated, and the entire rear is very smooth and simple. The taillight style is a simple long strip of silhouette, coupled with a three-dimensional light source design, it looks very beautiful. The i7, on the other hand, does not have an exhaust pipe, so the rear of the car is simpler and looks refreshing.
Interior design: curved double screen support, rear with 31-inch large screen
The interior part, first of all, the design, 2022, BMW in its new flagship sedan with a dual screen design, Mercedes-Benz designers do not know what to see. Like the split headlights, BMW rushed to another late set. This screen is composed of a 12.3-inch LCD full instrument panel and a 14.9-inch central control screen, and then the curved effect, the look and feel is relatively thin, and it contains BMW iDrive and BMW operating system 8.0, and the computing power is greatly improved compared to the old model.
The steering wheel uses two styles of double and three frames, which looks relatively simple, and the sense of luxury is not as intuitive as that of Mercedes-Benz. Of course, as a flagship, the interior material is still very low-cost, in addition to some soft material wrapping, solid wood trim panels, crystal trim and other elements to set off the sense of grade.
Seat part, BMW 7 series does not have a vulgar only provide leather fabric, this time for the first time the use of leather and cashmere combination, some people may see the photo to think that it is weaving, in fact, this fabric is also very luxurious, the touch is very soft. Of course, if you still have a passion for genuine leather, BMW will not reject you, you can choose BMW personalized Merino extended leather.
In addition to the comfortable seats with integrated leg rests, the BMW has upgraded the rear audio-visual entertainment experience with a 31-inch screen, placed on the roof, and will not conflict with the panoramic sunroof, this screen with a resolution of 8K and with Bowers & Wilkins audio, the audiovisual effect should be very outstanding.
Meaningfully, BMW designers also set up a 5.5-inch touch screen on the rear door of the new car to control air conditioning, seats, lights, sun blinds and other functions, and can also be used as a remote control for the rear large screen, which is a bit interesting and has not been seen before.
Power: The i7 has a maximum endurance of 625 kilometers, and the 7 series main sales model is equipped with a 3.0T engine
Finally, to talk about the power part, first look at the pure electric version of the model. The first model is the i7 xDrive60L, with a maximum horsepower of 544 hp, a maximum torque of 745 Nm, a zero hundred acceleration of 4.7 seconds, a top speed of 240 km/h, and a cruising range of 625 km under WLTP conditions. Later, it will also provide a more powerful M Performance model, which will surpass the M760Li model with a Daai V12 engine.
The fuel car segment, the 735Li and 740Li, will be the main sales models in the domestic market, equipped with the latest 3.0T straight-six turbo engine, with a maximum horsepower of 286 and 380 horses respectively, and the transmission part is an 8AT gearbox from the ZF. In the North American market, BMW also offers a 760 model equipped with a V8 engine, with a maximum horsepower of 544 horses, and it is not known whether this version will be introduced to China.
GO car jun comment: BMW i7 opponent is naturally Mercedes-Benz EQS, from the degree of luxury, I believe many people will think that Mercedes-Benz is better, i7 in front of it appears to be much more simple, but each flower into its own eyes, there are also people who do not like mercedes-Benz's extravagant atmosphere. Compared with the Mercedes-Benz S-Class, the BMW 7 Series is completely virtual in terms of mechanical quality, and the experience in the back row is also very outstanding, the only question is whether this front face shape can be accepted by most people? However, when Bangor was still at BMW, the generation of 7 series he designed was also sprayed by everyone at the beginning, but later became the only generation in history to surpass the S-class 7 series in terms of sales.