At the BMW press conference a few days ago, the new mid-term redesign of the X7 looks like the prince's bookboy, accompanied by the new 7 series and the new i7 debut, almost without any excessive introduction. But is this really the case?
Not being a bookboy of the prince, the BMW X7 has extraordinary significance
As we all know, the 7 series has always been the most luxurious flagship sedan product sequence of the BMW brand, since its birth in 1977, it has gone through 45 years, with a history of 7 generations of evolution, and deservedly become the "prince" of BMW's luxury product line. In contrast, BMW X7, although it belongs to the flagship product sequence of "7 character head", but it is only 3 years old today, it is still the first generation of product lines. From this point of view, it is easy to think that the meaning of the existence of the BMW X7 is the bookboy of the 7 series of "prince masters".
But in fact, the BMW X7 is the last product launched in the BMW X product series, and it is also the largest product in the X product series. Prior to the X7, BMW had covered the full line of compact SAV to medium and large SAV coverage, while the full-size SAV had been a blank sav. It can be seen that the significance of the existence of X7 is more to complete the last piece of the SAV segment.
In recent years, new automotive technologies, especially in the field of intelligence, have ushered in rapid growth. As an important business card of the BMW SAV family, the X7 is bound to make achievements in intelligence. The biggest change in the mid-term modification of the X7 is the dual screen system composed of a 12.3-inch LCD instrument + a 14.9-inch touch screen in the interior, which is also the first time bmw has used this set of interior design language on fuel vehicles. In addition, the mid-term redesign of the X7 also broke the application of BMW's latest iDrive 8 operating system, which was previously only used on the iX and the new i3, two pure electric models. Under this system, the vehicle is able to obtain more information than the driver. For example, the vehicle can receive and display hazard warnings from other BMW cars, predict the parking space situation of the destination, etc., bringing users a safer, more comfortable, convenient and richer travel experience.
Not whose substitute, out of their own line
Editors vaguely remember the scene of the first time they saw the BMW X7, at the 2019 BMW X7 listing conference, there are media around the X7 that the X7 is the best replacement for those who want to buy Mercedes-Benz GLS, but feel that Mercedes-Benz GLS is not sporty enough.
Before the BMW X7, in the Ashkenazi luxury brand camp, there was indeed only a full-size SUV, the Mercedes-Benz GLS. But that doesn't mean the BMW X7 will be a sporty alternative to the Mercedes-Benz GLS. In fact, since the birth of the first generation bmw X5, BMW has been calling its own such models SAV. Its biggest advantage is that it pays more attention to road performance, while off-road performance has been significantly weakened, which is very different from the traditional SUVs in the past.
Although in recent years most SUVs have gradually begun to focus on road performance, and appropriately cut off-road performance. But in terms of road performance, BMW still has its own unique insights. For example, the magic carpet suspension equipped with the new X7 can maximize road performance. The so-called "magic carpet suspension" is based on the traditional air suspension, adding a set of "perception system". The vehicle can scan the road bumps and obstacles in real time through the stereo camera above the front windshield, and then, the vehicle active and comfortable driving system (ACD) adjusts the suspension damping and steering system according to the collected road information and body sensor data to offset the lateral and longitudinal oscillations generated by the vehicle through the bumpy road surface and emergency obstacle avoidance, thereby improving the vehicle's riding comfort, safety and dynamic driving performance.
A new design language that once again establishes a flagship image
In addition to the features mentioned above, the redesigned X7 also adopts the latest design language of the BMW family and adopts the same split headlight design as the new 7 series and the new i7. The mid-term redesign completely replaces the design language, which is also the first time in BMW's history.
Specifically, the new car as a whole looks more fashionable and trendy, and it is also more technological. The front surround redesign has a stronger three-dimensional feel, especially the new aluminum trim, which greatly enhances the sporty feel of the vehicle. In addition, the new car's middle net uses a new dazzling light curtain grille, which can be lit at night to increase the recognition of the whole vehicle. In addition, the new car is also equipped with an active air intake grille, which can effectively reduce the wind resistance when closed, and when opened, it can increase the impact area of the water tank, thereby improving the heat dissipation capacity of the engine.
On the side of the vehicle, optimizations have been made mainly in some details. For example, the rear window has added privacy glass to the original electric sun blind, further enhancing the privacy of passengers. In addition, the wheel hub size has also been increased from the original 22 inches to 23 inches, making the vehicle look more domineering.
In general, bmw X7 is not a "prince" bookboy, let alone a replacement for anyone. As the flagship of bmw's SAV family, the X7's redesign is comparable to the replacement, not only in the appearance of a comprehensive innovation, it has also been further improved in intelligent configuration, road performance. It is believed that this time the X7 is bound to carry the banner of the BMW SAV family flagship again.