On April 20, a year after the mercedes-Benz S-Class, BMW officially released a new generation of 7 Series, as well as a pure electric version of the 7 Series, the i7. The new 7 series has done a detailed analysis before, and friends who want to see the detailed analysis of the content can turn over the content of the first two weeks, and I will not repeat it here.
As a model that most consumers can't reach, the new generation of CLAR architecture of the new 7 series and the pure electric power of the i7 are not the focus of ordinary consumers. The split headlight design, which many consumers call "squinting", has become the most controversial update of the new 7 Series.
However, when many people lamented that "squinting" had deprived the 7 Series of the temperament of a large luxury car, Rolls-Royce updated the winter test video of the first tram, the Spectre, in the Arctic Circle. (In fact, Rolls-Royce updated the Shining's winter test video on March 30, and it was only after BMW's new 7 Series "squinting" split headlights caused controversy that people remembered this video.)
In this winter video, although the body of the shining spirit is still covered by camouflage patterns, compared with the static pictures of the headlights covered by camouflage patterns last September, we can finally get a glimpse of some headlights this time: two-stage daytime running lights at the top and rectangular headlights composed of two light sources below.
It all gives a familiar taste: the lighting system is exactly the same as last year's BMW i7 camouflage test car spy photos.
BMW i7 camouflage test car
This also means that Rolls-Royce's first mass-produced pure tram will use split headlights, and it is likely to be "squinting", it seems that the split headlight design has appeared within the BMW Group.
Russian media kolesa.ru based on the winter test video, as well as the previous Rolls-Royce two-door model Phantom (the Shining is an alternative model of the Phantom) to create a hypothetical picture of the Shining, the headlights part of the credibility is very high.
Image from kolesa.ru
The part including the taillights is a good restoration of the flashing taillights in the winter test video, but the tail of the car is a little too old-fashioned and does not fit the image of the Flash tram.
Image from kolesa.ru
In addition, the British media AUTOCAR.CO.UK also produced a hypothetical picture of the Shining, which is more electrified and more modern than the imaginary map of the kolesa.ru.
Image from AUTOCAR.CO.UK
However, the statement that "BMW passed on the split headlights to Rolls-Royce" is not accurate, because the Shining is not the first Rolls-Royce to use a split headlight design.
After Rolls-Royce was taken over by BMW, the seventh-generation Phantom, launched in 2003, adopted the design of split headlights, but at that time, the upper rectangular lower headlights and the lower round lights.
In 2004, to commemorate the centenary of the brand's founding, Rolls-Royce launched the 100EX experimental model with a slender light strip at the top and a round light below. (Phantom Coupé also used this form of headlights.)
In 2013, the seventh-generation Phantom switched to a rectangular headlight at the top and an elongated strip below.
In 2018, the eighth generation of Phantom was developed using the new Architecture of Luxury platform, which deprecated the design of split headlights.
So the correct statement should be that the BMW Group's split headlights were transmitted by the Rolls-Royce Phantom to the BMW 7 Series.
But the problem is, from the hypothetical picture drawn by foreign media for the Shining, this set of split headlights does not seem to be so ugly, why did it become "squinting" on the BMW 7 series?
Before answering this question, we need to know why manufacturers are keen to use split headlights. This is mainly because when we mistakenly think that the narrow strip provides illumination, we will think that the technological content of the headlight is very high, but the current light source technology can not make the headlamp so slender, so it is necessary to hide the main lamp and visually create lighting provided by the narrow strip.
Let's first look at two examples of decent split headlights: chevrolet trailblazers, and NIO ES8.
The split headlights of these two cars do not look contradictory, among which the Chevrolet Trailblazer, although the headlights below are not hidden, but the upper light strip has an upward arc in both sections, plus the light strip itself also has a certain width, so it will make people mistakenly think that this light strip provides illumination.
The two-stage strip of the WEILAI ES8 is somewhat similar to the BMW 7 series, but Weilai cleverly integrates the ES8 headlights into the intake tract below, hiding it, and playing an effect that makes people mistakenly think that the light strip provides illumination.
However, the headlights under the BMW 7 Series split are incompatible with the material of the bumper, making it obvious at a glance that the headlights below are actually providing the illumination.
"Squinting" is not a problem with the BMW 7 Series, and not creating a visual effect provided by the "squinting eye" is the biggest problem with the 7 Series split headlights.
Of course, if you're a potential consumer of the new 7 Series, consider black paint. The rectangular headlights under the split headlights blend well with the black bumper and look much more harmonious.