The expected BMW i7 has just appeared naked in a new leak. The expectation on this model is maximum, as on the new BMW 7 Series, since the new design of the front part that has already been seen in the updated X7 was seen. An avant-garde style that has been revealed a few days before its world premiere.
The avant-garde design that the most luxurious models of the Munich brand will wear has already been revealed in the facelift to which the BMW X7 has undergone, presenting the front light groups divided into two layers according to the light functionality in question. . A design that powerfully attracts attention because, as is well known, what may fit better in one model does not have to fit the other in the same way.
A circumstance that has been taking place since the first prototypes of the new generation of series 7and the new i7They took to the streets. A little less than a week before its world premiere, the front face of the luxury electric saloon has been exposed in a leak, after appearing by mistake for a few minutes on the web portal of one of the national divisions of the German brand, and that you can see below these lines. bare remains the design offered by both the combustion and electric modelswith very clean forms.
The BMW i7, a luxury, avant-garde and electric saloon
The thin upper stripe houses daytime running lights and direction indicatorswhile in the lower level and very integrated in the front are the dipped and main lights. So integrated that they are perfectly concealed as if they were decorative mouldings, accompanying the much larger double ovoid grille, with fine vertical bars and with marked edges now more angular. The bumper features a trapezoid-shaped lower grille, practically the only cooling intake for the mechanics.
It is not difficult to imagine a side that follows in the footsteps of the outgoing model, nor the back, which will follow the same line as the new BMW iX, the electric SUV, with fine pilots which, yes, will completely transform the rear view like never before. A design that, as a whole, will not differ much from the equivalent combustion model, the 7 Series. Although the brand has already advanced some interior teasers, it remains to be discovered as well. the revolutionary dashboard that the manufacturer has announcedwhich is expected to be unveiled next April 20 in the planned event, if it is not leaked again in the few days that remain.
The German firm has confirmed some of the mechanical options that the rival of the new Mercedes EQSincluding the i7 xDrive60 which will feature two electric motors, xDrive all-wheel drive and a maximum autonomy with a single charge that will reach 500 kilometers in this version, and up to 700 kilometers in the basic “eDrive50”. The system will be rechargeable in fast charging installations with a power of up to 200 kW, in just under 20 minutes up to 80 percent of the total capacity. The first units of the new Series 7 and i7 are expected to circulate on European roads from mid-November 2022.