BMW X7 premium seven-seater on the horizon

It was 2014 when plans were first brought to light about the introduction of a BMW X7. Now the premium people mover has a 2018 release date, when it will sit at the top of BMW’s SUV range in terms of size and price.

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Perhaps recently launched high-end SUVs like the Bentley Bentayga and Maserati Levante prompted BMW to remind us about the X7. The company has issued a video presentation where the luxury high-roller can be seen hidden under a veil – the first official image of the X7.

BMW Chairman, Harold Kruger, said, “After leading the premium segment for more than ten consecutive years … we will be broadening our model range with the BMW X7.”

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Artist’s impression of what the BMW X7 could look like

We don’t need to see the whole car to know the BMW X7 will be a properly luxurious vehicle. BMW’s cutting edge technology is typically debuted in its BMW 7 Series limousines, with which the X7 is likely to share much of its equipment.

Specific details are hard to come by this far from release, though a range of six-cylinder and V8 engines is probable. The availability of a V12 engine is also rumoured.

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Development of the X7 is well underway. A BMW 7-Series sedan has been spied cold weather testing with weight added to its roof, mimicking the load of the X7 body (pictured above).

It’s reasonable to expect a concept version of the X7 will appear at a motor show in the near future and offer suggestions about design direction. The production version will be built in the United States.