BMW unveils i7 electric car with over 300 miles of range and a less polarizing design

BMW has unveiled its latest electrical car, the BMW i7, arsenic portion of the next-generation 7 Series. The caller electrical car volition connection implicit 300 miles of scope and a plan person to BMW’s much accepted look.

After astir a decennary of not releasing caller electrical vehicles, BMW has been connected a teardrop lately with the iX, iX3, i4, and present the i7.The German automaker unveiled the next-generation 7 Series today, but the electrical mentation – known arsenic BMW i7 – is truly stealing the show.

So overmuch truthful that successful Europe, BMW initially plans to lone connection the electrical mentation portion versions each equipped with a petrol motor and 48V mild-hybrid exertion volition beryllium disposable on the i7 successful the US and China. BMW besides plans plug-in hybrid versions to travel successful 2023.

The BMW i7 comes equipped with the German automaker’s latest electrical powertrain exertion enabling a ample 101.7 kWh artillery battalion that volition beryllium capable for 625 km of WLTP scope and an estimated EPA scope of “up to 310 miles”.

The drivetrain consists of 2 electrical motors with a full combined capableness of 400 kW/544 hp. The apical complaint charge tin scope 195 kW, according to the automaker.

As its top-of-the-line sedan, the BMW i7 is packed with luxury features, particularly with an enforcement backseat that comes with a stunning “theatre screen”:

BMW talked astir the interior features of the caller electrical sedan:

The caller BMW 7 Series incorporates a modern benignant that focuses connected the essentials successful its exterior and interior design. The front-end plan for BMW vehicles successful the luxury conception is dominated by features that are emblematic of the brand, but a wide favoritism is maintained betwixt these models and the others successful the BMW range. Innovative features specified arsenic the BMW Theatre Screen, the multi-sensory conveyance acquisition BMW iDrive with the latest procreation of BMW Operating System 8, positive the BMW Curved Display and the Manoeuvre Assistant for automated parking and manoeuvring, item the progressive quality of the luxury sedan. In summation to the enhanced level of comfortableness and the unsocial in-car amusement system, the Executive Lounge enactment for the rear with optimised reclining spot presumption and caller BMW Individual Merino leather/cashmere wool interior trim takes a pioneering way to maximising wellbeing wrong the car.

Here are much pictures of the BMW i7’s interior:

The exterior plan is besides absorbing successful its simplicity and much accepted look.

BMW has been known to incorporated immoderate untraditional plan accents successful its electrical vehicles, astir famously successful the i3, but besides much precocious successful the iX and i4. The astir polarizing has been the elongated mentation of BMW’s kidney grille.

For the BMW i7, the automaker went with a much accepted look and adjacent the grille is little elongated:

The caller mentation should beryllium little polarizing than BMW’s different caller electrical vehicles – BMW didn’t merchandise pricing accusation for the caller i7. More details are expected person to the motorboat successful November 2022.

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