BMW’s New i7 is a 7 Series With an Electric Heart

For many years, the BMW 7 Series has served as the pinnacle of the automaker’s sedan lineup. The latest iteration of this extremely-luxe flagship presents a assorted assortment of powertrains. The most gas-successful is the 745e xDrive, which pairs a turbocharged inline-six with a plug-in hybrid ingredient. Even so, to day, there have been no fully electric powered variations to contend with the Mercedes-Benz EQS, Porsche Taycan or Tesla Model S.

That will change quickly, as evidenced by a new auto known as the i7 that BMW is teasing on its website. Here’s everything we know about the future electrical equivalent of the 7 Series.

Shadowy shots and the iX hint at i7’s style and design

Really like it or hate it the substantial “twin kidney” front grille is hard to slip-up for anything at all but a BMW. The teaser visuals and online video the automaker have revealed all emphasize (virtually) the pair of big grilles — which are probably attractive, as EVs have no have to have for such huge air intakes (maw). Flanking the maw are some absolutely swanky-on the lookout headlights. BMW states the out there Crystal Headlights are designed out of actual crystal. They’re thinner than the lights uncovered on the present 7 Series and surface to resemble the kinds we have observed on the iX SUV.