BMW will fire its competitor from the Mercedes-Benz EQS on auto land next year. That all-electric variant of the new 7 Series can now be seen in camouflage trim from every angle, as BMW shares an extensive series of photos of an i7 being subjected to cold tests.
Although SUVs in the higher segments are also gaining popularity, large sedans continue to strike a chord with many people. Lovers of such top limos are currently doing well. Genesis has a new G90, Audi recently gave the A8 a facelift and Mercedes-Benz recently put the electric EQS ​​next to the still young S-class. BMW will come with a completely new 7-series next year, but it doesn’t stop there. In the same way that the i4 is an electric version of the 4-series Gran Coupé, the i7 that the brand launches next year will be an electric variant of the new Siebener. BMW shows an extensive series of photos of the i7 as it undergoes cold testing in Sweden.
BMW is clearly taking a different path in electrical terms than rival Mercedes-Benz. At least, in the higher segments. Like BMW, Mercedes-Benz supplies electric versions of cars that are also available with combustion engines, although the gentlemen and ladies in Stuttgart only carry such electric versions in the ‘lower’ segments. Besides their size and positioning, cars like the EQE and EQS have nothing to do with cars like the E and S class. BMW does it differently. For example, the iX3 is an electric version of the X3, but the i5 will also just be an electric version of the new 5 series and the i7 in these photos is an EV that shares its platform with the new 7 series that will also come with combustion engines .
BMW i7 (illustration)
BMW does not yet share a lot of technical data about the new i7, although the brand does indicate that the average energy consumption of the electric top sedan is 19.5-22.5 kWh per 100 kilometers. In addition, BMW clearly hints at the dynamic character that the i7 should get. The with brand speaks, among other things, of “[…] sporty tuning of the springs and dampers”. We also know that the electric powertrain is related to that of the iX, BMW’s SUV that has no conventionally powered counterpart. The way in which the i7 slides through the snow in some photos suggests that the electric power can also be sent to only the rear wheels.. Furthermore, we have to make do with this beautiful photo series, which shows the electric beast in the freezing cold of Arjeplog, Sweden, a few kilometers from the Arctic Circle.
By year, BMW will launch both the new 7-series and its electric version, the i7.
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