Whereas the seventh era of the brand new BMW 7 Collection goes electrical, the German automaker nonetheless plans on promoting a gas-powered V8 model of its flagship luxurious sedan in Canada.
And, there’s no value premium for the EV. Each fashions will begin on the similar value in Canada – $147,000, earlier than transport.
“No measurement matches all, not on this business,” mentioned Oliver Zipse, chairman of BMW AG throughout a round-table dialogue after the 7 Collection unveiling at a non-public occasion on the Chelsea Industrial in New York Metropolis.
“That is the last decade of range, the last decade of flexibility. Markets worldwide cope with all kinds of various buyer wants. That’s why we stay open to all applied sciences as a result of it’s the proper idea for our prospects. With our method we’re nicely ready for a not-so-easy predictable future,” he mentioned.
In Canada, two 7 Collection sedans can be found: the primary pure electrical i7 xDrive60 and the gas-powered 760i xDrive.
On the coronary heart of the i7 xDrive60 are two electrical motors, which ship 536 horsepower and 549 lb-ft of torque and allow it to go 0-100 km/h in about 4.7 seconds. Vary is estimated at as much as 498 kilometres, in accordance with preliminary BMW AG exams primarily based on the EPA’s check process requirements. On a Degree 2 charger, it would take roughly 10.5 hours to cost. That’s minimize down drastically on a DC quick charger – it’ll take solely ten minutes to cost as much as 128 kilometres. The high-voltage battery has 101.7 kWh of usable power.
The 760i xDrive shall be powered by a extra gasoline environment friendly 4.4-liter TwinPower Turbo V8 engine, which now has a brand new 48V gentle hybrid know-how and an electrical motor built-in into the brand new eight-speed Steptronic Sport transmission. Complete output is 536 horsepower and 553 lb-ft of torque, which permits this mannequin to hit 0-100 km/h in roughly 4.2 seconds.
On the surface, the 7 Collection retains its posh, elegant seems to be with new lighting particulars together with non-obligatory gorgeous Swarovski crystal headlights. Inside, it’s luxurious and clear with few buttons, dials and switches. Rear-seat riders get the very best seat in the home due to new multi-contour reclining rear seats with a gap-free leg relaxation for the seat behind the entrance passenger and entry to an enormous, 31-inch rear theater display with built-in Amazon Fireplace TV and 8K decision. The display drops from the ceiling through a mini, 5.5-inch tablet-like, management unit within the rear doorways.
Since manufacturing of the 7 Collection sedan began in 1977, BMW has bought practically two million models globally. Zipse is banking on having the most important increase in gross sales in a single lifecycle with the electrical i7. By the top of 2025, BMW goals to ship greater than two million totally electrical automobiles globally from its complete portfolio of automobiles, not simply the electrical i7. It additionally plans to cut back its merchandise’ whole carbon footprint by 40 per cent by 2030.
The 2023 BMW i7 xDrive60 and 760i xDrive launch in Canada in This fall of 2022. Reservations for the i7 can be found at www.bmw.ca with a deposit of $5,000.