The planning of a new BMW X7 is not new, the German based carmaker first playing with this dream in 2014 when it announced the arrival of a new X SUV model, way to powerful and more high-tech than the present X5 and X6.

The model was recently caught on shots while performing some road tests wearing full-camouflage and announcing extremely hot styling bits.

As expected, the new X SUV will take its design lines from the X5, but will be extremely big, stretched and extremely aggressive, especially since it will stand on the company`s new CLAR modular platform, also underpinning the new 3-, 5- and 7-Series.

This means that the model will be built from lightweight materials such as carbon fiber-reinforced plastic and aluminum, which allow the fitting of new and more powerful engines under the hood.

Inside, the CLAR platform will also allow additional space to be used for rear passenger legroom, especially since the model is announced to come with a three-seat configuration. As for the high-tech gizmos, the model will borrow the latest technology, like gesture control, semi-autonomous driving system, new infotainment system and much more.

In the engine department, the 2019 BMW X7 SUV will come with a wide array of V8 engines with inline sis-cylinder configurations, adding some V12s and a plug-in hybrid version as well. We should find full details somewhere next year.

Once arriving on the market in 2018, the all-new BMW X7 will become the direct competitor of the new Cadillac Escalade, Land Range Rover LWB, Audi Q7 or Mercedes-Benx GLS. It will also be built at the carmaker`s main plant in Spartanburg, South Carolina.

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BMW has been very successful with the recently unveiled 2016 BMW 7-Series at the 2015 Frankfurt Motor Show, but its supremacy on the luxury SUV segment is still far away from becoming a reality, as other carmakers have already taken the steps on that matter. And if BMW wants to keep up with the recently and most technologically advanced Bentayga SUV from Bentley, it better come up with something even bigger.

But BMW fans are keeping the common sense and positive thinking, as the German based carmaker would eventually come up with something even more impressive, just as it did with the 7-Series. And rumors state that it might be the long-expected BMW X7 that everybody has been talking about for the last couple of months, heading towards production somewhere in 2018, yet leaving the Bentley Bentayga with practically no competitors for the moment.

It is supposed to be the biggest SUV ever built, standing on the same HPLC platform, the same shared with the 7-Series and which would eventually replace the 35up architecture for good.

Most importantly, the upcoming BMW X7 is also said to take its visual inspiration from the one-off BMW Vision Luxury Concept, unveiled at the Concorso d`Eleganza Villa d`Este, last year. This means that the upcoming X7 will also pack the latest technological advancements available on the market today.

Under the hood, we might also expect to see a 6.0-liter V12 engine, equipping the top of the line version, along with a wide array of six- and eight-cylinder engines. So far, the details are rather limited, but we should expect fresh news on the new BMW X7 SUV by the end of this year!

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According to Autobild, the upcoming BMW X7 might come with a price of 125,000 euros in Europe, being launched into production at the end of 2018.

The BMW X7 will come with an interesting and modern design, expecting to see a much larger kidney grille, massive front bumper with huge air intakes, while inside, the SUV will provide enough space for seven passengers and their bags.

Under the hood, the upcoming BMW X7 is expected to use the engines found on the X6 model, meaning a 3.0-liter six-cylinder unit, as well as a 4.4-liter V8 with 555 horsepower.

The BMW X7 SUV will use one of the two architectures recently announced by the carmaker, expecting a front-wheel or a rear-wheel drive layout.

The large premium and luxurious SUV will directly compete the Mercedes-Benz GL, the Infiniti XQ80 or the Cadillac Escalade, once it will be launched in the United States or Europe.

BMW estimates between 40,000 – 50,000 units to be sold a year.

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The upcoming BMW X7 SUV has been recently caught on shots by spy photographers and if the model doesn’t look like a real SUV, is because it might stand on the body of the 2016 7-Series.

The BMW X7 SUV will come into the market as a 2016 model and it seems that will resemble the 2016 BMW 7-Series model, at least this is what the camouflage is trying to tell us.

The 2016 BMW X7 will use a lot of aluminum and carbon fiber components, weighing the same as the present X5 model and being wider than the present model.

The wider and larger 2016 BMW X7 will compete against the already announced Mercedes-Benz GL-Class in Europe, while in the US, the upcoming X7 will battle the Cadillac Estate and the Infiniti QX80.

The 2015 BMW X7 is rumored to be launched at the end of the 2015, with a complete details list to be launched at that moment.

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Based on BMW`s intention of launching a future X7 SUV in 2017, the model was already launched online in some renderings, by the famous Hungarian designer, Theophilus Chin, showing us how the future model would look like.

At a first glimpse, we might be talking here perhaps at the largest vehicle ever to be manufactured by the German based automaker, the huge SUV promising to be environmental friendly as well.

Arndt Ellinghorst, the chief of the ISI Group, stated that the X7 perfectly reflects the company`s dilemma, in terms of efficiency meeting consumerism, as the SUV in question will not be fuel-efficient.

On the other hand, representatives from the BMW Group have tried to make their own statement in defense, mentioning that the decision made of building up the X7 “is in accordance with the subject of sustainability”, the model being itself an efficient one.

Customers have different needs worldwide, especially in the US, where the X7 is expected to cope with the American drivers` needs, as they have always asked for a bigger X model, bigger than the X5 as well.

The BMW X7 would thus run against the Mercedes-Benz`s GL model, which is also a massive seven-seat SUV, weighing 2,455 kg and being 5.1 meters long.

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It seems that the canceled X7 project gets back in the Germans plans as the demand is increasing on the mainly markets for BMW. Thanks to Friedrich Eichiner, a BMW official, the rumors on the new BMW X7 SUV returned in the foreground as the German official stated that they are still considering that is enough room in their range for a new SUV.

About two years ago we talked about this project but the Germans decided that this project is a dead-end one, so they quitted the idea, mainly of the financial problems worldwide. However, we can see a new German SUV soon as the important markets such as China are interested in this business.

According to the first details, the BMW X7 would be 30 mm longer and thus, at the interior will be enough room for seven passangers, creating an advantage ahead of the X5 and X6 little brothers.

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