![]() Yes, it’s still a standout design, but the overall X7 look is more mature while still being avant-garde and modern. It’s been toned down a bit recently, too, and finally looks a bit more tasteful and better integrated into the rest of the styling. They flank a big, BMW-style grille that somehow looks less offensive and more appropriate on a big SUV like this than it does on … well, the rest of the BMW lineup. The new X7 shows its family resemblance to the newly redesigned 7 Series sedan by mimicking its headlight and grille treatment - there are some slim daytime running light “brows” located above the actual headlights, which are lower on the front fascia. ![]() Is the Style Still Polarizing?Ģ023 BMW X7 | photo by Aaron Bragman Did BMW fall into the same trap? We drove one for a week to find out. With the latest German luxury trend towards increasingly complicated touchscreen controls, we had our concerns, especially after experiencing the latest Mercedes-Benz systems that have left a generally terrible impression on us. We wanted to evaluate how the updates BMW made to the X affected its livability on a daily basis. It may not be the top Alpina, but the mid-level M60i is certainly nothing to sneeze at. Instead, it hands its X7 over to in-house tuner Alpina to create the top-of-the-line Alpina XB7, which is tuned more for on-road high performance than track capability. BMW doesn’t make an “X7 M” like it does for the X3 or X5, rightly thinking that a track-capable M version of a seven-occupant SUV is a bit barmy. We spent a week with the “mid-level” model, the M60i, but “mid-level” is something of a misnomer - there’s nothing cheap or ordinary about this SUV. It starts with the X7 xDrive40i, powered by a twin-turbo 3.0-liter inline-six-cylinder engine pumping out 375 horsepower steps up to the performance M-badged X7 M60i with its 523-hp, twin-turbo V-8 and culminates in the exclusive Alpina-badged XB7 and it’s hairy-chested 631-hp, V-8 and super-opulent interior. They’re priced the same, most of them reaching over $100,000 easily, but their missions are different: The global brand offerings need to be able to fit through tight European cities, while the Americans ones more often ply wide-open interstates from sea-to-shining-sea.īMW’s new X7 is decidedly a global player, obvious from its size and content, and features three different trims to satisfy the super-premium SUV buyer. ![]() When you get to a certain price point for luxury SUVs, you start to diversify into two categories: the American behemoths like the Cadillac Escalade, Lincoln Navigator and Jeep Grand Wagoneer, or the slightly more global-sized foreign brand offerings like the Mercedes-Benz GLS, Land Rover Range Rover, Lexus LX 600 and this, the redesigned 2023 BMW X7. Versus the competition: The new X7 provides a true rival to luxury SUVs such as the Mercedes-Benz GLS and Land Rover Range Rover, but it’s starting to approach too much technology overcomplication. The verdict: Cushy, comfy, and quick, the newly restyled BMW X7 provides a mostly premium experience, but it still can confound casual users.
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