谍照记者首次在德国拍到了宝马X7测试车照片。该车基于2016款宝马7系,车身增加了很多配重块以模拟X7跨界车增加的车重。这种做法看起来有些怪异,但玛莎拉蒂当初就是采用类似做法测试2016款Levante。宝马不愿透露X7规格,但X7显然与下一代7系共享同一平台。这意味着两款车的动力系统也将共享,预计包括一系列人们熟悉的六缸和八缸引擎。另外据传该车还将搭载V12和插电混动系统,但宝马官方并未证实此说法。X7将在宝马位于美国南卡罗来纳州州Spartanburg工厂投产,预计于2017或2018年上市。
BMW X7 mule spied for the first time
Our spies have snapped the first pictures of a BMW X7 development mule.
Caught undergoing testing in Germany, the mule is based on the 2016 7-Series and features a variety of weights to help simulate the added bulk of the crossover. This might sound a little strange but Maserati is using a similar approach to test the 2016 Levante.
BMW has been coy on specifications but the test mule effectively confirms the X7 will ride on the same platform that underpins the next-generation 7-Series. This likely means engines will be shared among the models so expect to see the familiar six- and eight-cylinder options. There have also been rumors about a V12 and plug-in hybrid variant but nothing is official as of yet.
The BMW X7 will be built in Spartanburg, South Carolina and the model is expected to be launched in 2017 or 2018.