宝马近日开始在纽伯格林赛道测试X7，不过，这辆测试车仍采用重度伪装。X7与X5在外观上有很多相似之处，两款车的车头部分几乎一样，只是X7的前脸略有不同。另外，X7的车厢部分更方正，后保险杠也很相似。两款车的最大不同是X7比X5要更长。从车身侧面轮廓看，X7增加的长度足以包括增加的一排座椅，车厢内可容纳七名乘客。X7与宝马其他车型共享CLAR平台，它的底盘与现行版5系和7系车共享。未来的X5和劳斯莱斯Project Cullinan也将采用该平台。最近拍到的视频显示，该车引擎发出的声音像是一台V8引擎。而X7高端版本还将提供V12引擎，入门级车型则搭载V6引擎。追求节能环保性能的消费者会选择搭载四缸涡轮柴油引擎的插电混动版本。虽然没有车厢内照片，但据报道，车内豪华程度超过7系，宝马还将提供一款超豪华四座版本。预计宝马将于明年发布X7，随后将于2019年上市。该车与X5一样将在美国南卡罗来纳州斯帕腾伯格工厂投产。
BMW X7 Spied Speeding Around The Nurburgring
Like the next-generation BMW X5, the German automaker’s engineers are now testing the upcoming X7 at the Nürburgring rather than conducting evaluations in the arctic. The company still keeps the big crossover under heavy camouflage.
The X7 has a distinct similarity to the next X5. Their front ends are virtually identical, except for a slightly different fascia on the larger vehicle. The bigger CUV also has a somewhat more upright greenhouse. Their rear bumpers are comparable, too.
The major difference between them is that the X7 is much longer than the X5. Looking at them in profile, it’s clear that the additional length is enough for including an extra row of seats for fitting a total of seven people inside.
The X7 uses the CLAR platform that underpins an increasing number of BMW models. Versions of the same chassis also support the current 5 Series and 7 Series. The future X5 and Rolls-Royce Project Cullinan will use it, too.
A recent spy video captures the X7 with an engine note that sounds like a V8. A V12 would also be available for higher trim models, and an inline-six could be the base engine. Green-minded customers could likely order a turbocharged four-cylinder plug-in hybrid, too like the one available from the 740e.
There are no photos of the X7’s cabin yet, but it’s reportedly an even more luxurious place than the 7 Series. BMW would allegedly also offer an ultra-posh four-seat version.
BMW will likely unveil the X7 in 2018, and the crossover will go on sale around 2019. Like the X5, production will take place at the company’s factory in Spartanburg, South Carolina.