最近外媒传言称，宝马将在11月的洛杉矶车展发布X7旗舰级SUV，而这款高端SUV的主要目标市场锁定为美国和中国，当然该车也会在欧洲销售。目前预量产版已经开始测试并在宝马南卡罗来纳州工厂生产，未来的量产版也将在该厂投产。X7上市之初将只提供内燃机引擎，包括4.4升V8双涡轮和3.0升柴油引擎，或许还有搭载V12引擎的X7xDriveM60i。未来最终还将增加混动版本，预计该车将搭载一台2.0升涡轮汽油引擎和一台电机，纯电动模式续航里程约为96公里。X7车身尺寸与奔驰GLS和路虎揽胜大致相同，在美国市场竞争车型包括凯迪拉克凯雷德，林肯领航员，而在欧洲市场唯一竞争车型是奔驰GLS。X7在11月发布之后将于今年底或明年初上市。

 

BMW X7 To Debut In Production Guise In November

BMW is on a roll these days with new or revised models, like the new M5, i8 Roadster and X2, as well as the facelifted 2 Series Active Tourer. These are going to be joined by a number of even cooler cars later this year, like the 8 Series, Z4, X4, and the X7 flagship. The latter is rumored to arrive at the Los Angeles Auto Show in November this year.

 

Interestingly, the Bavarian company has decided to lift the veil of the CLAR-based SUV in LA instead of Paris a couple of weeks earlier. Nothing is confirmed at the moment, but Autocar, a trustworthy source for debut rumors, is reporting the vehicle will make its public premiere in the City of Angels. The main target of the first-ever X7 will be the American and Chinese markets, but it will also be available in a number of versions in Europe. Pre-production prototypes are already out testing and are being assembled at BMW’s South Carolina plant in the U.S., where the final production version is also going to be built.

 

Initially, according to Autocar, the mammoth SUV will be offered to customers only with traditional internal combustion engines, including a 4.4-liter biturbo V8, a 3.0-liter diesel, and probably a range-topping V12-equipped X7 xDrive M60i. Eventually, a hybrid powertrain will join the range, combining a 2.0-liter turbo gas motor with an electric motor, providing a zero-emission range of about 60 miles. (96 kilometers).

 

Roughly the same size as the Mercedes-Benz GLS and the Land Rover Range Rover, the X7 will compete against the Cadillac Escalade, Lincoln Navigator, and the likes on the U.S. market. The only real alternative in Europe will be the GLS.

 

Given the November debut, we expect customer deliveries to begin by the end of the year or early 2019.