Although the new forces say that they are comparable to the million-dollar level, I think that the large SUV market is indeed more plausible than the traditional luxury brand. At least look up to U8 to go out, and the "attention" it receives, whether it is envy or ridicule, is uncontrollable. And driving a BMW X7 or Mercedes-Benz GLS, others know your strength, but can't say anything about you. After all, the atmosphere is stable is the portrait that this level of car owners should have.
It is no exaggeration to say that ten years ago you said that BMW X5 is a million luxury cars, because at that time the BMW X5 top configuration was indeed more than 1 million, but now BMW X5 has dropped to the level of 70-800,000, and the domestic X5 is more than 500,000. So the million-class SUV in the BMW family has been replaced by the larger BMW X7.
However, compared with Mercedes-Benz's mid-to-large SUV GLS, the BMW X7's ** is still relatively friendly. Mercedes-Benz GLS minimum configuration of 2The 5T model will also go to more than 1.09 million, and the guide price of the entry version of the BMW X7 is 10390,000, and more than 800,000 cars after discounts. For example, the premium version of our xdrive40i, the naked car can basically be done within 1 million. Even this ** is cheaper than looking up to the U8 and Hongqi LS7.
Of course, in terms of details, the 2023 BMW X7 has indeed made a lot of changes, including the appearance, interior and power, so let's take you to understand them separately.
First of all, the change in the front face shape of the 2023 BMW X7 is also the adjustment of BMW's family this year. To the naked eye, it can be seen that the X7 and 7 Series like BMW are all in the shape of a split lamp cluster in the style of "squinting eyes", and the large nostrils are getting bigger and bigger, and there is a shining grille that will shine. Therefore, if you want to distinguish X5 and X7 or 5 Series and 7 Series from the appearance of **BMW, the most direct difference is to look at their lights, the thinner the higher the level.
The new shining grille does bring a strong sense of ceremony to the BMW X7, showing a waterfall lighting effect at night. Coupled with the welcome light blanket on the side of the car, this makes the BMW X7 not bad at night in terms of lighting function and sense of ceremony. However, the only reduction from the previous facelift is that the laser headlights have been canceled on the 2023 model.
Indeed, we have also tested the old BMW X7 headlights before, and the low beam and high beam results are not bad, but only the opening conditions of the laser headlights are really harsh, and the general road surface is basically not used. Indeed, BMW also found that the laser headlights were not only a waste of financial resources but also of little use, so they were canceled in **.
In addition, in terms of appearance, I have to say that the wheel size of BMW X7 is really large, and the wheels of low-end models start at 21 inches, and the high-end ones go directly to 23 inches. The BMW Group also said that it is the first time to provide 23-inch wheels on BMW's production models, so in terms of aura, the BMW X7 with large wheels is indeed very good-looking.
And it's easy to see the old and new models at a glance in the car, and the arrival of the iDrive 8 is definitely a major upgrade for the facelifted BMW X7. Equipped with a new curved screen, it looks like a conspicuous bag, 123-inch digital instrument cluster and 14The 9-inch touchscreen is also BMW's latest thing.
In terms of operation, iDrive8 retains the classic knob operation control, and adopts capacitive sensing technology, and realizes the handwriting function in the crystal knob button, so its touch and sensitivity are very high. And thanks to the larger display screen, the number of physical buttons is reduced by 50% compared to iDrive7.
The iDrive 8 is also the largest screen in the cockpit of BMW history, 14The 9-inch, 200 ppi is also by far the richest and clearest. At the same time, its design angle does not forget that BMW is biased towards the concept of driver first, so this set of curved design will indeed look better when driving.
Practical and beautiful UI design, although iDrive7 is already very good, but I dare to say that after you use up iDrive 8, you will feel that iDrive7 still has room for improvement. With more striking graphics and lighting-like graphics, as well as a more modern color scheme, iDrive 8 is as easy and intuitive to operate as a phone. I have to say that the overall in-car experience, iDrive 8 has added a lot of points to this BMW X7.
In other configurations, the BMW X7 also comes with a practical BMW smartphone app that supports remote control of the vehicle. The Executive ** also added a 12-speaker Harman Kardon system.
However, in terms of space, although the height and width of the BMW X7 are sufficient, because it is a 6 7-seater model, the legroom in the second row is not very spacious, and it can only achieve the standard that the second and third rows are very balanced. In particular, the seating space of the third row seats is somewhat compact, so bosses who want to thoroughly enjoy the rear space still need to consider it.
Compared with the BMW X7 before the facelift, ** has also made a lot of upgrades in engine tuning. The all-new BMW X7 still uses two sets of power, which are 30t in-line six-cylinder Xdrive40i and 4M 60i with 4T V8 engine (M50i before the facelift).
The engine of our Xdrive40i model is basically the same as that of the previous D of the facelift. The upgrade is that the engine code used in the pre-facelift model is B58B30C, and the output of this engine on the BMW X7 is 250kW, but this machine is used in models produced between 2016 and 2018, so it is not equipped with a 48V mild hybrid system.
The upgraded B58B30P engine, which is the one used in the current BMW X7, uses more advanced fuel injectors and turbochargers, and adds a 48V mild hybrid system. The output power also went directly to 280kw. For example, the 5 Series and 7 Series launched later in 2019 use this engine.
In addition, the B58B30C mounted on the X5 after the previous domestic production also deliberately reduced the power in order to meet the emission standards at the time. Not only BMW, in fact, many models during that time fine-tuned the power. However, now the B58B30P is enough to cope with various emission standards, so the power is also the most original at present.
And in this BMW X7 driving the overall feeling is still very brisk, and it does not make people feel big and bulky, at least in the large SUVs that have been driven, the acceleration and handling of most models are not as flexible as this BMW X7. And 5The 8-second speed increase is not only faster than before the facelift, but also more fuel-efficient.
In the chassis part, I have to praise that BMW's engineers specially tuned the **BMW X7, in addition to the original front double wishbone + rear multi-link independent suspension combination, the adaptive twin-axle air suspension is also used, so even when this big guy is merging at high speed, he will not shake left and right because he is an SUV with a higher chassis.
In addition, the new car offers an innovative Magic Carpet intelligent air suspension system, as well as an integrated active steering system to ensure driving comfort and agility on the road. At that time, from the experience, I felt that the suspension of the BMW X7 was still tuned and relatively tough. After all, it's impossible to combine comfort and sportiness at the same time.
Well, the above is the 2023 BMW X7 that we will take you to experience in this issue, in general, this facelift is still very rich, and the facelifted BMW X7, I think the configuration in these large SUVs in the same level is also quite high. And there aren't many that you want to find cheaper than it. Although compared to the luxury models of the new forces, BMW X7 will make people feel a little traditional, but it is not difficult to see that BMW is also trying to shorten the distance between the new power brands and the sense of distance, in terms of appearance and car machine system, BMW's current new technology is definitely not inferior to most of the new forces to make cars, but in the big color TV or big sofa, it may be that the traditional brand does not want to do, but it does not mean that they do not have the strength to do. So if you don't want to be the first batch of owners to eat crabs, the "steady" SUV BMW X7 created by traditional car companies is indeed a good choice.