X7 [Hot!] 2023 BMW X7 FACELIFT

[Merc1]

With all my love for the brand, that's not true. Aston Martin has the best quality as well as a variety of exterior paint.

Bless your heart for believing that about their quality.

M

 

[exokiss]

Bless your heart for believing that about their quality.

All I meant was the mass-production exterior paint choices only. No offense Marc1

 

[Tourbillon]

INSTRUMENTED TEST
Tested: 2023 BMW X7 Looks Weird but Is Improved
PUBLISHED: JAN 26, 2023

Tested: 2023 BMW X7's Weird New Face Belies the SUV's Inner Beauty

The big SUV has more power and more features, but you'll have to get past the new look.

www.caranddriver.com

UPDATE 1/26/23: This review has been updated with test results for the M60i.

Love it or hate it, BMW's controversial styling is here to stay. The grilles keep getting bigger, the headlights keep getting weirder, and yet the brand's sales remain strong. This time around, it's the big X7 SUV's turn for facial surgery. The 2023 model has an updated look meant to bring it in line with the new-generation 7-series sedan, and it's polarizing. There's more to the new X7 than revised front- and rear-end designs, however, as the model also sees upgraded engines, a spruced-up interior, and several new standard and optional features.

While the previous X7 looked pretty much like a stretched and inflated X5, the new front end makes a more distinct statement with its eyebrow-like daytime running lights above the squared-off headlights mounted lower on the fascia. BMW admits it's not the first automaker to adopt this inverted-headlight look. We can't help but notice that earlier vehicles that tried it, such as the Jeep Cherokee and the Nissan Juke, either quickly abandoned it or have been dropped altogether. Nonetheless, we won't be surprised if the X5 and X6 eventually adopt this face too. Sigh.

The X7's tail is more pleasing to the eye, as the added chrome bar and revised taillights make for a crisp appearance. There are also new wheel designs, including a massive 23-inch option for the first time. Those big rollers are best avoided, though, as the X7 we drove with the 23s rode harshly over big bumps. The 21- and 22-inchers ride better and still fill out the wheel wells just fine.

HIGHS: Strong V-8 engine, rich interior, drives smaller than it is.

Once again, the X7 offers a choice of six-cylinder or V-8 power. BMW says the vast majority of buyers choose the xDrive40i model with a turbocharged 3.0-liter inline-six, and that's the engine that has received the more significant upgrades. It gains 40 horsepower and 52 pound-feet of torque for new totals of 375 horses and 383 pound-feet—now surpassing the Mercedes-Benz GLS450 in both regards. On top of that, a 48-volt hybrid system adds torque that juices the total up to 398 pound-feet. The twin-turbo 4.4-liter V-8 also gets the 48-volt system, but its output is unchanged at 523 horsepower and 553 pound-feet. Don't be fooled by the V-8's new M60i model designation replacing the previous M50i. BMW says this change in nomenclature was merely meant to align gas-engine trim levels with electric models, including the new iX M60.

As is becoming de rigueur among full-size luxury SUVs, the X7's list of driver-assistance features has grown to include a hands-free driving function. Unlike Cadillac's Super Cruise or Lincoln's ActiveGlide, however, the X7's system is hands-free only at lower speeds, such as in a traffic-jam scenario. With so many cameras and sensors onboard, BMW also throws in functions such as a trailer backup assist and a park-assist system that can "remember" certain maneuvers and autonomously guide you into or out of a tight garage.

LOWS: Strange-looking front end, M60i isn't cheap, hands-free driving only works at low speeds.

The X7 already had a lot going for itself as one of the more luxurious and best-driving entries in the full-size-SUV class. It doesn't come cheap—our M60i test car stickered for $122,545—but neither do its competitors. For 2023, the numerous upgrades, namely improved powertrains and an appealing array of technology, only reinforce its position at the top of the segment. And although the X7 was never a great beauty—nor is any giant barge like this, for that matter—the funky new front end is really the only catch.

DIMENSIONS
Wheelbase: 122.2 in
Length: 203.6 in
Width: 78.7 in
Height: 72.2 in
Passenger Volume, F/M/R: 58/50/34 ft3
Cargo Volume: 12 ft3
Curb Weight: 5838 lb

C/D TEST RESULTS
60 mph: 3.8 sec
100 mph: 9.8 sec
1/4-Mile: 12.3 sec @ 111 mph
120 mph: 14.6 sec
Results above omit 1-ft rollout of 0.2 sec.
Rolling Start, 5–60 mph: 4.9 sec
Top Gear, 30–50 mph: 2.8 sec
Top Gear, 50–70 mph: 3.1 sec
Top Speed (gov ltd): 129 mph
Braking, 70–0 mph: 155 ft
Braking, 100–0 mph: 316 ft
Roadholding, 300-ft Skidpad: 0.85 g

C/D FUEL ECONOMY
Observed: 15 mpg
75-mph Highway Driving: 23 mpg
75-mph Highway Range: 500 mi

EPA FUEL ECONOMY
Combined/City/Highway: 18/16/21 mpg."

Continues in link. Adapted.

 

[Titot]

The X7 xDrive40d L.C.I. at the 2023 annual press conference which is the same launch event as its Grand Klasse sibling: the 750e xDrive. Credit-Source: https://www.headlightmag.com/2023-02-28-picture-specs-bmw-x7-xdrive40d-m-sport-lci/

 

[Titot]

To be continued.

 

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[dalab]

Very nice photos, the 23" fits the X7 perfectly

 

[Titot]

Very nice photos, the 23" fits the X7 perfectly

Yes, those 23 inches Individual rims had elevated the entire appearance of the X7 by setting it apart from the X5 and X6. Despite a fact that the X7 is being positioned as a flagship SAV which is a where it should be showcasing something bold and unique.

The pre-facelift G07 is giving an impression of being an extension/expansion of current G05 (and sometimes G06). While the facelift model is clearly leaning towards the G09 and G70.

 

[SCOTT27]

All Black M60i

 

[dalab]

Interesting, BMW builds a car in a new segment and snatches the top spot as a rounded car.
The details of poor termination in the RR call my attention.

That being said, and being the X7 an excellent design that also proved to be super successful in sales, even competing against this RR, my choice goes to the RR, it's so English, so well resolved, it's more special.
BMW in its next generation of X7 should take it to that aura of RR, separate it more from the X5 to give it a more special swing like it did with the 7 series

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[SCOTT27]

Range Rover is still in a class of its own. It appears to be in a higher status than the X7. No doubt the next X7 development team will be taking notes, especially when the BMW engined models drive in and out of the FIZ regularly.

 

[dalab]

especially when the BMW engined models drive in and out of the FIZ regularly.

Isn't it the other way around? I suppose they will send the motors so that LR can place them in their facilities, I would think that this is the most obvious or not?

 

[Rolf]

Certainly very surprised about this result. I didn't expect a Range Rover to have build quality issues with the interior!!

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[Merc1]

Hands down the best wheel for the X7. This is one BMW's best designs.

M

 

[Rolf]

Hands down the best wheel for the X7. This is one BMW's best designs.

M

I must say BMW probably make the best looking wheels in the car industry. Their wheel designs are fantastic.

 

[dalab]

Some similarity between the vents of the X7 Concept and the new G70 7 series.
Much more similar to each other than those of the production X7


G70 - X7 Concept

Production X7