Next BMW X7 spotted with Neue Klasse styling
Prior to that the Neue Klasse line-up will launch, kicking off with the new iX3 due out later this year.
As with the new X5, due out in 2026, the X7 also borrows styling from the Neue Klasse line-up.
From the look of the camouflaged test vehicle, BMW's biggest SUV will have seven-seat capacity again. This ensures it rivals the upcoming GLS and full-sized Range Rover.
Read our review of BMW's 2023 X7.
Up front is a split headlight design, as on the current vehicle, and a vertical kidney grille arrangement. Whether it merges into the headlights, like other Neue Klasse models, is unclear.
At the rear is a quad-tip exhaust system, indicating it is an M50 or M60 variant, and a roof-end spoiler.
It is thought that the new X7 will use an overhauled version of the firm's existing Cluster Architecture (CLAR). This can incorporate both ICE and electric powertrains. Whether the latter comes to pass is unclear, but the iX7 name is a BMW trademark. And the company is currently creating EV variants of its core models. The Neue Klasse programme includes an iX3, an 'i3' (3 Series) and an electric 'i1' 1 Series at some point.
Electric components for the iX7 could be borrowed from the i7. That has a 106kWh battery with three different motor outputs, ranging from 335kW (single motor) to 485kW (dual motor).
Given the X7 is an SUV, expect only the dual-motor all-wheel drive variants.
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