The iX3 premiering in September will usher in a recent design language for BMW’s revived Neue Klasse period. We’ve already discovered that these new styling cues will affect current fashions just like the 5 Collection/M5. Nonetheless, it stays unclear whether or not the bigger 7 Collection will even undertake the cleaner, smoother look BMW has been hyping up for a while. A completely camouflaged prototype of the G70 was not too long ago noticed within the Mont Ventoux area of southern France. It seems to be an ordinary gasoline or diesel 7 Collection, as an i7 would carry an “E” on the German license plate. Given the absence of a charging port on the entrance fender, it’s additionally unlikely to be a plug-in hybrid.
Facelifts, BMW or in any other case, usually don’t change a automotive’s facet profile, other than new wheels or colours. The Life Cycle Impulse in Munich’s advertising and marketing jargon will as an alternative deal with revisions to the entrance and rear. We suspect this 7 Collection check car had non permanent headlights and taillights. Though the separate, higher daytime operating lights look like lacking, BMW could also be tricking us.
Early prototypes of the pre-facelift 7er additionally appeared to characteristic one-piece headlights, although everyone knows how the ultimate manufacturing model turned out. The truth that these provisional lights sit so low suggests the facelifted mannequin will retain the bizarre cut up headlights. That was additionally our impression when the second-generation X7 was not too long ago noticed. Alongside the forthcoming 2026 XM, it appears BMW’s largest automobiles will proceed with this unconventional lighting format. Nonetheless, we received’t know for certain till the camouflage comes off.
As for the kidneys, the grille doesn’t look like shrinking, does it? On the rear, BMW has hidden most taillight components beneath the camouflaged trunk lid. The manufacturing lights will undoubtedly be a lot wider than what’s presently seen. Total, exterior updates will possible be evolutionary, however the inside guarantees to be extra revolutionary.
Regardless of not being a next-generation mannequin, the facelifted 7 Collection will undertake iDrive X. BMW is redesigning the dashboard to accommodate a big central display measuring 17.9 inches. It is going to be accompanied by what BMW calls Panoramic Imaginative and prescient, a projected show on the base of the windshield. This method will characteristic 9 tiles: three fastened within the driver’s line of sight to exchange the digital instrument cluster, and 6 customizable sections on the fitting, adjustable through the infotainment system.
BMW previewed this know-how within the Imaginative and prescient Neue Klasse X and plans to showcase the ultimate model on the next-gen iX3 on the IAA Mobility Present in Munich in lower than 4 months.
BMW may begin 7 Collection LCI manufacturing in July 2026, putting its official debut roughly a yr away. Shortly after, three ALPINA-badged fashions, underneath a “G72” inside codename, will observe. One can be primarily based on the i7, marking ALPINA’s first-ever electrical car. That’s though it was solely three years in the past when the area of interest luxurious model stated its clients weren’t curious about EVs. Why the change? Even a low-volume model should adjust to stricter emissions rules. That’s why there will even be an ALPINA iX7.
