Over the past few months, a few spy photos of the upcoming the BMW 7 Series LCI have popped up. They’ve shown the new 7er with a similar grille to that of the newer and much larger X7. We also recently saw a leaked photo of the 7 Series LCI wearing a sheet that was lifted at the front, to reveal a bit of its face. That photo confirmed its new X7-style face. Now, though, we’re getting some first-hand info from someone who was at a customer preview of the facelifted 7er. Also, a new leaked photo by Instagram account @stanrudman popped up today and it’s all rather interesting.
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The first little morsel of info we learn is that the 7 Series will be getting at least one new exterior paint color option and it’s a good one; Donington Grey, the same Donington Grey you can get on the M5. It’s a great color and one that will add a sporty look to the 7 Series. Especially on the car in question, as our inside customer says the car previewed was wearing an M Sport package.
According to our insider, the 7 Series LCI is dramatically different looking than the current pre-LCI car. So different in fact that it could pose as an all-new model, rather than just a refresh. From this leaked photo, that doesn’t seem to be hyperbole, at least at the front.
The new kidney grilles are huge, as they are on the X7, but bold and aggressive looking. Apparently, the large grilles, new headlights and hood lines give the new 7er a very aggressive and muscular look. At least from this photo, that seems to be accurate, as the new front end, headlights, grilles and hood are very aggressive looking compared to the current car. The biggest problem with the current 7er’s looks is not that it’s ugly but that it’s a bit bland. So hearing that it’s going with a sportier look, to separate itself from the uber-luxurious S-Class, is good news.
Apparently, the taillight shape is pretty similar to the current car but the lights themselves take on the same styling as the G20 3 Series’. Though, there is a new light strip that connects the two taillights and runs underneath the chrome strip on the trunk lid.
BMW 7 Series LCI Render
Unfortunately, not much has changed on the inside. The only real changes inside the 7 Series are to its screens. Replacing its gauge cluster is the same new digital instrument panel as the X7 and its iDrive is upgraded to the new model from the X7 as well. Also, the rear passenger screens are now touch-sensitive. Other than that, it seems to be pretty similar. That’s not such a bad this, as the 7 Series is very nice inside, but we were hoping for some added flair. The current 7 Series is only making do with the minimum fifteen pieces of flair. It should really have closer to thirty seven pieces of flair.
Despite the new interior’s lack of flair, the facelifted 7 Series sounds like it could be very promising. Based on this new info, while also including what we’ve seen in photos, we think there’s a lot to be excited about with this new 7er.
I much prefer this bumper to the other spy pic’s.
I would love to see it head-on and not slightly on top of the bonnet.
Somehow it looks better than the X7.
I hope they updated the interior too, otherwise it’s a flop
From the other spy shots it looks like all its getting is the new idrive and gauges, no design changes, which really is a shame.
Wow, the current interior is beyond plush.
Don’t hope too much. Its just LCI. Even drastically big exterior LCI of E65 had only few little changes inside
People were still hating on 1st gen. iDrive, BMW stayed the course. Given Individual, why do people think they know what the interior looks like, isn’t that up to the buyer?
Wow…😝 Ugliest 7 series I ever seen
The E65 would like a word.
My my, this is good looking! Definitely a huge step up from the current model. Makes it look like the top of the rage beast.
just curious as to how a front license plate would fit on the car, especially since BMW doesn’t have the advantage of hiding radar cruise in the emblem. They should use audi’s approach of putting them where the fog lights would go, looks much cleaner than a big block in the center of the lower air intake.
How it would fit on the car!? Maybe where it says “THE 7” in the picture?
I’m asking because US plates are longer (in height) than euro plates, and I would think that the radar cruise sensor is in the lower air intake, so I’m asking would a US plate overlap the giant grills and look messy (similar to the i8 with a front plate), no need to bring sarcasm into this.
looks futuristic love it
Yikes. Okay. I”m hoping this is a bad angle.
I’m all for bigger imposing grills and looks, I think they’re required to give cars of this class and size the appropriate road presence (see the Phantom for the perfect execution).
But this looks squished and puffy. All cars have bad angles, and both the camouflaged prototypes and the more recent luxury-oriented spy shot look better than this.
Still optimistic.
I love this. So bold and imposing.
woa that looks really good. Finally a leaked image at a good angle.
I think this refresh will do alot to seperate the 7 from it’s other competitors.
Well, finally it makes a statement. Subtlety is lost on these purchasers. They want to make a statement and this does. Hopefully the V12 will exist one more year.
Can’t wait for B7 although I fear without M Sport front end it may appear a little too tame. Gotta step up, Alpina!
If you want 37 pieces of flair you should just require 37 piece of flair.
Looks good to me! Very imposing and aggressive, yet sleek with the thin headlights and hard sheet metal creases.
The 7 and X7 are large cars. Despite all the hate, the new large grills are a better match and are visually more proportional to the vehicle size.
Looks like the straight on front view is an M-Sport Trim and the rear 3/4 view is of a Luxury Line Trim. I’m going to guess that earlier leaked 3/4 front under the sheet was also the luxury line trim since it was a spitting image of the Vision Future Luxury Concept.
You’re right, that was the Luxury trim.
Rear 3/4 is a render, the side grill is the current one from the pre facelift.
I have to admit, looking at the front fascia (since it’s an inevitability that we’re to be graced by BMW designers with the X7 massive kidneys) that this pictured spoiler is much more cohesive than the i4/iNext styled front spoiler.
Is this the M-Sport variant? If so, alternate variations are a saving grace when it comes to exterior aesthetics.
Stay tuned, just publishing now the fully leaked images. I guess they’re out everywhere
waiting to see the interior :)
Are kidneys becoming bigger than Parthenon?
Anybody who thinks this is somehow an improvement over the previous design has just entirely lost their mind. If you’d told me this was a render intended as a joke about the direction the kidney grille is taking, I would 100% have believed you. BMW is losing its gawt dammm mind.
Please stahp :D
Why is the grille so small?
Ridicolous front!