2019 BMW X7 (G07) Official Thread: Information, Specs, Wallpapers and Videos!

No1Cares · 10-17-2018, 09:32 AM

I actually like it. x50d getting a reported 40mpg and 0-60 in just over 5 seconds? ...then you get inside and it looks like THAT. I'll take one.

ska///235i · 10-17-2018, 09:42 AM

X1,2,3,4,5,6,7

What a cluster fuk BMW has become

zagaboo · 10-17-2018, 09:50 AM

Jesus H Christ that is one ugly motor

DeeKay · 10-17-2018, 09:51 AM

While the grill is HUGE I also think it's the design of kidneys and the history of them being smaller that makes it look even bigger than they are... Take a look at the grill of a Mercedes S-Class, Audi Q5/7 and others and they have even bigger grills - far bigger - but the Audi single frame has looked like this for a long time - same with Merc... maybe we get used to this I don't know - but this car would have looked GREAT with 50% less tall kidneys... LOVE the headlights...

Shaw · 10-17-2018, 10:05 AM

longer but narrower than X5?! Hmmm...

Shaw · 10-17-2018, 10:08 AM

Isn't this a 6-seater?!
Also I'm guessing the cockpit is identical to the G05?

lemetier · 10-17-2018, 10:16 AM

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It's a poor mans RR suv with a BMW front end that's not really cheap! Lol

I recently sold my 2016 X5M for a loaded 2019 Range Rover V8. Its a fine car, but there's a laundry list of things that I miss from the BMW (not the least of which is the tech). If the X7 matches in refinement, it's going to be really tempting.

Which tech is missed?

Roundown · 10-17-2018, 10:23 AM

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Originally Posted by Tracyis300

It's a poor mans RR suv with a BMW front end that's not really cheap! Lol

I recently sold my 2016 X5M for a loaded 2019 Range Rover V8. Its a fine car, but there's a laundry list of things that I miss from the BMW (not the least of which is the tech). If the X7 matches in refinement, it's going to be really tempting.

Which tech is missed?

Car Play being a this-week add to the RR line up (via charged software update) improves RR materially.

But the complaints are two fold: first, tragic stability, literally bug after bug (or as I've come to appreciate, 'quirks'). Second, ancient tech. Touch-screen, non-intuitive layout, odd-nested functionality.

Btw - and hats off to @jason for fostering a real community - I did a comparison write up on the RR forum (X5M vs. RR) that was both flattering and honest about both cars and it was deleted by mods. I think there's a lot of 'perception management' by JLR. Spend enough time on those forums and you see the threads pop-up, then vanish. Makes 'doing your research' harder than it would be for any other make.

BMW owners (at least I did) take for granted the investment BMW makes in iDrive. It's by a mile better.

Now, I largely knew that going in (though the 2018-19 was supposed to be a big upgrade, IMHO it's mostly nicer plastic/bigger screens). All together, the RR is a better 'riding' car, 6mm acoustic glass, etc etc. Which is what I wanted for my family hauler.

My weekend toy/board wagon is a fully swapped E46 S54/M3 wagon.

Saphirschwarz · 10-17-2018, 10:24 AM

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Maybe it looks better in person?

Penguino · 10-17-2018, 10:26 AM

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Looks nice but interior accommodations, especially third row, very disappointing to me.

Second Row: 1" less legroom than GLS, head and shoulder room identical

Third Row: 1.7" less legroom than GLS, 2.3" less head room, and 2.5" less shoulder room.

Front row legroom is a joke also, not even 40 inches.

You should get a Tahoe, Escalade or Navigator.

E9TOU · 10-17-2018, 11:03 AM

I really don't like that two-tone interior. It reminds me of a 90's import tuner trend where people used to paint their interiors. It looks really cheap! I'm sure if the colors didn't clash as much, I would feel differently.

ND40oz · 10-17-2018, 11:08 AM

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Originally Posted by Penguino

You should get a Tahoe, Escalade or Navigator.

Why? The GLS, Q7 and XC90 all fit the bill if the X7 doesn't. I think the 11.5 cubic feet of cargo space behind the 3rd row is on the smaller side when the others have 16, 14.8 and 15.8 respectively.

Art__Vandelay · 10-17-2018, 11:58 AM

It looks much better than I've expected, bossy and timeless. The big grill somehow fits the car quite good.

Sure, there may be some parts which could be done "better", but I actually can't name a certain part of the car which really despleases me. For example the new 3 series and X4 are looking nice from certain angles, but I hate the taillights (so much that it could be a deal-breaker for me), while I think the new Z4 is nice as well, but has "strange" headlights.

mweine · 10-17-2018, 12:29 PM

IMHO FUGLY!!

cbertels · 10-17-2018, 12:49 PM

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Originally Posted by swagon

Waiting for an X7 M xDrive M Performance Edition

they don't do M versions for 7s.

kitster · 10-17-2018, 02:47 PM

Holy crap that is ugly.

"Ohhh! You cursed brat! Look what you've done! I'm melting! Melting! Oh, what a world! What a world! Who would have thought a good little girl like you could destroy my beautiful wickedness! Ohhh! Look out! Look out! I'm going! Ohhhh - Ohhhhhhhhhh!"

///M TOWN · 10-17-2018, 03:13 PM

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Wild Blue · 10-17-2018, 03:35 PM

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Originally Posted by bjcarls

Legroom - 2nd row: 37.6 in (0.2 in more than G05 X5)

7 series claims 44.4

Just for reference.

Exactly. This sums it all up.

ron_jeremy · 10-17-2018, 03:56 PM

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Originally Posted by ND40oz

Why? The GLS, Q7 and XC90 all fit the bill if the X7 doesn't. I think the 11.5 cubic feet of cargo space behind the 3rd row is on the smaller side when the others have 16, 14.8 and 15.8 respectively.

The Volvo is nice, but it is just not in this class at all.

ND40oz · 10-17-2018, 03:59 PM

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Originally Posted by ron_jeremy

The Volvo is nice, but it is just not in this class at all.

Definitely, the standard sensatec really makes the X7 a class leader.

thaalrasha · 10-17-2018, 04:28 PM

Looks like a blue whale ... wonder what they were smoking when designing this...

squeaky · 10-17-2018, 05:22 PM

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Originally Posted by Wild Blue

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Originally Posted by bjcarls

Legroom - 2nd row: 37.6 in (0.2 in more than G05 X5)

7 series claims 44.4

Just for reference.

Exactly. This sums it all up.

The press release states that the middle row can be moved 5.7 inches fore-aft, so depending on what they use as their baseline measurement, you could have nearly 6 more inches than the stated legroom.

10-17-2018, 09:32 AM	#133
No1Cares Lieutenant 442 Rep 570 Posts Drives: X3 Join Date: Feb 2018 Location: VA iTrader: (0)	I actually like it. x50d getting a reported 40mpg and 0-60 in just over 5 seconds? ...then you get inside and it looks like THAT. I'll take one.
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10-17-2018, 09:42 AM	#134
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10-17-2018, 09:50 AM	#135
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10-17-2018, 09:51 AM	#136
DeeKay Captain 556 Rep 646 Posts Drives: 2021 Tesla Model 3 Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Denmark iTrader: (0)	While the grill is HUGE I also think it's the design of kidneys and the history of them being smaller that makes it look even bigger than they are... Take a look at the grill of a Mercedes S-Class, Audi Q5/7 and others and they have even bigger grills - far bigger - but the Audi single frame has looked like this for a long time - same with Merc... maybe we get used to this I don't know - but this car would have looked GREAT with 50% less tall kidneys... LOVE the headlights... __________________ \| 2021 Tesla Model 3 \|
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10-17-2018, 10:05 AM	#137
Shaw Lieutenant Colonel 334 Rep 1,812 Posts Drives: 2016 X5 35d Join Date: May 2011 Location: Toronto iTrader: (0) Garage List 2016 BMW X5 35d xDr ... [0.00]	longer but narrower than X5?! Hmmm...
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10-17-2018, 10:08 AM	#138
Shaw Lieutenant Colonel 334 Rep 1,812 Posts Drives: 2016 X5 35d Join Date: May 2011 Location: Toronto iTrader: (0) Garage List 2016 BMW X5 35d xDr ... [0.00]	Isn't this a 6-seater?! Also I'm guessing the cockpit is identical to the G05?
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10-17-2018, 11:03 AM	#143
E9TOU Captain 233 Rep 649 Posts Drives: 2010 E92 335i Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Goleta, CA iTrader: (2) Garage List 2010 BMW E92 335 [8.00]	I really don't like that two-tone interior. It reminds me of a 90's import tuner trend where people used to paint their interiors. It looks really cheap! I'm sure if the colors didn't clash as much, I would feel differently.
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10-17-2018, 11:58 AM	#145
Art__Vandelay Lieutenant Colonel 2135 Rep 1,551 Posts Drives: 2023 G80 M3 xDrive Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Europe iTrader: (0)	It looks much better than I've expected, bossy and timeless. The big grill somehow fits the car quite good. Sure, there may be some parts which could be done "better", but I actually can't name a certain part of the car which really despleases me. For example the new 3 series and X4 are looking nice from certain angles, but I hate the taillights (so much that it could be a deal-breaker for me), while I think the new Z4 is nice as well, but has "strange" headlights.
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10-17-2018, 12:29 PM	#146
mweine Work Hard! Play Harder!! 47 Rep 193 Posts Drives: BMW 1M, BMW M3 CS Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Montreal, Quebec, Canada iTrader: (1) Garage List 1989 BMW M3 [0.00]	IMHO FUGLY!!
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10-17-2018, 02:47 PM	#148
kitster Lieutenant Colonel 544 Rep 1,895 Posts Drives: G31 M Sport Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: London, UK iTrader: (0)	Holy crap that is ugly. "Ohhh! You cursed brat! Look what you've done! I'm melting! Melting! Oh, what a world! What a world! Who would have thought a good little girl like you could destroy my beautiful wickedness! Ohhh! Look out! Look out! I'm going! Ohhhh - Ohhhhhhhhhh!"
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10-17-2018, 04:28 PM	#153
thaalrasha Lieutenant 707 Rep 435 Posts Drives: G81 Join Date: Mar 2017 Location: Ireland iTrader: (0)	Looks like a blue whale ... wonder what they were smoking when designing this...
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