BMW is gearing up for the arrival of a new generation of the 7 Series, as well as its unprecedented electric version of the i7, and the two new cars were developed in parallel and will share a lot of technology. A few days ago, Frank Weber, one of the BMW brand's head of product development, revealed some more information about the new car.

    The next-generation BMW 7 Series is due to be unveiled in 2022, and it is currently in the final stages of testing, and in fact most of the development work is over and it has entered the final finishing touches. In the design part, the new generation of 7 series will adopt the avant-garde design, especially the front face part. identifiability.

    In addition, Weber emphasized that the new 7 Series will maintain a higher level of driving control. Although the size of the new car is further increased, it will still maintain agile handling. On the pure electric BMW i7, BMW will still emphasize the driving ability. The weight of the new car is increased due to the placement of the battery pack between the axles. However, the large size of the battery allows the new car to have a range of more than 600 kilometers, or even 700 kilometers. Weber said the new car will be available in "eDrive40", "eDrive45", "eDrive50 xDrive" and "M60 xDrive" versions.

    In terms of intelligent driving, the new 7 Series and i7 will adopt the L3-level driver assistance system, which is optional for some models. In addition, Weber emphasized that orders for gasoline, diesel, plug-in hybrid and electric versions of the model will all be delivered next year.