The divisive looks that might make a typical customer question the conventional version of this improved eighth generation 7 Series seem better suited to this i7. Customers of expensive luxury EVs expect their cars to look different and this one will stand out in the boardroom car park just as much, if not more, than its arch-rival, the Mercedes EQS.
If you're fortunate enough to have a chauffeur, the i7 might well be the preferential choice, providing it's specified with the rear 'Theatre Screen' system. And even if you like to drive yourself, this BMW might well present a fractionally more engaging option. It's hard though, to make a wrong choice between an EQS and an i7. Time moves on but luxury driving decisions get no easier. Which is as it should be.

Live Cockpit Pro with head up display including 12.3" instrument cluster and 14.9" central display

Speed dependent regulation with variable steering gear ratio

Head airbags for first and second row seats

ISOFIX attachment point for both outer rear seats

Nappa leather double-spoke steering wheel flattened at the bottom with thumb rests

Electric front and rear windows with fingertip open/close + anti-trap all round and comfort closing function

Rain sensor + automatic driving lights control

Insurance Group 1 - 50 Effective January 07

NCAP Overall Rating - Effective February 09

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Standard manufacturers Battery warranty - Years

Standard manufacturers Battery warranty - Mileage

WLTP - Pure Electric Range (km) - Extra High

WLTP - Pure Electric Range (km) - Comb - TEL

WLTP - Pure Electric Range (km) - Comb - TEH

Standard manufacturers warranty - Mileage

WLTP - Pure Electric Range (miles) - Extra High

WLTP - Pure Electric Range (miles) - City

WLTP - Pure Electric Range (miles) - Comb

WLTP - Pure Electric Range (miles) - Comb - TEH

WLTP - Pure Electric Range (miles) - Comb - TEL

WLTP - Pure Electric Range (miles) - High

WLTP - Pure Electric Range (miles) - Medium

Battery Capacity % guaranteed under warranty

BMW i7

335kW eDrive50 Excellence 105.7kWh 4dr Auto