BMW will unveil an updated i7 at the Beijing motor show on 22 April, featuring a refreshed exterior and revised electricals that use cylindrical battery cells with about a 20% energy-density gain.
The refreshed i7 shows a simpler front end with a squarer, more prominent grille and wider daytime-running lights, moving its styling closer to BMW's Neue Klasse iX3 and i3 while remaining more conservative than those models.
The cylindrical cells will be integrated into the same housing as the existing i7 and should increase range versus the outgoing i7's up-to-387-mile figure; BMW worked with Croatian firm Rimac Technology on the high-voltage battery system, and Mate Rimac, founder and president of the Rimac Group, said the revisions bring "significant improvements in energy, range and charging performance."
The i7 update is part of BMW's wider Neue Klasse rollout that has already produced the iX3 and i3 and will be followed by updated 7 Series, a revised combustion 3 Series, a new electric iX5, and overhauls to the 5 Series and i5.
This summary is based on coverage by AutoCar.
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