2023 BMW i7
#31
Lead Lap
Totally, it's no different than the i4. Hopefully the next-gen Neue Klasse platform is better in that regard. I will say the i7 is going to have an immediate advantage over the EQS because it'll have a proper executive rear seat.
#35
Lexus Fanatic
I don't hate it...
#37
Lexus Fanatic
I really like the design from this angle
screen on the roof is interesting. So is the roof glass.
don’t really like. But don’t really dislike.
WOW….Super cheap. Fixed shoulder belts. Lol. And that rear vents sticks out like a nasty sore thumb. Awful.
Talk about an front over hang.
Not so bad from this angle.
#39
Lexus Test Driver
Thread Starter
This is... exactly everything I expected lol. That interior is straight out of the iX, with some tacked-on pieces of glass added to it that look like a poor man's version of the LS500's. It also looks rather plasticky-y from these photos, though I assume that's because they're mainly of the i7 which is supposed to be more "eco-friendly." The almost complete lack of stitching in the interior is a huge question mark.
It's funny how the grille was what everyone was worried about and it ends up being the least offensive part of the front end. Those deep cuts in the bumper... yikes lol. It's amazing how a mostly bland car with such a basic 3-box profile and almost no character lines can have a front end that rivals the audacity of the current Hyundai Elantra.
It's funny how the grille was what everyone was worried about and it ends up being the least offensive part of the front end. Those deep cuts in the bumper... yikes lol. It's amazing how a mostly bland car with such a basic 3-box profile and almost no character lines can have a front end that rivals the audacity of the current Hyundai Elantra.
#40
Lexus Test Driver
Thread Starter
Here's another pic of the non M-Sport version, with the "normal" bumper. This isn't too bad, the tall body and the vertical bumper do give it Rolls Royce sedan vibes. Not beautiful, but it is a different than the "lower wider and curvier" style that all the other flagships are going after, and that is respectable.
#41
Lexus Fanatic
I think the front overhang is the angle...
#42
Here's another pic of the non M-Sport version, with the "normal" bumper. This isn't too bad, the tall body and the vertical bumper do give it Rolls Royce sedan vibes. Not beautiful, but it is a different than the "lower wider and curvier" style that all the other flagships are going after, and that is respectable.
#43
Lead Lap
I do. The tall body is typically a Rolls-only design element. BMW's desire to have one platform be flexible enough for ICE and EV gave this car a similar look. The very large and tall grille just adds to the effect.
#44
Lexus Test Driver
Thread Starter
More videos are coming out, and nope, I'm still not warming up to it. The worst part is that seemingly the only way to get the non-overbite bumper is the EV version, you can't get it with the ICE.
What's also odd is that the car is the same length as the Rolls Royce Ghost at 213 inches which makes it the longest in this segment, but the wheelbase is only 0.2 inches longer than the outgoing model. That means most of that extra length is from that silly overhang.
EDIT: Wow that overbite... woof
Last edited by Motorola; 04-20-22 at 08:54 AM.
#45
Lexus Test Driver
Absolutely hideous design.
I think this one is the worst out of all the new BMW designs.
If you park this next to new S580 - nobody in their right mind would choose this.
To me it just looks like a sedan that is from a Chinese company which is probably where the design influences are coming from.
I think this one is the worst out of all the new BMW designs.
If you park this next to new S580 - nobody in their right mind would choose this.
To me it just looks like a sedan that is from a Chinese company which is probably where the design influences are coming from.