BMW has given its X7 M60i a visual overhaul for 2022, leading the way for the marque's future design language -
, but the existing sills and rear bumper insertions sync with the new front end design well enough. The rear lights are new, with the same exterior shape now infilled with slimmer lighting graphics and a greater emphasis on three-dimensionality within their structures.
The engine range has been reduced to three options, headlined by a new V8-powered M60i M Performance, with two mild-hybrid six-cylinder units making up the lower ranks. The M Performance is the sole high performance option in the UK – the quad-turbocharged six-cylinder M50d option now looks to be dead. Despite the bigger number on the tailgate, the M60i produces the same 523bhp from a twin-turbocharged 4.
As per usual, these figures can’t be simply added to the power tally as their effects are made when the engine’s out of its peak operating window, meaning the X7 M60i’s peak figures are never more than those quoted for the combustion powertrain, but it should deliver at least a little bit of extra momentum under hard acceleration at low rpm and help fill in some of the V8’s torque gap. With all that grunt, this 2565kg SUV will accelerate to 62mph in 4.7sec, which I’m sure you’ll agree is plenty.
The updated valvetrain doesn’t just focus on providing the cleanest burn, but also maximises the amount of energy that’s able to be fed into the mild hybrid system, while Double Vanos has been given a contemporary update, as the valves are now controlled electronically, widening the variability of the timing, increasing performance when required while maximising efficiency when it’s not.
So lots has changed, and while their application on a seven-seater family SUV might render much of this information useless to mostreaders, these are elements that will soon start making their way onto all BMW models, with both good and bad ramifications. Next up for BMW is a real vision of the future, though, with the dramatic new 7 series just about ready to make its debut in petrol and all-electric forms.
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