The iX3 premiering in September will usher in a contemporary design language for BMW’s revived Neue Klasse period. We’ve already discovered that these new styling cues will affect present fashions just like the 5 Collection/M5. Nevertheless, it stays unclear whether or not the bigger 7 Collection may also undertake the cleaner, smoother look BMW has been hyping up for a while. A completely camouflaged prototype of the G70 was lately noticed within the Mont Ventoux area of southern France. It seems to be a normal gasoline or diesel 7 Collection, as an i7 would carry an “E” on the German license plate. Given the absence of a charging port on the entrance fender, it’s additionally unlikely to be a plug-in hybrid.
Facelifts, BMW or in any other case, usually don’t change a automotive’s aspect profile, other than new wheels or colours. The Life Cycle Impulse in Munich’s advertising jargon will as a substitute concentrate on revisions to the entrance and rear. We suspect this 7 Collection check automobile had non permanent headlights and taillights. Though the separate, higher daytime operating lights seem like lacking, BMW could also be tricking us.
Early prototypes of the pre-facelift 7er additionally appeared to function one-piece headlights, although everyone knows how the ultimate manufacturing model turned out. The truth that these provisional lights sit so low suggests the facelifted mannequin will retain the bizarre break up headlights. That was additionally our impression when the second-generation X7 was lately noticed. Alongside the forthcoming 2026 XM, it appears BMW’s largest automobiles will proceed with this unconventional lighting format. Nonetheless, we received’t know for positive till the camouflage comes off.
As for the kidneys, the grille doesn’t seem like shrinking, does it? On the rear, BMW has hidden most taillight parts beneath the camouflaged trunk lid. The manufacturing lights will undoubtedly be a lot wider than what’s presently seen. Total, exterior updates will doubtless be evolutionary, however the inside guarantees to be extra revolutionary.
Regardless of not being a next-generation mannequin, the facelifted 7 Collection will undertake iDrive X. BMW is redesigning the dashboard to accommodate a big central display measuring 17.9 inches. It will likely be accompanied by what BMW calls Panoramic Imaginative and prescient, a projected show on the base of the windshield. This technique will function 9 tiles: three mounted within the driver’s line of sight to switch the digital instrument cluster, and 6 customizable sections on the precise, adjustable by way of the infotainment system.
BMW previewed this know-how within the Imaginative and prescient Neue Klasse X and plans to showcase the ultimate model on the next-gen iX3 on the IAA Mobility Present in Munich in lower than 4 months.
BMW might begin 7 Collection LCI manufacturing in July 2026, inserting its official debut roughly a yr away. Shortly after, three ALPINA-badged fashions, underneath a “G72” inside codename, will observe. One can be based mostly on the i7, marking ALPINA’s first-ever electrical automobile. That’s although it was solely three years in the past when the area of interest luxurious model stated its clients weren’t fascinated with EVs. Why the change? Even a low-volume model should adjust to stricter emissions laws. That’s why there may also be an ALPINA iX7.
