The Facelifted BMW 7-Series And Its Giant Kidney Grilles Have Been Leaked
BMW’s big kidney grille design trend shows no signs of slowing down. Having revealed the X7 and the latest X5 with some conspicuously large front teeth last year, the facelifted ‘LCI’ (Life Cycle Impulse) 7-series has been leaked in configurator images showing a similar arrangement.
The kidney grilles look to be about the same size as the X7’s, but on the 7er’s lower frame, it gives an aesthetic you might describe as ‘strong’. Subtle it is not.
If you can avert your eyes from those big, gaping holes in the front for just a moment, there are plenty of other changes going on. There are new headlights, a reshaped bumper -plus a vent-festooned version for M Sport-spec cars - and new side grilles which are now near-vertical rather than pointing up diagonally as before.
At the rear, you’ll find new light clusters which are neatly joined by a light bar stretching over the number plate. As with the front, there’s a new bumper, which can be switched out for an angrier-looking M Sport version.
The engine line-up should look fairly familiar, although there should be improvements to power and efficiency across the board. Yes, that potentially means an even more potent version of the V12-powered M760Li.
What do you think of the 7-series’ new face?
Source: BMW Blog
Growing up on a diet of World Rally Championship highlights and lengthy Gran Turismo 2 sessions, a life in cars was as good as inevitable for Matt.
Comments
The only good looking 7 series was the e38 in my opinion, it just had so much class and presance
I think the e32 looks just as good
The E38 with those wheels is beautiful. Simple design that worked so well.
Now is the time to buy one, they’re not getting any cheaper.
E32 is better
I love the stock wheels and rims on that model, the 5 lug wheel combined with the depth of the rims themselves makes a beautiful combination!
Still looks good in my opinion. Most bmw kidney grills look huge on photos but they’re not that huge in real life
I like that back a lot
Not a fan
Funny thing is that the actual grille vents are only 2/3 of the grille.
I think the amount of leaks at BMW are directly proportional to the size of their grilles…
You say kidney, I say ass print.
why do all the new cars just look the same.
The longer I look at it the more I realize it isn’t much different from the rest of the full-size luxury cars on the market today. All of them have relatively large grills, and this is on exception.
The second ugliest 7 series after the E65. 3rd best in Class. Bye Felicia!