Finance
BMW X7 SUV to compete with Audi Q7, Mercedes-Benz GLS
-
BMW will
release its new X7 SUV in March 2019. -
The vehicle will start at $74,895 and will allow BMW to
compete against Audi’s Q7 SUV and Mercedes-Benz’s GLS
SUV. -
The X7 will be capable of a maximum 479 pound-feet of
torque, 456 horsepower, and a 0-60 mph acceleration time of 5.2
seconds, BMW says. -
Driver-assistance features include lane-keep assist,
adaptive cruise control, assisted parking, blind-spot
detection, lane-departure warning, rear and frontal collision
warning, pedestrian warning, and rear cross-traffic warning,
according to BMW.
BMW will release its new X7 SUV in March 2019. The vehicle will
start at $74,895 and will allow BMW to compete against Audi’s Q7
SUV and Mercedes-Benz’s GLS SUV.
The 2019 X7 will seat seven and have a maximum 90.4 cubic feet of
storage capacity when the third row of seats are not occupied,
BMW says. Two trims — the xDrive40i and xDrive50i — will be
available. The xDrive50i will offer a 4.4-liter V8 engine, while
the xDrive40i will have a 3.0-liter inline six-cylinder engine,
according to BMW, and both trims will have an eight-speed
transmission.
Read more:
I
drove a $97,000 Mercedes-AMG GLC 63 S Coupe to see if it can be
an SUV and a sports car — here’s the verdict
The X7 will be capable of a maximum 479 pound-feet of torque, 456
horsepower, and a zero-to-60 mph acceleration time of 5.2
seconds, BMW says. Driver-assistance features include
lane-keeping assist, adaptive cruise control, assisted parking,
blind-spot detection, lane-departure warning, rear and frontal
collision warning, pedestrian warning, and rear cross-traffic
warning, according to BMW.
The X7 will allow BMW to compete in the seven-seat luxury SUV
segment, which includes the Audi Q7 and the Mercedes-Benz GLS.
BMW will produce the X7 at its plant in Spartanburg, South
Carolina, which also makes the X3, X4, X5, and X6 models.
-
Business7 days ago
Mood.camera is an iOS app that feels like using a retro analog camera
-
Business6 days ago
UnitedHealth says Change hackers stole health data on ‘substantial proportion of people in America’
-
Business5 days ago
Tesla’s new growth plan is centered around mysterious cheaper models
-
Business4 days ago
Xaira, an AI drug discovery startup, launches with a massive $1B, says it’s ‘ready’ to start developing drugs
-
Business5 days ago
UK probes Amazon and Microsoft over AI partnerships with Mistral, Anthropic, and Inflection
-
Entertainment3 days ago
Summer Movie Preview: From ‘Alien’ and ‘Furiosa’ to ‘Deadpool and Wolverine’
-
Entertainment7 days ago
Furious Watcher fans are blasting it as ‘greedy’ over paid subscription service
-
Business6 days ago
Two widow founders launch DayNew, a social platform for people dealing with grief and trauma