Of course, BMW is also targeting all its other global markets, so the X7 will also find its way into Western Europe, likely with more basic features and
less powerful engine options.
Not exact matches
In the first two years, all models were fitted with 6 - cylinder
engines, and a choice between rear - or all - wheel drive (all - wheel drive was only an
option on the
less -
powerful IS 250).
With slumping hybrid sales totaling
less than five percent of all Q50s, the environmental
option has been shoved aside with a new rhetoric that spotlights these
powerful turbocharged
engines.
There is no
less -
powerful engine option or more luxurious LT trim.
Both
engines are impressively quiet, but the more
powerful option feels far
less strained on motorways.
Two
options to avoid if possible are the automatic transmission (which can be clunky at low speeds) and the three - cylinder
engine (which isn't much more frugal than the standard
engine despite being significantly
less powerful).