Thread Starter
#1
- 2016 BMW 7 Series spotted in India for the first time, ahead of its local debut at the Auto Expo 2016 and will have its public premiere at the Frankfurt Motor Show next week.
- It is Based on an all-new rear-wheel drive CLAR (Cluster Architecture) platform
- The ‘G11/G12’ 7 Series uses industrially made CFRP (Carbon fiber reinforced plastic) and weighs 130 kg lighter than its predecessor.
- BMW India plans on launching a petrol and a diesel variant of the new 7-series, but in the long wheelbase version only.
- The petrol 750 Li derives power from a 4.4-liter V8 TwinPower Turbo to deliver 444 hp, while the diesel 730 Ld makes use of an all-new B57 3.0-liter six-cylinder to produce 265 hp.
- Both engines will be paired to an 8-speed automatic transmission driving the rear wheels; the xDrive AWD variant will not be available in India.
Source : Indian Autos Blog - A Global Auto News provider based in India.
Attachments
-
82 KB Views: 108
-
115.8 KB Views: 283
-
83.1 KB Views: 653
-
71.3 KB Views: 91