The Magnificent X7

BMW readies its seventh SUV, with seven seats – and we’re in seventh heaven after driving a prototype

BMW X7: cruises along with a graceful, easy effortlessness

Next year, it will be the 20th anniversary of BMW’s brave decision to enter, for the first time, the world of the sports utility vehicle – or the SUV. The original entrant to the SUV fold, wearing a blue-and-white propeller badge, was the X5 and it has gone on to be a huge commercial success for BMW. Both it, and the X6 that is derived from it (and which launched in 2008), have ...