Test drive: The BMW SUV that thinks it’s a limo
While its performance and dimensions are impressive, the X7 is above all a luxury car which just happens to have an upright body
At the time of writing, the X7 is BMW’s largest SUV. And it’s no accident that its honorific links it with the BMW 7 Series, the company’s big luxury limousine. The X7 is, effectively, a 7 Series in SUV format.
Casual observers – myself included – have already denounced the sheer size and almost vulgar styling of the X7, but after spending a few days and more than 800 kilometres at the wheel of one ...
