下一代（2016款）宝马7系合成图近日曝光，该车将在9月开幕的法兰克福车展首次与工公众见面。这张7系最新合成图是根据去年底拍到的无伪装原型车谍照绘制的。新车采用渐进式改款，车厢内配备带触控显示屏iDrive系统和TouchCommand后排控制系统。其中iDrive系统为宝马自己开发，而TouchCommand系统则基于三星平板电脑，它内置宝马专门开发的软件，可以让后排乘客控制车辆绝大多数功能。新一代7系采用宝马最新的“35up”平台，更多利用铝制、碳纤维和钢制材料，车重将比现行版降低200公斤。由于车重更低，因此可以让入门级车型搭载2.0升四缸引擎，功率191千瓦/260马力。除了四缸引擎外，新车还将搭载新开发的六缸引擎，而插电混动版则搭载四缸汽油引擎和一台电机，综合输出功率220千瓦/300马力。高端版本还将搭载取自劳斯莱斯古斯特和Wraith的6.6升V12引擎，功率约为441千瓦/600马力。而M750i则搭载取自M5的4.4升V8双涡轮增压引擎，功率将超过600马力。
2016 BMW 7-Series rendered based on spy shots
The next generation BMW 7-Series (G11) has been rendered once again, prior to this year's official launch.
This latest digital interpretation is based on the spy shots which emerged on New Year's Eve depicting an undisguised prototype featuring an evolutionary design. On the inside it will likely get the touchscreen iDrive system and a TouchCommand rear seat control system previewed last month at CES. While the first one is self-explanatory, the second system is basically a Samsung tablet featuring a special BMW app which allows rear seat passengers to control most of the car’s functions.
Hiding underneath the familiar design is an entirely new car based on BMW's upcoming "35up" platform which combines aluminum with carbon fiber and high-strength steel. The new lightweight construction should grant a 200 kg (440 lbs) weight loss compared to the outgoing model. The massive diet should allow BMW install a four-cylinder 2.0-liter engine inside the base model where it will likely develop 260 HP (191 kW).
Several newly developed six-cylinder engines are planned along with a plug-in hybrid version likely getting a four-cylinder gasoline motor teamed up with an electric motor to provide a combined output of 300 HP (220 kW). There's also going to be a V12 6.6-liter from the Rolls-Royce Ghost and Wraith which will generate around 600 HP (441 kW). Sitting on top of the range will likely be an M750i version featuring the V8 4.4-liter twin-turbo engine from the M5 but further tweaked to develop in excess of 600 HP.
The next generation BMW 7-Series is expected to receive its public reveal in September at the Frankfurt Motor Show.