BMW will eventually launch a super high-end version of its upcoming X7 SUV, a top executive at the German automaker has revealed.
Speaking on the sidelines of the recent New York auto show, BMW sales head Ian Robertson confirmed to Automotive News that the company is working on a super-luxury version of its X7 flagship SUV. The luxed-out X7 will be part of BMW’s new Grand Klasse strategy, or GKL for short, which will eventually include a range-topping version of the 7-Series sedan.
The X7 GKL is believed to be an answer to Mercedes-Maybach’s upcoming GLS luxury SUV. Robertson didn’t indicate if the top-spec X7 would wear a different name badge, or simply be positioned at the top of the X7 hierarchy.
Whatever the case, the X7 is expected to steer clear of BMW’s Rolls-Royce luxury brand. Rolls will launch a utility vehicle of its own in the coming years, but that SUV, called Cullinan, won’t share any components with the X7.
“Of course the quintessential luxury is still the [BMW-owned] Rolls-Royce — we do not need a Maybach,” Robertson said.
Few other details are known about the super luxurious X7, but it will retail for somewhere between $100,000 and $200,000.
Leave a Reply