BMW plotting wild 500kW 7 Series
New 7 Series is set to be the first ever BMW limo to sport M badges; could outgun supercarsBMW is considering, for the first time in its history, expanding the M Performance range to include an M version of the all-new 7 Series.
If given the go-ahead by the BMW board, the new M7 could come with as much as 500kW from a development of the company's new 6.0-litre twin-turbo V12 that will eventually appear under the bonnet of the 760i and future Rolls-Royces.
If that’s the case, the new super-limo should hit 100km/h in less than four seconds and, potentially, have a top speed in excess of 320km/h if the usual 250km/h limit is removed.
As well as monumental power, the new BMW M7 could also be the first M car to come with all-wheel drive.
The news that BMW is considering a 7 Series to compete against the Audi S8, Jaguar XJR and Mercedes-Benz S 63 AMG was revealed in US magazine, Car and Driver.
The US mag also suggests that M-badged diesels could join the range with the 7 Series borrowing an even more powerful version of the current 280kW triple-turbocharged 3.0-litre from the all-wheel drive M550d xDrive.
Car and Driver also confirmed that respected German tuner Alpina is already working on a 450kW B7. According to the magazine, instead of using the all-new V12, Alpina is reworking the current 4.4-litre twin-turbo V8 from the M5.
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