{"id":13098,"date":"2021-11-08T07:11:46","date_gmt":"2021-11-08T12:11:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/autosector.com\/auto\/?p=13098"},"modified":"2021-11-08T07:11:46","modified_gmt":"2021-11-08T12:11:46","slug":"bmw-i7-electric-sedan-three-motors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/?p=13098","title":{"rendered":"BMW i7 reportedly getting three electric motors shared with i5 M"},"content":{"rendered":"

It was back in March last year when BMW originally announced there would be a fully electric version of the next-generation 7 Series. As part of the company\u2019s \u201cPower of Choice\u201d plan, the German luxury brand will offer the G70\/G71 series with gasoline, diesel, plug-in hybrid, and EV configurations. Should you desire the most powerful of them all, CEO Oliver Zipse revealed during the Annual Accounts Press Conference 2020 the variant without a combustion engine would be the most potent<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Likely to be called i7, the 7 Series sans gasoline\/diesel engine is said to have three electric motors in its highest specification. According to Auto Motor und Sport<\/em>, two of them will be mounted at the back and the third one will be positioned on the front axle. The report mentions the e-motor driving the front wheels will have less power.<\/p>\n

Interestingly, AMS<\/em> goes on to say the same three-motor setup could be installed in a full-fat M version of the next 5 Series in EV form<\/a> (i5) with a yet-to-be-confirmed total output of 750 horsepower. As a refresher, BMW will follow the same \u201cPower of Choice\u201d strategy for the smaller 5er by offering all four types of powertrains.<\/p>\n