{"id":85018,"date":"2026-03-13T09:33:02","date_gmt":"2026-03-13T13:33:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/?p=85018"},"modified":"2026-03-13T09:33:02","modified_gmt":"2026-03-13T13:33:02","slug":"2027-bmw-7-series-facelift-teaser","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/?p=85018","title":{"rendered":"2027 BMW 7 Series Facelift Teased Ahead Of April Debut"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"post-summary-wrap\">\n<h3 class=\"post-summary-title\">Article Summary<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"post-summary-list\">\n<li>The BMW 7 Series facelift will retain the split headlights and large kidney grilles.<\/li>\n<li>BMW is radically changing the G70&#8217;s interior by installing the new iDrive technology.<\/li>\n<li>A more luxurious ALPINA version will follow.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/section>\n<p>2026 will go down in history as one of the busiest years ever for BMW. Several product launches are confirmed for this year, with the i3 arriving next week. A much larger sedan will break cover in April when the 7 Series facelift arrives at the Beijing Auto Show. The event in China runs from April 24 to May 3, but we wouldn\u2019t rule out an online reveal a few days earlier.<\/p>\n<p>Before the G70 gets a mid-cycle facelift, BMW is easing the wait with a teaser image. CEO Oliver Zipse took the stage today during the company\u2019s annual conference to outline what lies ahead. Between discussing the new i3 and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bmwblog.com\/2026\/03\/12\/new-bmw-x5-confirmed-summer-2026-debut\/\">next-generation X5<\/a>, the company\u2019s outgoing boss also spoke about the flagship. In the background, a shadowy image revealed some key details.<\/p>\n<p>As seen in multiple spy photos, the 2027 7 Series is keeping the large kidney grille. The thin LED upper strip also confirms that the split headlights are staying in place. It\u2019s a look we\u2019ve also seen on prototypes of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bmwblog.com\/2026\/02\/25\/new-bmw-x7-v8-ev-spy-video\/\">second-generation\u00a0 X7<\/a>, which won\u2019t launch until next year. Although the G70 will look instantly familiar, Zipse calls it \u201can almost completely new vehicle.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/2027-bmw-7-series-facelift-spy-photos-17.jpg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-502700\" title=\"2027 BMW 7 SERIES FACELIFT SPY PHOTOS 17\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/2027-bmw-7-series-facelift-spy-photos-17-830x509.jpg\" alt=\"2027 BMW 7 Series facelift prototype showing split headlights and camouflaged front bumper during testing\" width=\"830\" height=\"509\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/2027-bmw-7-series-facelift-spy-photos-17-830x509.jpg 830w, https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/2027-bmw-7-series-facelift-spy-photos-17-1670x1024.jpg 1670w, https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/2027-bmw-7-series-facelift-spy-photos-17-768x471.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/2027-bmw-7-series-facelift-spy-photos-17-1536x942.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/2027-bmw-7-series-facelift-spy-photos-17.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 830px) 100vw, 830px\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s already clear that the 7 Series won\u2019t adopt the full Neue Klasse styling, but major interior changes are coming. The G70 is getting iDrive X, meaning a large central touchscreen and BMW\u2019s so-called Panoramic Vision. The latter is essentially a pillar-to-pillar projection across the windshield\u2019s base. There might also be a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bmwblog.com\/2025\/11\/18\/first-bmw-models-front-passenger-screen-2026-report\/\">passenger screen<\/a>, though nothing is official for now.<\/p>\n<p>The LCI will also bring engine revisions to align the gasoline and diesel powertrains with the Euro 7 emissions standard. Some power figures are likely to change, while the i7 is believed to receive a larger battery for extra range. A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bmwblog.com\/2026\/02\/23\/bmw-m760-xdrive-v8-7-series-facelift\/\">V8-powered M760<\/a> is reportedly on the way, and we wouldn\u2019t be surprised if the 750e plug-in hybrid gets upgrades as well.<\/p>\n<p>Although Zipse talked about ALPINA during his speech, the more luxurious 7 Series wasn\u2019t mentioned. From what we\u2019ve heard, the BMW 7 Series G72 will break cover sometime this year, but production might not start until mid-2027. In the meantime, BMW has been drip-feeding details on how it\u2019s updating ALPINA\u2019s signature traits, such as the badge, 20-spoke wheels, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bmwblog.com\/2026\/03\/11\/bmw-modernizing-alpina-stripes\/\">side stripes<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, the 7 Series LCI will be the first existing BMW model in the Neue Klasse era, as the iX3, i3, and X5 are all next-generation models. Zipse didn\u2019t mention the iX4, but the electric crossover-coupe could also premiere before the end of 2026. It has already been <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bmwblog.com\/2025\/11\/04\/2027-bmw-ix4-spy-photos-electric-x4-successor\/\">spotted testing<\/a>, so it can\u2019t be too far behind.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Article Summary The BMW 7 Series facelift will retain the split headlights and large kidney grilles. BMW is radically changing the G70&#8217;s interior by installing the new iDrive technology. A more luxurious ALPINA version will follow. 2026 will go down in history as one of the busiest years ever for BMW. Several product launches are [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":85019,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-85018","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-industry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/85018","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=85018"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/85018\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/85019"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=85018"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=85018"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=85018"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}