BMW X7 Rental
The BMW X7 seats 7 behind a chrome grille, so the whole group arrives in the same car.
Overview
The BMW X7 is the 3-row flagship SUV from BMW, with 7 seats, air springs on both axles and a panoramic glass roof that runs over all 3 rows. Renters book it over a Cadillac Escalade when the group is 6 or 7 with bags and they want the quieter arrival of a BMW badge rather than the footprint of a full-size truck on a hotel ramp.
How It Drives
Air springs at both ends are the first thing you feel, since the X7 settles level with 7 aboard and the trunk full, and the turbocharged inline-6 merges a full load without strain. It is an arrival car for the airport pickup and the wedding party, not a canyon car.
Who Rents It
Trim Breakdown
BMW sold the X7 in 3 versions that share one body, 3 rows and air suspension, split by engine. The xDrive40i runs an inline-6, the M60i a V8, and the Alpina XB7 a tuned V8. We run the xDrive40i.
X7 xDrive40i
The BMW X7 xDrive40i is the car we run, in black over black leather with chrome trim. A turbocharged 3.0 liter inline-6 makes 335 hp through an 8-speed automatic to all 4 wheels, with 2-axle air suspension, a power folding third row and the panoramic glass roof standard. It is the quietest X7 and the one most people are looking for.
X7 M60i
The BMW X7 M60i puts a 4.4 liter twin-turbo V8 in the same body, with more than 500 hp, bigger brakes and a firmer suspension tune. It is quicker and louder but no bigger inside, so the extra cost buys speed a 7-seat SUV rarely gets to use. We do not run the M60i.
Alpina XB7
The Alpina XB7 is the top of the range, built by Alpina on the X7 body with a reworked twin-turbo V8, its own multi-spoke wheels, a retuned air suspension and a raised top speed. It is the rarest and the most expensive X7 and it drives like a fast sedan that happens to seat 7. We do not run the XB7.
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