BMW X7 Rental in San Diego
The black BMW X7 with the black leather interior is based in San Diego. It is the 7-seat BMW, 3 rows, air suspension on both axles and a 335 hp inline-6, the car you book when the whole group lands at the same time and nobody wants to take 2 cars. Airport pickups, the wedding party, the week at the Hotel del Coronado with the family. Book it for delivery in San Diego, Orange County and the Inland Empire.
How It Drives
Air springs at both ends are what you feel first. The X7 settles onto them when you climb in, and the ride stays level with 7 aboard and the trunk full, which is the point. The 3.0 liter inline-6 makes 335 hp through an 8-speed automatic to all 4 wheels, enough to merge with a full load and not think about it, and quiet enough that the third row can hear the front. The steering is light, the glass is tall and the panoramic roof runs over all 3 rows. Pick up at San Diego International, 3 miles from downtown, and run across the Coronado Bridge to the Hotel del Coronado. The curve at the top of the span is where 7 people look out of the same window at once. Cameras and parking assist handle the rest.
How It Photographs
Black over black with chrome is the pairing, and the chrome is what photographs. In direct sun the big chrome kidney grille and the window surrounds draw the lines while the black paint goes dark and mirrors the ground. In open shade the body softens to a deep black and the grille still catches light, which is why these photos work under trees. After dark the chrome glints under streetlight. Take the rear three-quarter from low with the full tailgate in the frame. Shoot the grille head-on and close. These photos were taken at the Japanese Friendship Garden in Balboa Park, with the red pagoda stairs behind the car, and that spot is still the one to use.
Why This One
This is our only X7, so there is no colour or region choice to make. What it fills is simple. 7 seats, 3 rows, a trunk behind the third row and air suspension, at $495 a day, based in San Diego. When the group is 6 or 7 with bags, the question is not which car, it is whether one X7 is enough. It is also the car that makes the airport pickup for a family a single trip instead of 2.
What's On This One
The X7 xDrive40i. Standard on the trim is the 335 hp turbocharged inline-6, the 8-speed automatic, xDrive all-wheel drive, 2-axle air suspension, 3 rows and 7 seats with a power-folding third row, the panoramic glass roof over all 3 rows, 4-zone climate and twin 12.3 inch screens. On this car the paint is black, the kidney grille and the window trim are chrome, and the wheels are large silver multi-spokes. Inside it is black leather on all 3 rows, a black headliner, brushed metal trim across the dash and doors, and the glass roof you can see from the back seat. 7 seats, 4 doors, all-wheel drive.
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