Range Topping BMW X7 May Be Powered By A Healthy V12

As it stands, the twin-turbo V-8 M50i is the most opulent and powerful version of the big-dog BMW X7 SUV. And judging by a leaked image, an even more powerful version may be coming in the not-so-distant future, possibly packing a hefty V-12 engine.

Discovered by a Bimmerpost forum member snooping around an X7 xDrive40i's system files, BMW appears to have drawn up and included logos for an "X7 M60i," a variant that doesn't actually exist yet. The BMW forum member was even able to have the logo display on the car's digital instrument cluster. When The Drive reached out to the company for comment, a BMW spokesperson declined to "comment on anything that has not been announced."

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MDarringer - 9/19/2019 6:43:47 PM

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That will sell like mad.

mre30 - 9/19/2019 7:18:54 PM

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The X7 is a great vehicle and perfect for the market segment.

V12 even more so to the right customers.

PUGPROUD - 9/19/2019 7:44:57 PM

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If you want big profit margins be the first to market an innovation or be last to market something when no else is any longer.

MDarringer - 9/19/2019 8:58:32 PM

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This "...If you want big profit margins be the first to market an innovation..." isn't necessarily a true statement.

Reality: innovation can cost a lot of R&D money and while it may produce booming sales, that outlay has to be amortized...which reduced the "big profit".

PUGPROUD - 9/19/2019 9:32:48 PM

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All true Matt but even more difficult for the second and third players in to get traction and gain market share.

2ndbimmer - 9/21/2019 10:12:02 AM

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This is the Japanese model on everything. Let everyone else make it first and then try to make it cheaper and more reliable.