BMW May FINALLY Build The M7 We've Been Dreaming Of

BMW has offered many performance-focused 7 Series variants over the years. Some examples include theAlpina B7and theV12-powered M760i, which was recently discontinued. We know the future of BMW performance is electrified, not a massive twelve-cylinder sitting under the hood. In fact, the shift towards electrification may finally help deliver a BMW Mmodel that we've been requesting for years,M7.

Despite offering many fast 7 Series variants, BMW has never created a fully-fledged M variant of its flagship luxury saloon. According to a new report fromAutocar,long-rumored M7 may finally arrive sporting a high-performance plug-in hybrid drivetrain. And we think we have a pretty good idea of where the drivetrain will come from.

The rumored M7 would likely share the same twin-turbo V8 andhybrid system from the XM Concept, which produces 750 horsepower and 737 lb-ft of torque. That's around 150 more horsepower than either the B7 or M760i ever had, and those cars could hit 60 mph in the low three-second range.

这样一个insane output would make this PHEV 7 Series worthy of its M badge. Mercedes is also working on aPHEV-powered AMG S-Classthat could produce as much as 800 horsepower. It sounds like the performance flagship sedan battle is heating up.