BMW i7 facelift brings Gen6 cells from Rimac, 350+ miles range, and drops Level 3 for cheaper Symbiotic Drive

This article was published on April 22, 2026 Summary:BMW revealed the facelifted 2027 i7 simultaneously at Grand Central Terminal and Auto China with Gen6 cylindrical cells from Rimac, rare-earth-free motors with SiC inverters, and 250 kW charging. The i7 60 xDrive targets 350-plus miles EPA and 728 km WLTP; the i7 50 reaches 611 km and the M70 targets 686 km. BMW dropped Level 3 autonomous driving entirely, replacing it with the cheaper Level 2 Symbiotic Drive system, and overhauled the interior with Panoramic Vision, an 8K Theatre Screen, and Operating System X. BMW revealed the facelifted 2027 i7 simultaneously at Grand Central Terminal in New York and Auto China in Beijing on Tuesday, calling it “one of the brand’s most significant reveals in a generation.” The substance behind the rhetoric is a battery developed with Rimac Technology that uses BMW’s sixth-generation cylindrical cells for the first time outside the dedicated Neue Klasse platform, and a charging architecture that reaches 250 kilowatts, up from 195. The i7 60 xDrive now carries 112.5 kilowatt-hours of usable capacity, up from 101.7, and BMW estimates a preliminary EPA range of more than 350 miles, with up to 728