German media reported that the new BMW 7-Series will go on sale in late 2015 and will be available in long-wheelbase version to compete with the long version of the Mercedes S-Class. The model has been codenamed G11 main feature is that it weighs at least 200 pounds weighs less than the current generation.
The new 7-Series will be built on a brand new platform made of steel, aluminum and carbon making the basic version, BMW 740i, the car weighs much less than the 1,900 pounds of the current model, with rumors want the new 7-Series therefore weigh less and 1,670 pounds weighing the current generation of the 5-Series.
Performance BMW will equip the new 2015 BMW 7-Series with a series of cylindrical-4, 6-cylinder and V8 engines performance 260, 340 and 460 hp respectively. Rumors said that BMW may remove the 6.0-liter V12 engine in the next 760Li. The M770i xDrive plug-in hybrid version will be wearing a twin-turbo V8 4,0-liter engine performance 482 hp with 650 Nm of torque.
Finally there will be a quick release but not called M7, a more likely name the 760 xDrive M Performance, which will be equipped with a more powerful version of the 4.4-liter V8 twin-turbo engine.
