The BMW i7 is a keystone to BMW’s intermediate EV push, using an evolved version of the CLAR platform used on the previous generation 7-series. There are little to no ergonomic differences between the i7 and regular 7 series, and its styling may not be everyone’s cup of tea. The i7 M70 xDrive is the quickest and most powerful electric BMW it has ever made, and it has sporty summer tires wrapped around 21-inch wheels.

However, the i7 M70 xDrive feels wide, heavy, and unathletic when it comes to curves. BMW M CEO Franciscus Van Meel argues that the i7’s real, usable, measured horsepower and acceleration times are measured honestly, unlike some competitors. The i7 M70 xDrive is more than sufficiently fast, but it doesn’t feel like it’s defying physics and disguising its gargantuan mass as some of its ground-up EV competitors do.

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