2016 BMW 7 Series M Sport Spied Testing

BMW is preparing to launch a redesigned 7 Series and the company is busy testing the car. 

New spy photos show the 7 Series testing in M Sport guise, a package which adds a sportier bumper, different side skirts and unique M wheels.

The new 7 Series will be the first BMW to ride on the company’s new 35up scalable architecture, which will help the car lose weight thanks to its use of aluminum and carbon fiber. Carbon fiber is also said to be used in the roof, hood and trunk lids to help take pounds off the car.

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Powertrain options should include a V8, a plug-in hybrid, a diesel engine that will be available in the U.S. and possibly even a four cylinder that likely won’t come to the States. An all-wheel drive M version of the car is also said to be in development and will likely use a twin-turbo V8 for motivation or possibly a V12 sourced from Rolls-Royce.

Watch for the new 7 Series to launch at the 2015 Frankfurt Motor Show. It should be on sale in either late 2015 or early 2016.

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