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BMW X7 — price 2026, specs, on-road price & review
The BMW X7 is BMW India's flagship three-row SUV: a 48V mild-hybrid 3.0L turbo-petrol (xDrive40i, 381 PS) or 3.0L turbo-diesel (xDrive40d, 340 PS/700 Nm), both with xDrive AWD and 2-axle air suspension. Priced ₹1.26-1.39 crore ex-showroom across six/seven-seat layouts, it rivals the Mercedes-Benz GLS and Audi Q7/Q8.
- Fuel / drive
- Petrol · Diesel
- 8-speed Steptronic AT, xDrive AWD
- Waiting period
- 6-10 weeks depending on configuration and…
- as of 9 Sept 2026
- On sale since
- 2019-10
- G07, first facelift (LCI)
Variants & Ex-showroom Prices
BMW X7 Variants and Prices in India
| Variant | Fuel | Transmission | Ex-showroom (Delhi) |
|---|---|---|---|
| xDrive40i M Sport SignaturePetrol · 8-speed Steptronic AT, xDrive AWD, 48V mild-hybrid | Petrol | 8-speed Steptronic AT, xDrive AWD, 48V mild-hybrid | ₹1.26 crore |
| xDrive40d Design Pure ExcellenceDiesel · 8-speed Steptronic AT, xDrive AWD, 48V mild-hybridbmw.in's own all-models page lists a diesel 'from' price of ₹1,32,20,000, which matches this trim within ₹20,000. | Diesel | 8-speed Steptronic AT, xDrive AWD, 48V mild-hybrid | ₹1.32 crore |
| xDrive40i M SportPetrol · 8-speed Steptronic AT, xDrive AWD, 48V mild-hybridbmw.in's X7 overview page states a petrol 'from' price of ₹1,34,90,000, roughly ₹1.4 lakh above this figure — CarDekho's own November 2026 table, used here, rounds it to ₹1.35 Cr. | Petrol | 8-speed Steptronic AT, xDrive AWD, 48V mild-hybrid | ₹1.35 crore |
| xDrive40d M SportDiesel · 8-speed Steptronic AT, xDrive AWD, 48V mild-hybrid | Diesel | 8-speed Steptronic AT, xDrive AWD, 48V mild-hybrid | ₹1.39 crore |
What you actually pay
BMW X7 On-Road Price in Hyderabad (Estimate)
Indicatively ₹1.52 crore – ₹1.74 crore on-road in Hyderabad for the base to top variant, built from the ex-showroom price plus Telangana life tax, first-year comprehensive insurance, registration and the road-safety cess.
| Component | Base variant | Top variant |
|---|---|---|
| Ex-showroom (Delhi) | ₹1.26 crore | ₹1.39 crore |
| Telangana life tax (18%–21%) | ₹22.68 lakh – ₹26.46 lakh | ₹25.02 lakh – ₹29.19 lakh |
| Insurance, 1st year comprehensive (2.5–4%) | ₹3.15 lakh – ₹5.04 lakh | ₹3.48 lakh – ₹5.56 lakh |
| Registration + ₹5,000 road-safety cess + handling | ~₹6,000 | ~₹6,000 |
| On-road, Hyderabad (indicative) | ₹1.52 crore – ₹1.58 crore | ₹1.68 crore – ₹1.74 crore |
BMW X7 Mileage (Claimed)
| Powertrain | Fuel | BMW claimed figure |
|---|---|---|
| 3.0L TwinPower Turbo inline-6 petrol with 48V mild-hybrid (xDrive40i) | Petrol · 8-speed Steptronic AT, xDrive AWD | 11.29 kmpl (ARAI, combined) |
| 3.0L inline-6 turbo-diesel with 48V mild-hybrid (xDrive40d) | Diesel · 8-speed Steptronic AT, xDrive AWD | 14.31 kmpl (ARAI, combined) |
Engines, Motors & Gearboxes
X7 Powertrain Options
3.0L TwinPower Turbo inline-6 petrol with 48V mild-hybrid (xDrive40i)
- Fuel
- Petrol
- Displacement
- 2998 cc
- Power
- 280 kW / 381 PS
- Transmission
- 8-speed Steptronic AT, xDrive AWD
- Claimed efficiency
- 11.29 kmpl (ARAI, combined)
3.0L inline-6 turbo-diesel with 48V mild-hybrid (xDrive40d)
- Fuel
- Diesel
- Displacement
- 2993 cc
- Power
- 335 bhp / 340 PS
- Torque
- 700 Nm
- Transmission
- 8-speed Steptronic AT, xDrive AWD
- Claimed efficiency
- 14.31 kmpl (ARAI, combined)
Dimensions & Practicality
- Length
- 5181 mm
- Width
- 2000 mm
- Height
- 1835 mm
- Wheelbase
- 3105 mm
- Ground clearance
- 221 mm
- Boot space
- 300 L
- Seating
- 7
- Fuel tank
- 80-83 L depending on variant
Feature List
BMW X7 Features (from BMW’s official specification)
Safety
- 8 airbags (driver, front passenger, 2 curtain, driver & front-passenger knee, driver-side, front-passenger-side)
- ADAS Level 2: forward collision warning, automatic emergency braking, lane change assist, rear cross-traffic assist with warning
- Blind spot detection, high-beam assist
- ABS with EBD, Electronic Stability Program, traction control
- Hill Descent Control
- Tyre Pressure Monitoring System
- ISOFIX child-seat anchors
- 360° camera with dashcam-style recording
Comfort & Convenience
- 5-zone automatic climate control
- Merino leather upholstery
- Sky Lounge panoramic roof spanning all three rows
- 22-way power front seats with memory, heating and ventilation
- 6-seat captain's-chair layout or 7-seat bench middle row
- Soft-close doors
Technology
- 14.9-inch BMW Curved Display with iDrive 8
- Harman Kardon surround sound (Bowers & Wilkins optional)
- Driving Assistant Professional
- Digital Key Plus
- BMW Connected Package Professional
- Remote software updates
Exterior
- Illuminated Iconic Glow kidney grille
- Crystal headlights (optional)
- Split-folding two-piece tailgate
- 20-22 inch alloy wheels
- 2-axle air suspension with adjustable ride height
- High-gloss Shadowline roof rails
BMW X7 Colours
Mineral White Metallic · Carbon Black Metallic · Dravit Grey Metallic · BMW Individual Tanzanite Blue Metallic · Black Sapphire Metallic · Sparkling Copper Grey Metallic (6 options, per BMW)
X7 Waiting Period
Typical across India: 6-10 weeks depending on configuration and location (dealer-reported) (as of 9 Sept 2026)
Use the wait well: book your AG1 PPF slot for delivery week so the film goes on before the first stone chip. WhatsApp your expected delivery date.
The Auto Grid Review
BMW X7 Review: Our Verdict
The X7 is the biggest thing BMW brings into our Kondapur bay, and its size works against it in exactly the places you'd guess: the split-folding tailgate's lower section takes real abuse from loading a third row's worth of luggage, and the forward-sitting Iconic Glow grille is a magnet for stone chips on any highway run. Owners choosing the 6-seat captain's-chair layout tend to be chauffeur-driven and fussier about the cabin than the paint, while 7-seat bench buyers are usually families who use the car hard and want the lower doors and rear bumper protected first. The 2-axle air suspension sits the car tall enough that underbody stone-strike isn't the problem it is on lower SUVs, but the sheer surface area — every panel on this car is expensive to repaint — means we rarely talk an X7 owner out of full-body coverage.
What we like
- +Genuinely spacious three rows with a flexible 6- or 7-seat layout
- +340 PS/700 Nm diesel makes effortless work of this 2.5-tonne-plus SUV
- +Sky Lounge panoramic roof and 5-zone climate are a real step up in cabin ambience
- +2-axle air suspension irons out ORR expansion joints at speed
What we’d change
- –Not independently crash-tested by any NCAP body as of this writing
- –Boot space with all seats up (300 L) is modest for the car's size
- –₹1.26-1.39 crore ex-showroom puts running and insurance costs well beyond most buyers
- –Blind-spot and lane features can feel over-sensitive in dense Indian traffic
Is the X7 right for you? Seven driver personalities, scored
Find the row that sounds like your driving life — that is the verdict that matters for you.
City Commuter
10–30 km a day through traffic
It's comfortable but its sheer length makes it a handful to park and thread through narrow Hyderabad streets; this is a car for a driver, not a daily solo commute.
Highway Cruiser
ORR laps and expressway weekends
The diesel's 700 Nm and the air suspension make long ORR and intercity runs genuinely restful — this is where the X7 is at its best.
Family First
Four or five aboard, school runs to road trips
A true three-row SUV with proper adult-usable second and third rows, ISOFIX mounts and an extensive airbag count make it one of the most family-capable cars in this catalogue, safety-rating gap aside.
Driving Enthusiast
Cares how it steers, not just how it looks
381 PS is quick in a straight line, but a 2.5-tonne three-row SUV is not where BMW's driving-dynamics reputation shows up — look at the M2 or M5 for that instead.
First-Car Buyer
Budget-conscious and resale-aware
At well over a crore ex-showroom, this is about as far from a sensible first car as this catalogue gets.
Chauffeur-Driven Executive
Judged from the rear seat
The 6-seat captain's-chair layout with heated, ventilated, massaging rear seats and a 5-zone climate system is built for exactly this persona — few cars in India do chauffeur-driven comfort better.
Weekend Explorer
Ghats, dirt tracks and monsoon roads
xDrive AWD and adjustable air suspension give it real highway-adjacent capability, but its size and the cost of a mistake make most owners stick to tarmac.
Paint Protection
PPF for the BMW X7: What We Install and Why
Where it takes damage
The forward-sitting Iconic Glow kidney grille takes the brunt of highway stone chips; the split-folding tailgate's lower section scuffs from loading a third row's luggage, and the rear bumper corners take valet-parking scrapes given the car's 5.18m length and tight urban turning.
Our recommendation
AG1 full body is our standard recommendation given the panel cost on a car this size; owners who skip it most often regret it first on the grille and tailgate lip.
Coverage
Full body standard; add a dedicated tailgate-lower-edge strip for every X7 that regularly carries third-row luggage.
BMW X7 vs GLS vs Defender vs Q7
Cross-shopped against: Mercedes-Benz GLS, Audi Q7, Audi Q8, Land Rover Discovery, Land Rover Defender, Volvo XC90, BMW X5, Toyota Fortuner.
| Model | Segment | Ex-showroom | Fuel | Waiting period | Auto Grid rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BMW X7 | Full-size three-row luxury SUV | ₹1.26 crore – ₹1.39 crore | Petrol / Diesel | 6-10 weeks depending on configuration and… | 4.4 / 5 |
| Mercedes-Benz GLS | Full-size luxury SUV (flagship, 7-seat) | ₹1.38 crore – ₹1.43 crore | Petrol / Diesel | 2-6 months for the standard GLS as of April 2023 | 4.4 / 5 |
| Land Rover Defender | Full-size luxury off-road SUV | ₹99.00 lakh – ₹2.79 crore | Petrol / Diesel | No Hyderabad-specific dealer survey found as… | 4.4 / 5 |
| Audi Q7 | Full-size 7-seat luxury SUV | ₹87.17 lakh – ₹96.15 lakh | Petrol | 4-8 weeks post-booking typically quoted by… | 4.3 / 5 |
| Toyota Fortuner | Ladder-frame full-size SUV | ₹35.11 lakh – ₹50.97 lakh | Diesel / Diesel mild hybrid / Petrol | 1 month | 4.3 / 5 |
Audi
Q3
₹51.99 lakh – ₹55.99 lakhex-showroom
The all-new, third-generation Audi Q3 launched in India on 16 October 2026 at an introductory ₹51.99 lakh, locally assembled for the first time. Nova and Zenith trims share one 2.0 TFSI petrol, a 7-speed DCT and standard quattro all-wheel drive, with a 488-litre boot, a digital cockpit and up to 9 airbags. It rivals the BMW X1 and Mercedes-Benz GLA.
Audi
Q5
₹65.55 lakh – ₹70.73 lakhex-showroom
The Audi Q5 is a 5-seat mid-size luxury SUV sold in India with a single 265 PS 2.0 TFSI turbo-petrol, 7-speed S tronic and quattro all-wheel drive as standard. Audi lists Premium Plus, Bold Edition, Signature Line and Technology trims from ₹65.55 lakh to ₹70.73 lakh ex-showroom, rivalling the BMW X3, Mercedes-Benz GLC and Volvo XC60.
Audi
Q7
₹87.17 lakh – ₹96.15 lakhex-showroom
The Audi Q7 is a 7-seat, locally assembled flagship SUV powered by a 340 PS 3.0 TFSI V6 petrol with 8-speed tiptronic and quattro all-wheel drive as standard. Audi lists Premium Plus and Technology trims from ₹87.17 lakh to ₹96.15 lakh ex-showroom, rivalling the BMW X5, Mercedes-Benz GLE and Volvo XC90.
Audi
Q8
₹1.13 crore – ₹1.81 croreex-showroom
The Audi Q8 is Audi India's flagship ICE coupe-SUV: a 340 PS 3.0 TFSI V6 standard car and a 507 PS twin-turbo V8 SQ8, both with quattro AWD and 8-speed automatics. Audi India prices the range from ₹1.13 crore (Q8) to ₹1.81 crore (SQ8) ex-showroom, rivalling the BMW X5 and Mercedes-Benz GLE/GLE Coupe. The RS Q8 Performance is a separate nameplate (audi/rs-q8).
Audi
RS Q8
₹2.34 croreex-showroom
The Audi RS Q8 Performance is Audi India's flagship performance SUV, powered by a 4.0-litre twin-turbo V8 making 640 PS (471 kW) and 850 Nm, with 0-100 km/h in 3.6 seconds. Sold as a single, fully-loaded CBU-import trim with quattro AWD, adaptive air suspension and 23-inch wheels, it rivals the Lamborghini Urus and Porsche Cayenne Turbo GT.
BYD
Atto 3
₹24.99 lakh – ₹34.49 lakhex-showroom
BYD's compact electric SUV on the e-Platform 3.0 uses a 49.92 kWh or 60.48 kWh Blade LFP battery with a 204 PS front motor and up to 521 km ARAI range, offered in Dynamic, Premium and Superior trims from ₹24.99 lakh to ₹34.49 lakh ex-showroom.
FAQs
BMW X7: Questions Buyers Ask
We don't have independent India reliability data split by variant. Every X7 sold in India carries the same BMW warranty and service terms regardless of trim, so reliability in practice tends to come down to maintenance discipline and dealer service quality rather than a choice between variants.
As of 13 November 2026, the X7 is priced from ₹1.26 crore (xDrive40i M Sport Signature) to ₹1.39 crore (xDrive40d M Sport) ex-showroom across four variants, per CarDekho's dated November 2026 price table; BMW's own configurator states 'from' bands of roughly ₹1.32 crore (diesel) and ₹1.35 crore (petrol) that fall within this range.
Both — BMW offers a 7-seat bench middle row on the Design Pure Excellence trim and a 6-seat captain's-chair middle row on the M Sport trims. Check the specific variant before assuming either layout.
No independent Global NCAP, Bharat NCAP or Euro NCAP rating exists for the X7 as of this writing. The smaller, mechanically related X5 scored a 5-star Euro NCAP rating in 2018, for context, but that result does not apply to the X7.
ARAI-certified figures are 11.29 kmpl for the xDrive40i petrol and 14.31 kmpl for the xDrive40d diesel, both with the 48V mild-hybrid system, per CarWale's and CarDekho's variant specification pages.
Both are full-size three-row petrol/diesel luxury SUVs in a similar price band (the GLS starts around ₹1.32 crore ex-showroom). The X7's air suspension and xDrive drivetrain lean slightly sportier to drive, while the GLS is often reported with marginally more rear-row space. We see both in our bay equally often and neither has a clear edge on paint quality.
Ex-showroom prices run ₹1.26-1.39 crore as of 13 November 2026; on-road prices in Delhi add roughly ₹15-18 lakh in RTO, insurance and other charges, per Autocar India's own price breakdown, taking the on-road figure to roughly ₹1.45-1.58 crore depending on variant and city.
We haven't tracked enough X7s through our own bay to give an independent reliability verdict. BMW's standard warranty (2 years/unlimited km, extendable) and its Condition-Based Service system are typical of the segment; the complaints we hear about most are infotainment and ADAS sensitivity rather than mechanical faults.
Yes — the grille and the tailgate's lower edge are the two panels we repair most often on X7s that arrive without PPF. Given the panel cost on a car this size, we recommend full-body coverage from day one. Message Auto Grid on WhatsApp to plan it around your trim and seating layout.
Indicatively ₹1.52 crore–₹1.74 crore on-road in Hyderabad: ex-showroom ₹1.26 crore–₹1.39 crore (Delhi, 13 Nov 2026) plus Telangana life tax (18%–21%), first-year insurance and registration. Dealer quotes vary with insurance add-ons and accessories.
The top variant is the xDrive40d M Sport (Diesel, 8-speed Steptronic AT, xDrive AWD, 48V mild-hybrid) at ₹1.39 crore ex-showroom Delhi; the base model is the xDrive40i M Sport Signature (Petrol, 8-speed Steptronic AT, xDrive AWD, 48V mild-hybrid) at ₹1.26 crore. 4 variants in all, as of 13 Nov 2026.
X7: Full-size three-row luxury SUV, ₹1.26 crore – ₹1.39 crore ex-showroom, Petrol/Diesel, Auto Grid rating 4.4/5. Defender: Full-size luxury off-road SUV, ₹99.00 lakh – ₹2.79 crore ex-showroom, Petrol/Diesel, rated 4.4/5. See the Land Rover Defender page for its full variant list and our verdict.
Ground clearance 221 mm, boot space 300 litres, 7 seats, length 5181 mm (BMW official specification).
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- CarDekho — BMW X7 price and 4-variant breakdown, explicitly dated November 2026 · read 13 Nov 2026
- CarDekho — BMW X7 colour options (8 colours) · read 13 Nov 2026
- CarWale — BMW X7 xDrive40i variant specification (dimensions, ADAS, airbags) · read 13 Nov 2026
- Autocar India — BMW X7 India-spec dimensions (5181x2000x1835mm, 300L boot) · read 13 Nov 2026
- Team-BHP — BMW X7 variant-wise price list, November 2026 · read 13 Nov 2026
- Bajaj Finance — BMW X7 ground clearance (221mm) and rival comparison table (23 Sep 2026) · read 13 Nov 2026
- Autohunt — BMW X7 2026 guide, delivery timeline 6-10 weeks (9 Sep 2026) · read 13 Nov 2026