BMW is working hard to expand its 7-series flagship luxury sedan lineup with more variants. Enter the 2017 BMW 740 eDrive plug-in hybrid. This is a luxury sedan offers the added benefit of high efficiency. In this case, it’s not all about saving a few bucks at the pump, it’s about traveling further per fill-up and having the welcome power boost from the electric motor. The eDrive sedan will soon join the BMW 740i and 750i rear-wheel-drive and xDrive AWD sedans.
Big thanks to TFLcar reader Ben O. for providing these spy shots of this big 7-series prototype testing at high elevation of Colorado.
How do we know this is a plug-in hybrid 7-Series? Check out the charger plug door on driver-side front fender and the “Hybrid Test Vehicle” sticker on the rear bumper cover.
The 740 eDrive hybrid will use a 2.0-liter turbocharged four-cylinder gasoline engine, which is paired to an electric motor and an 8-speed automatic transmission. The engine is rated at 258 horsepower and 295 lb-ft of torque, while the electric motor adds another 113 horsepower and 184 lb-ft of torque. Total output will be 326 horsepower and 369 lb-ft of torque.
Check out how the 2016 BMW X5 eDrive plug-in hybrid does on our 100-mile highway MPG test loop.
