---
title: "BMW Confirms October Debut for Full-Size X7 Crossover"
description: "A high-performance model, a four-door coupe, and an electric variant may also be in the works."
date: "2018-09-05"
modified: "2018-09-05"
authors:
  - name: "James Gilboy"
    job_title: "Contributing Writer"
    link: "https://www.thedrive.com/authors/james-gilboy"
url: "https://www.thedrive.com/news/23355/bmw-confirms-october-debut-for-full-size-x7-crossover"
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  - "BMW X7"
  - "crossovers"
  - "leaked images"
  - "luxury"
  - "Luxury crossover"
  - "News"
  - "Paris Motor Show"
  - "suv/crossover"
  - "trademark"
  - "x7"
---

# BMW Confirms October Debut for Full-Size X7 Crossover

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*The Drive* learned that BMW will reveal a production-ready X7 full-size luxury crossover in mid-October. A company spokesperson confirmed the release window via email when asked about trademark filings for potential X7 variants such as the iX7 and X8. This rules out a [previous report](<https://www.thedrive.com/news/23009/bmw-is-reportedly-mulling-over-an-x7-m>) of a November world debut at the 2018 Los Angeles Auto Show.

The [finalized X7 design](<https://www.thedrive.com/news/22803/bmw-teases-x7-crossover-in-camouflage>) and its specifications will both be shared at the reveal, which we speculate could come during the media-only days of the 2018 Paris Motor Show on Oct. 2-3. Until now, the only look we've had at the three-row SUV came from a design that's believed to have [leaked](<https://www.thedrive.com/news/14154/bmw-x7-concept-images-leak-before-reveal>) through Brazil's patent office, the Instituto Nacional da Propriedade Industrial (INPI). The images seen below are from the public patent documents.

![message-editor%2F1536092237447-x71.jpg](<https://www.thedrive.com/wp-content/uploads/message-editor/1536092237447-x71.jpg>)
*Instituto Nacional da Propriedade Industrial*

![message-editor%2F1536092246253-x72.jpg](<https://www.thedrive.com/wp-content/uploads/message-editor/1536092246253-x72.jpg>)
*Instituto Nacional da Propriedade Industrial*

Like the majority of the BMW lineup, the X7 will allegedly receive a sporty X7 M variant, which we believe has already been spied [touring the Nürburgring](<https://www.thedrive.com/news/11644/upcoming-2018-bmw-x7-spied-testing-on-nurburgring>) in June of last year. However, BMW has never manufactured a full M variant of its 7 Series sedan, and a BMW spokesperson has previously dismissed the X7 M's existence as "pure speculation."

According to [trademark filings](<https://tsdr.uspto.gov/#caseNumber=87894020&caseType=SERIAL_NO&searchType=statusSearch>), future products derivative of the X7 could include a coupe-like X8 similar to the X5-based X6, as well as electrified variants. BMW declined to confirm these rumors or comment on the existence of such vehicles.

## Author
James is a former staff writer for The Drive. He has changed the conversation around electrification, debunked misinformation online, and become a prominent hunter of what he calls "automotive cryptids."

### Author social links  
[Instagram](<https://instagram.com/jamesgilboy>)