Vehicle
BMW 7 Series
The technology flagship, which diagnostically means the most modules, the biggest battery drain surface, and the strongest case for checking supply voltage before believing any code at face value.
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Generations
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E65 2001–2008
The first heavily networked generation, and the clearest case anywhere for checking supply voltage before believing a screen of faults.
- Body styles
- Sedan
- Platform
- E65
- Engines
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- 3.0 straight-six — M54 · petrol · 170 kW (228 hp) · 300 Nm (221 lb-ft) · 730i, M54 and N52
- 3.6 / 4.0 / 4.4 / 4.8 V8 — N62 · petrol · 360–490 Nm (266–361 lb-ft)
- 6.0 V12 — N73 · petrol · 327 kW (439 hp) · 600 Nm (443 lb-ft) · 760i, N73
- 3.0d / 4.4d — M57 · diesel · M57 and M67
- 4.8 — N62 · petrol · 261–270 kW (350–362 hp) · 475–500 Nm (350–369 lb-ft)
- 4.4 turbo — M67 · diesel · 220–242 kW (295–325 hp) · 700–750 Nm (516–553 lb-ft)
- Transmissions
- 6-speed automatic
- Drivetrain
- Rear-wheel drive
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F01 2008–2015
N55/N57 and the first ActiveHybrid; air suspension across most of the range.
- Body styles
- Sedan
- Platform
- F01
- Engines
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- 3.0 turbo straight-six — N54 · petrol · 225–250 kW (302–335 hp) · 400–450 Nm (295–332 lb-ft) · 740i, N54 and N55
- 4.4 twin-turbo V8 — N63 · petrol · 300–390 kW (402–523 hp) · 600–750 Nm (443–553 lb-ft) · 750i, N63
- 6.0 twin-turbo V12 — N74 · petrol · 400 kW (536 hp) · 750 Nm (553 lb-ft) · 760i, N74
- 3.0d — N57 · diesel · 180–280 kW (241–375 hp) · 540–740 Nm (398–546 lb-ft) · 730d and 740d, N57
- 3.0 turbo hybrid — N55 · hybrid · 225–272 kW (302–365 hp) · 400–500 Nm (295–369 lb-ft) · ActiveHybrid 7
- 3.0 — N52 · petrol · 310 Nm (229 lb-ft)
- Transmissions
- 6-speed ZF automatic transmission · 8-speed ZF automatic transmission · 6-speed ZF 6HP automatic · 8-speed ZF 8HP automatic
- Drivetrain
- Rear-wheel drive · xDrive four-wheel drive
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G11 2015–2022
Carbon-reinforced body structure, plug-in hybrid variants, and more comfort modules than any other BMW.
- Body styles
- Sedan
- Platform
- CLAR
- Engines
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- 3.0 turbo straight-six — B58 · mild hybrid · 240 kW (322 hp) · 450 Nm (332 lb-ft) · 740i, B58
- 4.4 twin-turbo V8 — N63 · petrol · 300–390 kW (402–523 hp) · 600–750 Nm (443–553 lb-ft) · 750i, N63
- 6.6 twin-turbo V12 — N74 · petrol · 420–465 kW (563–624 hp) · 780–900 Nm (575–664 lb-ft) · M760i, N74
- 3.0d — B57 · mild hybrid · 195–294 kW (261–394 hp) · 620–760 Nm (457–561 lb-ft) · 730d and 740d, B57
- 3.0 turbo hybrid — B58 · plug-in hybrid · 745e
- 2.0 turbo — B48 · petrol · 115–233 kW (154–312 hp) · 250–450 Nm (184–332 lb-ft)
- 2.0 turbo diesel — B47 · diesel · 85–170 kW (114–228 hp) · 270–500 Nm (199–369 lb-ft)
- Transmissions
- 8-speed ZF 8HP automatic
- Drivetrain
- Rear-wheel drive · xDrive four-wheel drive
Service information
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