Vehicle
BMW X7
The full-size seven-seat SUV on the CLAR platform it shares with the G05 X5, which is where its information lives — the two are the same vehicle in almost every system that sets a code. Every X7 is air-sprung on both axles as standard, so ride-height, compressor and level-sensor faults are among the commonest reasons one is plugged in, and a perished bag presents as a compressor fault because the compressor is what gives up first. The B58 straight-six and N63/S68 V8s are the engines; on the V8s the hot-vee turbocharger layout puts the turbos and their oil feeds inside the vee, which is why an oil leak there reads as a burning smell long before it reads as a code.
Generations
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G07 2018–present
CLAR, shared with the G05 X5; air suspension on both axles as standard makes ride-height faults the most common complaint.
- Body styles
- SUV
- Platform
- BMW CLAR
- Engines
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- 3.0 turbo straight-six — B58 · mild hybrid · 245–280 kW (329–375 hp) · 450–520 Nm (332–384 lb-ft)
- 3.0 d straight-six — B57 · mild hybrid · B57
- 4.4 twin-turbo V8 — N63 · petrol · 340–471 kW (456–632 hp) · 650–800 Nm (479–590 lb-ft) · N63 and S68
- 4.4 turbo — S68 · petrol · 340–471 kW (456–632 hp) · 650–800 Nm (479–590 lb-ft)
- 3.0 turbo — B57 · diesel · 195–294 kW (261–394 hp) · 620–760 Nm (457–561 lb-ft)
- Transmissions
- 8-speed ZF automatic · 8-speed ZF 8HP automatic
- Drivetrain
- xDrive four-wheel drive
Service information
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