Even though it feels like the current-generation 7-Series was released just yesterday, it's already time for its facelift or in BMW-speak "Life-cycle Impulse." Yeah, po-ta-toe, pah-tah-toe, whatever.
Long story short, it was captured during testing sporting some camouflage but in a very specific place. Note its headlights are wrapped alongside the edges and its front valence is buttoned up quite a bit. Right off the bat one thing you should notice is that the trademark grill has a bit more of a pop to it.
Aside from that we don't know much else. Judging from previous models it should be expected that the interior will receive a minor reworking, there will be new wheel options and the front/rear clips will be restyled.
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The F01 7-Series has been a real hit for BMW, but the company is not resting on its laurels. An LCI 7-Series has been planned for some time, and should be arriving to market in the near future. The overarching theme of this LCI (stands for Life Cycle Impulse -- A facelift), is to 'not fix it if it ain't broke'. The changes are subtle on the whole and aim to freshen and not re-invent the look.
These series of spyphotos seem to confirm what was previously speculated. The overall shape of the headlights is unchanged, but there is now incorporation of the latest LED technology, which is filtering across the BMW range.
The kidney grills now have a thicker and more pronounced kidney grill surround, accentuating the grills and making them look larger...
[Source: 7post]
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