Do you think BMW’s top SUV is the X7? It's obvious that BMW itself doesn't think so. Recently, after owning a car, I obtained a set of camouflage photos of the BMW X8 from foreign media. It is BMW's true flagship SUV.

BMW applied to register the trademarks "X8" and "X8? M" in the United States in 2016, which also indicates that the BMW X8 will launch a high-performance version in the future. After 4 years, this car finally showed its true colors in Lushan. From the appearance point of view, its size should be similar to the X7, but it will be more sporty, and the roof will also use a sloping design.

In fact, after the X7 was launched, I was particularly afraid that the X8 would be a coupe version of the X7. One is because the coupe version of such a large car does not look good and cannot bear the image of a flagship; the other is because the sales volume of the coupe version is indeed not very good. After seeing the exposed pictures, I can finally breathe a sigh of relief. For the X8, BMW did not treat it as a coupe SUV with a perfunctory rear end, but a true standard full-size SUV.

Judging from the front of the camouflaged car, the enlarged kidney grille should be gone. The entire front of the car looks solemn and powerful. In addition, the ACC adaptive cruise radar is also installed under the front of the car.

When you come to the side of the car body, you can see that it is very different from the X7. The side profile of the X7 is obviously more square, while the roof of the X8 is high in the front and low in the rear. Paired with a muscular waistline and pure black wheels, it has a more sporty feel. It must be very handsome in its Yaoye version.

In the rear part of the car, the shape of the X8 will be more dynamic and it will look lower. If driving the X7 seems a bit too mature, then the X8 is definitely more in line with the aesthetics of young people.

It can be expected that BMW will still introduce a three-row seat layout in the X8 model. Due to the roof shape, the X8 may only have a 2+3+2 seating layout. Since the BMW X8 and X7 both belong to the BMW CLAR platform, the two cars have the possibility of sharing parts.

In terms of power, it is expected that the X8 will share the powertrain with the current X7***. The camouflaged car captured this time is still a plug-in hybrid version. You can clearly see that there is a plug-in device on the front fender on the driver's side. Based on previous news reports, the future BMW X8 plug-in hybrid will be powered by a 3.0T inline 6-cylinder engine and electric motor, or the same powertrain as the BMW 7 Series 745e, with a combined power of 389 horsepower and a combined torque of 600 Nm.

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