7-series
Based on the Munich automaker’s online configurator, the refreshed Seven range commences with the 740Li, a model incidentally not even mentioned in the international media details, which, like the rest of the local line-up, will be offered in long-wheelbase guise only and at a sticker price of R1 645 990.
The next step-up 750Li xDrive is priced at R2 170 994 and uses the same 4.4-litre bi-turbo V8 petrol as the M850i that produces 390kW/750Nm. As its name suggests, the 750i is outfitted with BMW’s xDrive all-wheel drive, translating to a 0-100km/h sprint of 4.1 seconds.
Replacing the 740e, the 745Le xDrive is the only other model to be priced with the biggest change being the discontinuing of the 2.0-litre turbocharged petrol engine for a blown 3.0-litre straight-six, which, together with an 83kW electric motor, outputs a combined 290kW/600Nm. Priced from R1 748 342, the 754Le will complete the 0-100km/h sprint in 5.3 seconds.
While the rest of the range is made-up of the flagship M760Li xDrive and the 730Ld, no pricing for these variants were announced, suggesting that they might arrive after the initial batch of stickered models.
Z4
Shown in the run-up to the Paris Motor Show last year, the all-new Z4 will be offered in four-cylinder and six-cylinder flavours, both of which teamed to the sports-optimised eight-speed Steptronic gearbox.
Priced from R755 900, the sDrive 20i serves as the range’s entry-point and produces 145kW/320Nm from its 2.0-litre turbocharged four-pot, while the M-fettled M40i does duty as the range-topper and comes powered by the 3.0-litre turbocharged inline-six that will also be used in the new Toyota Supra, which outputs 250kW/500Nm.
Able to reach 100km/h from standstill in 4.5 seconds and top out at 250km/h, the M40i will have a sticker price of R1 030 500 and equipped with the M Sport differential, brakes and sport suspension as standard.
