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BMW Serie 7

1977 – today

The BMW Serie 7 has been on sale since 1977. In that time it has had 11 generations or facelifts: E23 (1977), E32 (1986), E38 (1994), E38 restyling (1998), E65 (2001), E65 restyling (2005), F01 (2008), F01 restyling (2012), G11 (2015), G11 restyling (2019) and G70 (2022).

Move has 135 versions with full specs, with petrol, diesel, hybrid, plug-in hybrid and electric engines, from 143 to 659 hp. 96 of them come with the manufacturer’s service schedule, so Move can remind you of every service.

Below is the timeline with every generation, its years and its photos. If you have photos of a BMW Serie 7, you can send them to complete it.

Years1977 – today
Generations11
Versions with specs135
Photos0

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Generation by generation

1977

E23

1977 – 1986

  • 10 versions
  • 150–252 hp
  • Petrol

No photos of this generation yet.

1986

E32

1986 – 1994

  • 10 versions
  • 188–300 hp
  • Petrol

No photos of this generation yet.

1994

E38

1994 – 1998

  • 10 versions
  • 143–326 hp
  • Petrol
  • Diesel

No photos of this generation yet.

1998

E38 restyling

1998 – 2001

  • 9 versions
  • 184–326 hp
  • Petrol
  • Diesel
  • Code E38

No photos of this generation yet.

2001

E65

2001 – 2005

  • 10 versions
  • 218–445 hp
  • Petrol
  • Diesel
  • 10 with service schedule

No photos of this generation yet.

2005

E65 restyling

2005 – 2008

  • 12 versions
  • 231–445 hp
  • Petrol
  • Diesel
  • 12 with service schedule
  • Code E65

No photos of this generation yet.

2008

F01

2008 – 2012

  • 16 versions
  • 245–544 hp
  • Petrol
  • Diesel
  • Hybrid
  • 16 with service schedule

No photos of this generation yet.

2012

F01 restyling

2012 – 2015

  • 17 versions
  • 258–544 hp
  • Petrol
  • Diesel
  • Hybrid
  • 17 with service schedule
  • Code F01

No photos of this generation yet.

2015

G11

2015 – 2019

  • 14 versions
  • 265–609 hp
  • Petrol
  • Diesel
  • Plug-in hybrid
  • 14 with service schedule

No photos of this generation yet.

2019

G11 restyling

2019 – 2022

  • 21 versions
  • 265–585 hp
  • Petrol
  • Diesel
  • Plug-in hybrid
  • 21 with service schedule
  • Code G11

No photos of this generation yet.

2022

G70

On sale

2022 – today

  • 6 versions
  • 299–659 hp
  • Diesel
  • Plug-in hybrid
  • Electric
  • 6 with service schedule

No photos of this generation yet.

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