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BMW 7-series Hybrid (2008)

By Ben Whitworth

Spy shots

04 December 2007 11:05

This hearse looks vaguely familiar…

This is BMW’s new 7-series, and yes, we snapped it first in late 2006 when it broke cover in Germany. The car’s hefty disguise may not have changed much - but its location has.

This prototype was caught less than a mile from Milford, GM's main proving ground in Michigan. Why? This is the hybrid petrol-electric Seven, the first fruit of the Daimler-Chrysler–GM–BMW hybrid alliance to come to Europe. GM’s Yukon Tahoe, Chevy Silverado and Caddy Escalade, plus Chrysler's Aspen and Dodge Durango will all receive the technology in America within the next 12 months, too.