Facelifted BMW 7 Series spied

Our spies have caught the updated BMW 7 Series testing ahead of its Geneva Motor Show debut in March

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Text: Damion Smy / Photos: Automedia

26th January 2012

An update of the fifth-generation BMW 7 Series has been spotted, revealing subtle exterior changes.

Changes include revised headlamps, which along with relocated indicators (now in the mirrors) will be LEDs, while there’s a new tail-light design. There will be no sheetmetal changes for the largest BMW, which is now more than three years old.

Also photographed is the optional M package, with a deeper front bumper and enlarged brake ducts.

Regular models will see the six-speed automatic phased out as the ZF eight-speed will become standard on all 7 Series variants – as is already the case for the 1 Series hatch.

A new instrument cluster design will freshen up the cabin, and we can expect a raft of new technologies to be announced closer to the car’s arrival in showrooms following its debut at the Geneva Motor Show at the beginning of March.

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