Ngokuqondene neBMW X7, akuyona inkinga ukuthi lesi sitshalo siqala ukukhiqiza ngobuningi bezimoto ezintsha. Kodwa-ke, abamele inkampani badideke abalandeli be-brand ye-BNW, bathi imoto ngeke ibuye eMelika ezinyangeni eziyisithupha ezizayo. Emakethe yaseMelika, i-crossover kuzofanela ibhekane nezinganekwane: IMercedes GLS, iLincoln Navigator neRange Rover, ngakho-ke umbuzo wokunciphisa imakethe uhlala uvulekile. Ngempela, eYurophu, i-BNW inamathuba amaningi okujabulisa umthengi kunaseMelika.
Ngokusho kwamahemuhemu, i-X7 inenjini engu-258-horsepower 2-litre turbocharged kanye nenjini kagesi eyengeziwe engu-113-horsepower. Ekuphumeni, umdabu waseJalimane odabuka eMelika uzothola amandla amahhashi angama-326 - amukelekayo ku-crossover. Umkhiqizi uhlela ukwethula izinguquko ngezinjini zedizili nekaphethiloli kubalandeli be-classic "injini yaseBavaria". I-8-speed hybrid automatic kanye namasondo onke izobeka "ayisikhombisa" ezingeni nezimbangi emakethe.