Plug-in hybrid BMW 740e went on sale in Germany with prices starting from €91,900 (nearly $101,000), which actually lands the electrified BMW 7 series between the petrol (€88,300) and diesel versions (€93,500) of the trim level.

BMW 740Le xDrive iPerformance

There are three versions of the electrified 740 (see full description/specs/all-electric ranges here):

  • BMW 740e iPerformance (standard wheelbase) €91,900 (nearly $101,000)
  • BMW 740Le iPerformance (long wheelbase) €97,200 (nearly $107,000)
  • BMW 740Le xDrive iPerformance (long wheelbase, all-wheel drive) €100,600 (nearly $110,500)
As you can see, prices are above $100,000 in Germany, but we could assume that there will be a lot of customers interested in the plug-in version.

Quicks Specs – BMW 740e iPerformance and BMW 740Le iPerformance:

  • four-cylinder petrol engine (190 kW/258 hp and 400 Nm) combined with permanently excited synchronous motor (83 kW/113 hp, 250 Nm) integrated into the eight-speed Steptronic transmission for total system output of 240 kW/326 hp and 500 Nm)
  • RWD
  • acceleration 0 to 100 km/h (62 mph) takes 5.4 seconds (740e iPerformance) or 5.5 seconds (740Le iPerformance)
  • 9.2 kWh (net capacity of 7.4 kWh)
  • all-electric range (NEDC) up to 44–48 kilometres (27–30 miles)

BMW 740Le xDrive iPerformance
BMW 740Le xDrive iPerformance

Quick Specs – BMW 740Le xDrive iPerformance:

  • four-cylinder petrol engine (190 kW/258 hp and 400 Nm) combined with permanently excited synchronous motor (83 kW/113 hp, 250 Nm) integrated into the eight-speed Steptronic transmission for total system output of 240 kW/326 hp and 500 Nm)
  • AWD
  • acceleration 0 to 100 km/h (62 mph) takes 5.3 seconds
  • 9.2 kWh (net capacity of 7.4 kWh)
  • all-electric range (NEDC) up to 41–45 kilometres (25–28 miles)
source: BMW Blog

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