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By Katherine Langford
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BMW’s facelifted i7 now goes up to 452 miles between charges and rides with all the calm you’d hope for at £109,320. Tim Barnes-Clay took it to Epsom Downs and calls it a heart-over-head choice, though the company car tax bill gives the head a surprisingly strong argument too. The BMW i7 is a seriously luxurious electric saloon, but with the i7 50 xDrive M Sport costing £109,320, it needs to be more than a comfortable way to travel. The 2026 facelift brings a bigger battery, faster charging and a redesigned digital cockpit, lifting the range to as much as 452 miles (up from 388), while the ride remains exceptionally refined. For me it s worth the money because it makes you feel special behind the wheel, and as a BMW lover I d call it a heart-over-head choice that says you ve made it. The head gets a say too, though, because at 4% benefit-in-kind a higher-rate taxpayer pays about £1,750 a year to run one as a company car. BMW i7 price and specs The 2026 facelift is what BMW