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BMW X7 vs Tesla Model Y

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BMW X7
BMW X7

$142,900 - $179,900

2023 price

Tesla Model Y
Tesla Model Y

$55,900 - $82,900

2025 price

Summary

2023 BMW X7
2025 Tesla Model Y
Safety Rating

Engine Type
Diesel Turbo 8, 3.0L

0.0L
Fuel Type
Diesel/Electric

Electric
Fuel Efficiency
8.0L/100km (combined)

0.0L/100km (combined)
Seating
7

5
Dislikes
  • Pricey options
  • Some functions hard to find in screen
  • A challenge to manoeuvre in tight spaces

  • Interior looks too basic
  • Higher prices amid more competition
  • Autosteer only in 'beta' form
2023 BMW X7 Summary

Large family-friendly luxury SUVs tend to be handsome in design but somewhat restrained. Until now. BMW has introduced a major facelift for its flagship SUV, the six- or seven-seat X7. Emphasis on face.  

The new X7 adopts the striking but controversial front-end from the new 7 Series sedan, but the big, bold SUV is hiding some rather significant changes under the skin. Aside from a beefier diesel that now comes with mild hybrid tech, there’s also a redesigned cabin, massively upgraded tech, more standard features, oh, and a price increase.

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2025 Tesla Model Y Summary

As recently as this time last year, Tesla was riding high. It was the darling of the electric vehicle world, the leader of the pack thanks to its colourful leader, Elon Musk.

Fast forward to now and so much has happened to Tesla in the last year it’s hard to know where to start. Sales have declined around the globe and Musk has become one of the most polarising human beings on the planet.

But that’s only part of the story, and part of the reason Tesla’s sales have dropped. The cold, hard reality of the automotive industry has also hit the American brand for the first time in its existence. A large part of the brand’s success has come from bucking the automotive industry norms, but now it appears to be dawning on Tesla that there is a reason why the rest of the industry does things the way it does.

Until now the brand has been seen as new and different, but as its cars, most notably this popular Model Y SUV start to age, they have become stale after five years on sale. So, Tesla has reverted to the tried and tested method of a mid-life facelift and other upgrades to make the Model Y look new and more appealing to buyers.

Will this be enough to turn around the sales slide? It’s hard to quantify exactly what impact Musk’s political stance is having, so we’ll stick to telling you about the car. Because, to be frank, regardless of how you feel about the owner of the company, if the product doesn’t appeal to customers, then it simply won’t sell.

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