Next BMW X7: New Report Points to a One-Piece Tailgate

One of the X7’s most practical features is back in the spotlight. A new report reverses earlier expectations about the next generation’s tailgate. Elsewhere, an owner-built i3 pickup offers an unusual example of BMW customisation.

BMW car update for 25 October 2026. Today’s stories are reporting and an enthusiast project; neither is a new BMW production-model reveal.

The quick read

• Reported: the next X7 may replace its split tailgate with a one-piece design.
• Unconfirmed: claimed cabin features come from an account whose factory-worker identity has not been verified.
• Enthusiast watch: an original-generation i3 has been converted into a small pickup.

Next X7: the tailgate report has changed

BMWBLOG, 24 October. The publication now reports, citing sources, that the next X7—identified as G67—will use a one-piece tailgate. It explicitly reverses its August report that the split arrangement would remain. BMW has not officially confirmed the G67 tailgate design. [1]

For current X7 owners, the distinction matters: a split tailgate provides a separate lower ledge. A one-piece opening changes how you load the boot and use the rear of the car. Final access, loading height and convenience need assessing on the finished model.

The useful correction is therefore to the reporting: retaining a split tailgate should no longer be treated as a settled next-generation feature. Equally, the new report remains provisional until BMW reveals the production car.

Cabin screens and automatic doors: a weaker signal

BMWBLOG, 25 October. A separate article relays claims from a Reddit user who says they work at Spartanburg. Suggested features include rear-door touchscreens, rear entertainment and power-operated doors. The person’s identity and access have not been independently established, so these are unconfirmed claims, not a verified equipment list. [2]

Do not assume which features will reach UK cars, what they will cost or whether they will be standard. Similar technology in another BMW does not prove its inclusion—or retrofit compatibility—in the next X7.

Enthusiast project: an i3 becomes a pickup

New coverage, 25 October. BMWBLOG features Michael Pick’s conversion of a 2017 range-extender i3 into a compact pickup, reportedly costing roughly $8,000 including the donor. A bespoke bed, reinforced rear structure and custom lamp housings make it an unusual one-off. [3]

The original I01 hatchback is different from today’s Neue Klasse i3 saloon. This is an owner project, not a factory pickup announcement, a conversion kit or evidence of UK road approval. The underlying build date and the claimed range have not been independently verified here.

See the conversion report and its originating video link. The photographs above are licensed model references; they are not pictures of unreleased or custom-built cars.

Following the details, not just the headlines

VMSS follows BMW developments to inform the aftermarket parts, bodykits and lighting modifications we design, manufacture and supply. Changes to tailgates, lamps and body panels make exact generation and specification checks essential when planning modifications.

Continue reading: yesterday’s iX3 test, Rimac projects and electric M3 update. Those developments remain covered there rather than repeated today.

Sources and cross-references

1. BMWBLOG — revised X7 tailgate reporting, 24 October 2026. Anonymous-source reporting; BMW confirmation outstanding.
2. BMWBLOG — alleged factory-worker claims, 25 October 2026. Unverified account; not independent confirmation of the tailgate report.
3. BMWBLOG — Michael Pick’s i3 pickup, 25 October 2026. New coverage of a one-off project; original video could not be independently retrieved during this check.