Following the successful launch of the 2-series last June, SMC Asia Car Distributors Corp., the official importer and distributor of BMW in the country, has made another mark with the introduction of the new BMW 7-series. In addition to the base 730i, BMW also answers the call for sustainable luxury driving by offering a plug-in hybrid variant — the 745Le Pure Excellence. This new generation of the BMW 7-series makes a clear statement of intent with its confident presence, sophisticated elegance and strikingly innovative control / operation, driver assistance and connective technology.

Touching on the 730Le Pure Excellence, it serves as BMW’s first plug-in hybrid-electric vehicle (PHEV) in the Philippines, offering a 3.0-liter BMW TwinPower six-cylinder engine that is paired with an electric motor. This variant is capable of up to 55 kilometers of electric range in ideal conditions and offers a combined performance figure of 394 horsepower and 600 Nm of torque while the 730i Pure Excellence variant boasts of a 2.0-liter turbocharged BMW TwinPower four-cylinder gasoline engine that churns out 265 hp and 400 Nm of torque.