This long-wheelbase plug-in hybrid version of BMW’s full-size 7 Series was introduced in the 2019 refresh of the G11/G12 generation. It joined the range alongside the standard-wheelbase 745e and the all-wheel-drive 745Le xDrive, giving the flagship sedan a more refined electrified option for markets that favored the extended-body layout. BMW positioned it as part of the brand’s push to combine luxury, long-distance comfort, and locally emissions-free driving in its top sedan line. The nameplate built on BMW’s earlier 7 Series plug-in hybrid strategy, but the 2019 update brought a revised six-cylinder hybrid system and a larger battery than the earlier six-cylinder hybrid 7 Series models, marking a significant technical and market step for the nameplate.
The model remained part of the late-life G11/G12 7 Series lineup through the first half of the 2020s, before BMW replaced that generation with the all-new 7 Series and a different electrified naming strategy. As a result, this nameplate is best understood as the updated plug-in hybrid long-wheelbase 7 Series sold from the 2019 model year through the end of the outgoing generation. Enthusiasts and buyers tend to remember it as the most advanced hybrid variant of the last pre-2022 full-size BMW sedan family, and as a relatively rare long-wheelbase plug-in hybrid flagship in BMW’s history.