BMW 7 Series vs Defender

Should you buy BMW 7 Series or Defender? Find out which car is best for you - compare the two models on the basis of their Price, Size, Space, Boot Space, Service cost, Mileage, Features, Colours and other specs. BMW 7 Series price starts at Rs 1.84 Cr ex-showroom for 740i M Sport (Petrol) and Defender price starts Rs 1.05 Cr ex-showroom for 2.0 l Petrol 110 X-Dynamic HSE (Petrol). 7 Series has 2998 cc (Petrol top model) engine, while Defender has 5000 cc (Petrol top model) engine. As far as mileage is concerned, the 7 Series has a mileage of 12.1 kmpl (Diesel top model) and the Defender has a mileage of 14.01 kmpl (Diesel top model).

7 Series Vs Defender

Key Highlights	BMW 7 Series	Defender
On Road Price	Rs.2,19,98,311^*	Rs.1,86,88,865^*
Mileage (city)	12.1 kmpl	-
Fuel Type	Diesel	Diesel
Engine(cc)	2993	2997
Transmission	Automatic	Automatic

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BMW 7 Series
Rs1.87 Cr^*
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Defender
Rs1.59 Cr^*
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BMW 7 Series
740d M Sport
1.87 Cr^*
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Defender
3.0 l Diesel 130 X
1.59 Cr^*
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Basic Information	740d M Sport	3.0 l Diesel 130 X
On-Road Price in New Delhi	Rs.2,19,98,311^*	Rs.1,86,88,865^*
Finance Available (EMI)	Rs.4,18,710/month Get EMI Offers	Rs.3,55,719/month Get EMI Offers
Insurance	Rs.7,51,111	Rs.6,42,365
User Rating	4.2 Based on 61 Reviews	4.5 Based on 273 Reviews
Brochure	Download Brochure	Download Brochure

Basic Information

740d M Sport

3.0 l Diesel 130 X

On-Road Price in New Delhi

Rs.2,19,98,311^*

Rs.1,86,88,865^*

Finance Available (EMI)

Rs.4,18,710/month

Get EMI Offers

Rs.3,55,719/month

Get EMI Offers

Insurance

Rs.7,51,111

Rs.6,42,365

User Rating

4.2

Based on 61 Reviews

4.5

Based on 273 Reviews

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Engine & Transmission
Engine Type	B57 turbo I6	3.0L Twin-Turbocharged I6 MHEV
Displacement (cc)	2993	2997
No. of Cylinders	66 Cylinder Cars	66 Cylinder Cars
Max Power (bhp@rpm)	375.48bhp@5200-6250rpm	296bhp@4000rpm
Max Torque (nm@rpm)	520Nm@1850-5000rpm	650Nm@1500rpm
Valves Per Cylinder	4	4
Turbo Charger	Yes	Twin
Super Charger	-	No
Transmission Type	Automatic	Automatic
Gearbox	8-Speed	8-Speed AT
Drive Type	RWD	AWD
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Engine & Transmission

Engine Type

B57 turbo I6

3.0L Twin-Turbocharged I6 MHEV

Displacement (cc)

2993

2997

No. of Cylinders

66 Cylinder Cars

Max Power (bhp@rpm)

375.48bhp@5200-6250rpm

296bhp@4000rpm

Fuel & Performance
Fuel Type	Diesel	Diesel
Mileage City (kmpl)	12.1	-
Mileage Highway (kmpl)	16.55	-
Mileage ARAI (kmpl)	-	11.4
Fuel Tank Capacity (Litres)	74	90
Emission Norm Compliance	BS VI 2.0	BS VI 2.0
Top Speed (kmph)	250	191
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Suspension, Steering & Brakes
Front Suspension	Air suspension	Double wishbone suspension
Rear Suspension	Air suspension	Multi-link suspension
Steering Type	power	Electric
Steering Column	-	Tilt & Telescopic
Steering Gear Type	rack and pinion	-
Front Brake Type	ventilated disc	Disc
Rear Brake Type	ventilated disc	Ventilated Disc
Top Speed (Kmph)	250	191
0-100kmph (Seconds)	4.7 s	7.5 s
Tyre Size	-	255/60 R20
Tyre Type	Tubeless	-
Alloy Wheel Size Front (Inch)	255/40 R21	20
Alloy Wheel Size Rear (Inch)	285/35 R21	20
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Suspension, Steering & Brakes

Front Suspension

Air suspension

Double wishbone suspension

Rear Suspension

Air suspension

Multi-link suspension

Steering Type

power

Electric

Steering Column

Tilt & Telescopic

Dimensions & Capacity
Length (mm)	5391	5099
Width (mm)	2192	2008
Height (mm)	1544	1970
Ground Clearance Unladen (mm)	136	219
Wheel Base (mm)	3019	3022
Rear Tread (mm)	1663	-
Kerb Weight (kg)	1915	2550
Reported Boot Space (Litres)	-	499
Seating Capacity	5	5
Boot Space (Litres)	540	-
No. of Doors	4	5
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Comfort & Convenience
Power Steering	Yes	Yes
Power Boot	Yes	-
Automatic Climate Control	4 Zone	2 Zone
Air Quality Control	Yes	-
Remote Climate Control (A/C)	Yes	-
Remote Trunk Opener	Yes	-
Low Fuel Warning Light	Yes	-
Accessory Power Outlet	Yes	Yes
Trunk Light	Yes	-
Vanity Mirror	Yes	Yes
Rear Reading Lamp	-	Yes
Rear Seat Headrest	Yes	-
Adjustable Headrest	Yes	Yes
Rear Seat Centre Arm Rest	Yes	Yes
Height Adjustable Front Seat Belts	Yes	Yes
Rear AC Vents	Yes	Yes
Lumbar Support	Yes	Yes
Active Noise Cancellation	Yes	-
Multifunction Steering Wheel	Yes	Yes
Cruise Control	Yes	Yes
Parking Sensors	Front & Rear	Front & Rear
Navigation System	Yes	-
Find My Car Location	Yes	-
Real-Time Vehicle Tracking	Yes	Yes
Foldable Rear Seat	-	60:40 Split
Smart Access Card Entry	Yes	-
Engine Start Stop Button	Yes	Yes
Cooled Glovebox	Yes	-
Bottle Holder	Front & Rear Door	Front Door
Voice Commands	Yes	Yes
USB Charger	Front & Rear	Front & Rear
Central Console Armrest	With Storage	With Storage
Tailgate Ajar Warning	Yes	-
Hands-Free Tailgate	Yes	-
Gear Shift Indicator	No	-
Rear Curtain	No	-
Luggage Hook And Net	No	-
Lane Change Indicator	Yes	-
Massage Seats	Front & Rear	-
Memory Function Seats	Front & Rear	Front
One Touch Operating Power Window	-	All
Drive Modes	3	-
Glove Box Light	-	Yes
Idle Start Stop System	-	Yes
Air Conditioner	Yes	Yes
Heater	Yes	Yes
Adjustable Steering	Yes	-
KeyLess Entry	Yes	Yes
Ventilated Seats	No	Yes
Height Adjustable Driver Seat	Yes	Yes
Electric Adjustable Seats	-	Front
Automatic Headlamps	-	Yes
Follow Me Home Headlamps	Yes	Yes
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Comfort & Convenience

Power Steering

Power Boot

Automatic Climate Control

4 Zone

2 Zone

Air Quality Control

Interior
Tachometer	Yes	Yes
Electronic Multi Tripmeter	Yes	-
Leather Seats	Yes	-
Leather Wrapped Steering Wheel	Yes	Yes
Leather Wrap Gear Shift Selector	Yes	Yes
Glove Box	Yes	Yes
Outside Temperature Display	Yes	-
Digital Odometer	Yes	-
Additional Features	M Sport Package with BMW individual interior, Interior equipment( M Leather Steering Wheel in New 3-Spoke Design in Walknappa Leather, M badge on steering wheel rim, Individual leather 'Merino’ upholstery, M Headliner Anthracite.), Climate comfort laminated glass and windscreen, Glass application ‘CraftedClarity’ for interior elements, Ambient Light with 15 colours, Interior mirror with automatic anti-dazzle function, Instrument Panel, door shoulder and central door trim covered with Artificial Leather, Welcome Light Carpet, BMW Interaction Bar (Backlit design element in crystalline glass styling with facet cut, Dynamic illumination possible in 15 ambient lighting colours.), 5.5” Touch controlled displays in both rear doors, Fine-wood trim oak mirror finish grey-metallic high-gloss, "Upholstery (BMW Individual Leather ‘Merino’ Amarone, BMW Individual Leather ‘Merino’ Smoke White, BMW Individual Leather ‘Merino’ Mocha, BMW Individual Leather ‘Merino’ Black, BMW Individual Leather ‘Merino’ Tartufo)", "BMW Individual Gran Lusso Interior - Upholstery (Optional equipment) (BMW Individual leather ‘Merino’ / wool/Cashmere combination with exclusive contents \| Smoke White/Light Grey, BMW Individual leather ‘Merino’ with exclusive contents \| Black, BMW Individual leather ‘Merino’ with exclusive contents \| Tartufo, BMW Individual leather ‘Merino’ with exclusive contents \| Smoke White, BMW Individual leather ‘Merino’ with exclusive contents \| Amarone, BMW Individual leather ‘Merino’ with exclusive contents \| Mocha)", Interior Trim (Optional equipment) ( (Carbon Fibre M interior trim with silver stitching/Piano Finish Black, Fine-wood trim ash grain grey-metallic open-pored, BMW Individual fine-wood trim Ash Flowing Grey, open-pored, Limewood Fineline brown open-pored fine-wood interior trim/Piano Finish Black, Fine-wood trim ‘Fineline’ Black with metal effect high-gloss, M signature)	-
Upholstery	-	Leather
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Interior

Tachometer

Electronic Multi Tripmeter

Leather Seats

Exterior
Available Colours	Brooklyn Grey MetallicIndividual Tanzanite BlueMineral White MetallicOxide Grey MetallicCarbon Black MetallicIndividual Dravit Grey MetallicBlack Sapphire Metallic+2 More7 Series Colours	Gondwana StoneLantau BronzeHakuba SilverSilicon SilverTasman BlueCarpathian GreyEiger GreyPangea GreenYulong WhiteSantorini Black+6 MoreDefender Colours
Body Type	SedanAll Sedan Cars	SUVAll SUV Cars
Adjustable Headlamps	Yes	Yes
Fog Lights Front	Yes	-
Fog Lights Rear	Yes	-
Rain Sensing Wiper	Yes	Yes
Rear Window Wiper	Yes	Yes
Rear Window Washer	Yes	-
Rear Window Defogger	Yes	Yes
Alloy Wheels	Yes	Yes
Rear Spoiler	-	Yes
Roof Carrier	-	Yes
Sun Roof	Yes	No
Outside Rear View Mirror Turn Indicators	Yes	Yes
Integrated Antenna	Yes	Yes
Dual Tone Body Colour	Yes	-
Trunk Opener	Remote	-
Heated Wing Mirror	Yes	-
LED DRLs	Yes	Yes
LED Headlamps	Yes	Yes
LED Taillights	Yes	Yes
LED Fog Lamps	Yes	Yes
Additional Features	M Sport Package with BMW individual Exterior, Exterior equipment(Radiator grille frame in Chrome, Door sill trim panels in Black high-gloss, M identification on the sides, Illuminated door sills with aluminium inserts and M inscription, M sport brake, dark blue metallic, M high-gloss shadow line), BMW Crystal Headlights Iconic Glow (Integration of Swarovski crystals into the daytime driving lights,Welcome & Goodbye staging function with dynamic sparkling, Integrated Adaptive LED cluster equipped with High-Beam Assistant), Exterior mirrors foldable with automatic anti-dazzle function on driver side, mirror heating, memory and integrated LED turn indicators, BMW ‘Iconic Glow’ illuminated Kidney Grille, Soft-Close function for side doors, Panorama glass roof Sky Lounge with integrated LED light graphics, Active Air Stream Kidney Grille, Exterior Colours (Oxide Grey (metallic),Black Sapphire (metallic), Carbon Black (metallic), Mineral White (metallic), Brooklyn Grey (metallic), BMW Individual Tanzanite Blue (metallic), BMW Individual Dravit Grey (metallic) ), 21” M Light-Alloy Wheels Star Spoke Style 908M Bicolur with mixed tyres, "BMW Individual Two-Tone Paintwork including Coachline (Optional equipment) Top: Oxide Grey \| Base: (BMW Individual Tanzanite Blue, BMW Individual Dravit Grey, Aventurine Red, Black Sapphire) Top: Black Sapphire \| Base: (BMW Individual Tanzanite Blue, BMW Individual Dravit Grey, Aventurine Red, Oxide Grey)"	-
Automatic Headlamps	Yes	-
Fog Lights	-	Front
Sunroof	-	Panoramic
Puddle Lamps	-	Yes
Tyre Size	-	255/60 R20
Tyre Type	Tubeless	-
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Exterior

Available Colours

Brooklyn Grey MetallicIndividual Tanzanite BlueMineral White MetallicOxide Grey MetallicCarbon Black Metallic+2 More7 Series Colours

Gondwana StoneLantau BronzeHakuba SilverSilicon SilverTasman Blue+6 MoreDefender Colours

Body Type

SedanAll Sedan Cars

SUVAll SUV Cars

Adjustable Headlamps

Safety
Anti-lock Braking System (ABS)	Yes	Yes
Brake Assist	Yes	Yes
Central Locking	Yes	Yes
Power Door Locks	Yes	-
Child Safety Locks	Yes	Yes
Anti Theft Alarm	Yes	Yes
No. of Airbags	7	6
Driver Airbag	Yes	Yes
Passenger Airbag	Yes	Yes
Side Airbag	Yes	Yes
Side Airbag Rear	-	No
Day Night Rear View Mirror	Yes	Yes
Passenger Side Rear View Mirror	Yes	-
Rear Seat Belts	Yes	-
Seat Belt Warning	Yes	Yes
Door Ajar Warning	Yes	Yes
Side Impact Beams	Yes	-
Front Impact Beams	Yes	-
Traction Control	Yes	Yes
Adjustable Seats	Yes	-
Tyre Pressure Monitoring System (TPMS)	Yes	Yes
Vehicle Stability Control System	Yes	-
Engine Immobilizer	Yes	Yes
Crash Sensor	Yes	-
EBD	Yes	-
Electronic Stability Control (ESC)	Yes	Yes
Rear Camera	Yes	With Guidedlines
Anti Theft Device	-	Yes
Anti Pinch Power Windows	-	All Windows
Speed Alert	Yes	Yes
Speed Sensing Auto Door Lock	Yes	Yes
Knee Airbags	-	No
Isofix Child Seat Mounts	Yes	Yes
Heads-Up Display (HUD)	Yes	-
Pretensioners & Force Limiter Seatbelts	Yes	Driver and Passenger
Sos Emergency Assistance	Yes	Yes
Hill Descent Control	-	Yes
Hill Assist	-	Yes
Impact Sensing Auto Door Unlock	Yes	Yes
360 View Camera	Yes	Yes
Curtain Airbag	-	Yes
Electronic Brakeforce Distribution (EBD)	-	Yes
Global NCAP Safety Rating (Star)	-	5
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Safety

Anti-lock Braking System (ABS)

Brake Assist

Central Locking

Power Door Locks

Advance Internet
Live Location	-	Yes
Remote Vehicle Status Check	-	Yes
Navigation With Live Traffic	-	Yes
Live Weather	-	Yes
SOS Button	-	Yes
RSA	-	Yes
Over Speeding Alert	-	Yes
Remote AC On/Off	-	Yes
Remote Door Lock/Unlock	-	Yes
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Advance Internet

Live Location

Remote Vehicle Status Check

Navigation With Live Traffic

Live Weather

Entertainment & Communication
Radio	Yes	Yes
Audio System Remote Control	Yes	-
Integrated 2DIN Audio	Yes	-
Wireless Phone Charging	Yes	-
USB And Auxiliary Input	Yes	-
Bluetooth Connectivity	Yes	Yes
Wifi Connectivity	Yes	-
Compass	Yes	-
Touchscreen	Yes	Yes
Touchscreen Size	14.9	-
Connectivity	Android Auto, Apple CarPlay	-
Android Auto	Yes	Yes
Apple Car Play	Yes	Yes
Internal Storage	Yes	-
No. of Speakers	24	-
Rear Entertainment System	Yes	-
Additional Features	Theatre Screen with:( 31.3” ultra-wide format in 32:9 with 8K resolution, Amazon Fire TV Ecosystem, Theatre mode, HDMI interface for external content, e.g.: TV sticks, mobile phones, games console, computer, Display can be electrically folded and moved for maximum distance from the eyes), Bowers & Wilkins surround sound system (18 Speaker system with 4 head restraint integrated speakers, 2 central bass speakers & 2 impulse compensated bass speakers in front doors with the output of 655 Watts), Optional equipment (Bowers & Wilkins Diamond Surround Sound System (35 Speaker system, 8 head restraint integrated speakers, 4D Audio, Total system output 1965 Watts)	-
Usb Ports	Yes	Yes
Rear Touchscreen	-	Yes
Speakers	Front & Rear	Front & Rear
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Questions & answers

Q ) Which car is cheaper between BMW 7 Series and Defender?

A ) BMW 7 Series price starts at ₹ 1.84 Cr & Defender price starts at ₹ 1.05 Cr in New Delhi. Defender is cheaper between these two cars.

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