This is the BMW 7 Series, the brand’s flagship limousine, updated in 2019 with plusher, quieter, better-equipped interiors, and the largest grille ever seen on a BMW. This particular one, however, is the 745Le, a plug-in hybrid, which is something we haven’t seen in this segment before. Before you ask, while the Lexus LS500h and even the last-gen BMW ActiveHybrid 7 are both full hybrid cars, they have limited electric-only range, and can’t be charged independently using a power socket.

This new 745Le can be charged from a power socket at your home or office, and the 10.4kWh battery takes about 3 hours to get from 0-80 percent. The motor allows for an electric-only driving range of up to 45km, and the motor alone produces 113hp (83kW) and 265Nm. Now sure, those numbers by themselves might not sound like much in today’s world of Teslas and Taycans, but realistically, if your commute from bedroom to boardroom is intra-city, you could potentially do it every day without a drop of fuel or a gram of pollution. The only other luxury cars on sale in India that can offer you this are the Volvo XC90 and the Porsche Cayenne.

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