By Rob Einaudi

Editor-in-Chief

LC Designs has a pretty wild garage on CarDomain. Just check out the fitment on this 7-series.

This is probably the yuppiest special-edition vehicle since the Eddie Bauer Ford Explorer: a Neiman Marcus-issue 750Li will show up in the retail giant’s Christmas catalog. The car will feature swanky black-and-white "piano key" contrast styling throughout the interior, and will come with a twin-turbocharged V8 and a $160K price tag. Yikes, but since they’ve only got 31 to sell, they’ll likely be able to find homes for every last one of the pricey special-eds despite the lousy economy. Get the whole story at Carscoop.

BMW just threw a launch party for the new 7-Series in Moscow’s Red Square, and AutoSpies has posted a grip of photos. The weird hourglass-shaped enclosure it was in seemed designed specifically to foil photographers, but you can still get a good idea of how the new sedan looks. The guy who shot the shindig thinks it looks like a Lexus, and I kind of agree. Check out all the shots over on AutoSpies.

While out testing Dodge’s 2009 Durango Two Mode Hybrid in the Mojave Desert, Rich Truesdell spotted three new BMWs:  the 2010 7-Series, the 2010 Z4, and a twin turbo V8 version of the new X6 Sports Activity Coupe. More over at Automotive Traveler.

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Development of BMW’s next-generation 7-series is apparently coming right along, and spy photographers managed to get some revealing pictures of the new sedan near BMW’s Munich headquarters on Thursday. This is the first time that the Mercedes-Benz S-Class competitor has been seen without heavy camouflage.

With its huge twin-kidney grille and the wrap-around headlights, the car mimics design elements of the X5 and X6 but keeps the exclusive character the 7-series is known for. Though still disguised with a fake rear spoiler, it is clearly visible that the rear end–especially the trunk lid–will become much more elegant compared to the current car’s back. Twin integrated exhaust outlets also give the big sedan a sporty yet sophisticated look.

The next-generation 7-series will also make do with a more conventional roofline, rather than the coupe-like roof seen on the Concept CS. In addition to the exterior updates, BMW will be introducing a new iDrive system and, rumor has it, an eight-speed transmission. The new 7-series will make its first public appearance at the Paris Motor Show in September and will hit the market shortly thereafter as a 2009 model. More photos at Left Lane News.