'16 BMW 7-Series

7-Series design boss Karim Habib hits on styling high points at media debut in New York.

Side features hockey-stick cut.

LED taillamps.

Interior clean, elegant, with familiar linear design.

Stitched and pillowed leather among highlights.

Center-mounted display touchscreen.

Rear seat tabled controller.

Entertainment screens, plenty of legroom in rear.

Airline-style work tray.

Dials trimmed richly in solid-to-the-touch metalics.

Wave off phone call with new gesture controls.

Optional Bowers & Wilkins sound system.

Rear seat bathed in accent lighting.

Lighting panel helps mask B-pillar.

Rear seat in full recline mode.

Sunroof features etched glass that when lit gives off starry effect at night.

7-Series Twin-Power V-8.

Carbon Core badge provides bragging rights for unseen carbon-fiber body materials.

BMW's Display Key.

Accent lighting. BMW calls it Light Carpet.

Mixed materials body-in-white, includes high-strength steel, aluminum and carbon fiber.

Grille gets even more aggressive with '16 model.

Mood lighting bonanza.

Rear view.

New stylistic lamps.

7-Series made right on standard line despite complex body-in-white materials mix.

Drive modes include new automatic setting.

Lux model at home on Monticello Motor Club track.

Long-wheelbase 7-Series handles slalom with relative ease.

Prices start at $81,300 for new 7-Series.

Prices start at $81,300 for new 7-Series.