The all new 7-series will be unveiled next year at the Paris Motor Show. The spy photographers already caught the new comer that is said to signal a new chapter in BM design testing in Germany.

Compared with today's E65/66 model, the next Seven will be smoother and more elegant. Expect a raft of technology inside and out, with head-up displays, cleaner engines and a return to normality after the excesses of today's fourth-generation car.