BMW 760Li

"The new 760Li will take over the top position within BMW's model portfolio," said Stavros Yallouridis, Managing Director of BMW Group Australia.

"When it arrives in the final quarter of 2009, the new BMW 760Li will raise the standard of maximum exclusivity and supremacy in the luxury class to an even higher level," he said.

The heart of the new 760Li is a completely new V12 engine developed from the ground up, featuring superior power of 400 kW at an engine speed of 5,250 rpm and maximum torque of 750 Nm from just 1,500 rpm.

Combined with a new eight-speed automatic transmission, this twelve-cylinder offers not only unparalleled motoring refinement, but also supreme driving dynamics through its

ability to convert seemingly unlimited power reserves spontaneously and with precise control at all times into supreme driving dynamics.

The powerplant features a 6.0-litre all aluminium engine with twin power turbo technology, matched to an eight-speed automatic transmission featured for the first time in a BMW.

BMW says it can accelerate to 100 km/h in just 4.6 seconds.

The new BMW 760Li will come comprehensively equipped for the Australian market.

Pricing and specifications will be announced closer to launch.