2025 BMW 7 Series Plug-in Hybrid

The 7 Series is BMW's top dog, the flagship sedan that goes toe to toe with the world's best luxury people movers. It's available with multiple powertrains beginning with a wholly capable turbocharged 3.0-liter six-cylinder. There's also a turbocharged 4.4-liter V8 and a plug-in hybrid powertrain built around the 3.0-liter six. And that doesn't count the fully electric i7 sedan, which we review separately. Awash in tech and convenience features, even the base 7 Series, the 740i, offers heated front and rear seats, four-zone climate control, and a height-adjustable air suspension with adaptive dampers.

There are four direct competitors to the 7 Series, though that line is beginning to blur as electrified luxo-barges like the Mercedes EQS invade this realm. But the gas-powered Mercedes S-Class is the most iconic and well-established 7 Series rival. It is also, historically, the most advanced car in the world, so it should certainly be considered. Other considerations? Audi's A8, the Genesis G90 and the Lexus LS 500.

Newly standard for 2025 in the 740i and the plug-in hybrid 750e xDrive trims is BMW's panoramic Sky Lounge LED roof. It's a massive glass panel that can be covered from below and is surrounded by color-changing LED lights. And, like many luxury features, it's purely gratuitous. But it's these unnecessary yet stunning flourishes that make big luxury sedans what they are, caricatures of themselves in many ways. Other fantastic luxuries offered on the 7 Series include BMW Individual — a personalized paint color program that allows buyers to customize their 7 Series in a near limitless number of colors. There's an available 31-inch 8K screen for rear passengers that offers built-in Amazon Fire TV and 5G connectivity and glass controls for the infotainment control knob, shift selector and stop-start button. It's these details that help create the 7's identity, separating it from other BMWs and its competition.