BMW 7 Series
Starting price: $125,075
2008 sales through December: 12,276 (all 7 Series models)
2007 sales through December: 14,773
Percent change: -17%
Sales of the flagship 7 Series were down overall in 2008. BMW fans are aware that a redesigned 7 Series is due later this year for 2009. Along with economic uncertainty, that has probably depressed sales last year. The top-of-the-line model is the long-wheelbase 760Li, with a 6.0-liter, 438-hp V-12. The V-8 in the standard-wheelbase 750i and the long-wheelbase 750Li generates 360 hp. At 5.4 seconds, the V-12 is only a fraction of a second faster from zero to 60 mph, because it's heavier than the V-8. V-12 gas mileage is also poor, at an EPA-estimated 13 mpg city/20 mpg highway.
Pictured: 760Li
