$160,000 BMW 7 is this year's Neiman Marcus Holiday Car

WOODCLIFF LAKE, New Jersey — One of the highlights of the fall season is getting a peek at which automaker will end up as the featured marque in the Neiman Marcus Christmas Book. For 2008, that particular honor goes to BMW, which will offer a $160,000 limited-edition 2009 BMW 7 Series.

The package includes a visit to the BMW Welt museum complex in Munich, Germany, in April and a trip along the French Riviera, with stops at Monaco, Nice and Cannes.

BMW said it will only build 31 of the Neiman Marcus Christmas Book cars. Design cues include iridescent Diopside Black metallic paint and Champagne Merino leather in the cabin. The cabin also has piano black trim and a steering wheel in piano black with a wood ring insert.

The car goes on sale at noon EDT on October 16 and can be ordered at (866) 303-2696. The German automaker noted that "the last BMW offered in the Neiman Marcus Christmas Book sold out in a record time."

Inside Line says: Speed dialing and a fat wallet are musts if you want to get your hands on this beauty.