The 2016 Alpina B7 – Alpina’s take on the new BMW 7 Series – will debut at the Geneva Motor Show in March. There may be no prospect of a BMW M7 ever arriving, but if you want your new 7 Series with a chunk more get up and go there is another option – […]
2016 Alpina B5 Biturbo revealed – perhaps the BEST a 5-Series BMW can be
The 2016 Alpina B5 Biturbo – Alpina’s take on the BMW 5-Series – has been revealed and gets 591bhp and 591lb ft of torque. Does 0-62mph in 4.2 seconds. There’s something really appealing about Alpina’s take on BMW – even the diesel offerings – but one of the best is the B5 Biturbo, Alpina’s re-worked BMW […]
2012 BMW M5 Touring? No, it’s the Alpina B5 BiTurbo Touring
Alpina has revealed the closest you’ll get to a 2012 BMW M5 Touring – the Alpina B5 BiTurbo Touring. We haven’t even had the 2012 BMW M5 launch yet, never mind thinking about the Touring. Although it would seem that BMW has no intention of making a touring version of the 2012 M5. Not that […]
Alpina B5 Bi-Turbo (2011) Press Release
Alpina has revealed their BMW 5 Series based Alpina B5 at the Goodwood Festival of Speed. This is the press release. The finely honed balance between athleticism, comfort and every-day luxury that has defined ALPINA automobiles for decades reaches a new dimension in the BMW ALPINA B5 Bi-Turbo. Five different generations of 5 Series-based ALPINA […]
Alpina B5 Bi-Turbo (2011) launches
Alpina revealed the 2011 Alpina B5 Bi Turbo at Goodwood this last weekend offering over 500bhp, 0-60mph in 4.5 seconds and 191mph. If you went down to the Goodwood Festival of Speed over the weekend you may well have come across Alpina’s latest offering – the Alpina B5 Bi-Turbo – which, following the news yesterday […]
BMW Alpina B3 S Bi-Turbo launches
The Alpina B3 S Bi-Turbo, sporting 395bhp and offering 29mpg – and starting at £49,250 – arrives in the UK in July. Actually, the 2010 Alpina B3 S Bi-Turbo launched at the Geneva Motor Show a couple of months back, but in amongst all the glitz, glamour and endless launches we don’t seemed to have […]
BMW Alpina B7 – the closest you’ll get to an M7
BMW is to launch the 500bhp Alpina B7 in to the North American market after a showing at the Chicago Motor Show next month. BMW has made it clear that they won’t be making an ‘M’ version of the 7 Series. I know, we’ve hear that all before with the X5, but they seem adamant. […]
BMW Alpina D3 BiTurbo – a great diesel
Alpina and tuned BMWs are synonymous. Alpina has turned out some stunning versions of the BMW range over the years (and some not so stunning – their 8 Series springs to mind) and they fill a gap that is either not profitable in small volume for BMW or, in some cases, a hole that BMW […]