Alpina
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Legendary BMW tuner Alpina is about to expand its range with a brand new line, the B4, now that BMW’s 3-Series Coupe has been replaced by the 4-Series. We have new spy shots of a prototype for this BMW Alpina B4 model, which we’re expecting to be launched on the market by the middle of next year, following an official debut at the 2014 Geneva Motor Show next March. While it may look like an ordinary 2014 BMW 4-Series, some signature Alpina elements reveal its true identity. The biggest giveaway are the quad-exhaust tips, which match the units on the 2013 BMW Alpina B3 Biturbo...
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Chris Harris Drives The 2013 BMW Alpina B3 Biturbo: VideoBritish journo drives a 3-Series enhanced by Germany's Alpina.
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2014 BMW Alpina B6 Biturbo Gran Coupe Spy Shots
BMW’s M6 Gran Coupe will soon have competition from the automaker’s semi-official tuner Alpina, engineers from which were recently at the Nürburgring race track in Germany honing their own version of the svelte 6-Series Gran Coupe. The prototype they were testing is for the...
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Alpina B3 And XD3 Debut In Geneva
Last week we brought you news that Alpina would debut a new B3 model, based on the latest BMW F30 3-Series, at this week’s Geneva Motor Show. That car has now been revealed, alongside the new Alpina XD3 Biturbo crossover. As we previously reported, the B3 will come to market with 410...
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2013 Alpina B3 Revealed Ahead Of Geneva Debut
Alpina has a history of making BMW models go faster, with perhaps a bit more focus on luxury and a bit less emphasis on motorsports than BMW’s M Division. Though the only current Alpina model sold on these shores is the BMW 7-Series-based B7, the brand builds and sells a variety of models in...
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2013 BMW Alpina B3 Spy Shots
Although BMW has its M Division, the Alpina custom shop provides a different take on higher-performance luxury, with perhaps a more balanced, less motorsports-derived approach. The next to come from the makers of the 7-Series-based B7 is the 3-Series-based B3. Like the B7, the B3 is likely to be...
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The 2013 BMW Alpina B7 is here, and it's expensive. But as usual, the Alpina treatment to BMW's vehicles--especially the 7-Series--adds a lot of value. Is it enough to justify making the jump from a regular Bimmer? Rather than an all-new car--it's based on the standard 7-Series, after all--the 2013 model gets a set of updates. The improvements include an additional 40 horsepower (now to 540 hp) and 22 pound-feet of torque (now 538 lb-ft) via addition of Valvetronic throttle-less intake and other tweaks. The extra power raises top speed to 194 mph (the drag-limited max of the car, though the...
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Alpina Shows Off Track-Ready B3 GT3: 2011 Tokyo Motor Show
Alpina is commemorating its return to motorsport with the B3 GT3 coupe.
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Alpina Adds 6-Series Based B6 Biturbo Coupe To Lineup
Tired of waiting for BMW’s own M6 to arrive? Then perhaps you should give the guys at Alpina a call. The German tuning firm--and a BMW specialist--has unveiled the follow up to the B6 Biturbo Convertible that we saw at the recent 2011 Frankfurt Auto Show, the all-new B6 Biturbo Coupe. Based...
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Alpina B6 Biturbo Convertible: 2011 Frankfurt Auto Show
An upgraded version of the 6 Series convertible from Alpina.
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2011 Alpina B5 makes debut
BMW may finally be going the twin-turbocharged route for its next-generation M5 sedan but the guys over at Alpina have already beaten them to it, unveiling this week the new 2011 Alpina B5 Bi-Turbo based on the regular 550i V-8 sedan. Mixing performance, comfort and every-day luxury, Alpina’s...
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2011 BMW Alpina B5 spy shots
Alpina's range of souped-up, custom BMWs is the stuff of legend. Since the late 1970s the custom house has taken on the best of the BMW lineup, including the 3-Series, 6-Series, 7-Series, 8-Series and the Z1, Z4 and Z8 roadsters, as well as the 5-Series, the latest version of which, the 2011 Alpina...
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BMW will be expanding its performance lineup at next week’s 2010 New York Auto Show with the launch of the all-wheel drive variant of the Alpina B7 sports sedan. Joining the regular B7, the all-new 2011 BMW Alpina B7 xDrive, as it’s officially titled, will again be offered in standard- and long-wheelbase editions, and will enjoy the low-speed traction advantages that only xDrive all-wheel drive can provide. Apart from its intelligent all-wheel drive system, the Alpina B7 xDrive is virtually identical to the regular B7 that made its debut at February’s 2010 Chicago Auto Show...
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2011 BMW Alpina B7 Priced From $122,875
The 2011 BMW Alpina B7 is BMW's hottest 7-Series.
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2011 BMW Alpina B7 Sedan Preview
The 2011 BMW Alpina B7 Sedan is the highest performing of the 7-Series line.
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Alpina B7 revealed at Geneva Motor Show
In the world of modified BMWs, few brands hold the power of the Alpina name, known for its tasteful treatments, high-power upgrades and willingness to venture into uncharted waters. The latest of the modified BMWs to roll out of Alpina's shop is the new fourth-generation B7. Based on BMW's new...
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Alpina releases more details for B6 GT3 ahead of Geneva Motor Show
BMW-tuners extraordinaire Alpina has decided to return to motorsports after a 20 year absence. The comeback will be staged in the 2009 FIA GT3 European Championship - but the best part - the company will be selling exact copies of their race cars to individuals, collectors and other teams. Alpina's...
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2006 BMW Alpina B7 Will Make A Showing In Chicago
Though the BMW Alpina B7 was launched almost a year ago, the highly tuned performance limo will get an official unveiling at next week’s Chicago Auto Show. Established back in 1964, Alpina is a German tuning house based in Bavaria and is an official and approved tuner of BMW cars, taking the...
Viknesh Vijayenthiran
