Exclusive: ALPINA Built A Secret X5 Before BMW Took It Over
Before the XB7, ALPINA built a secret V8 X5. It sold BMW on the idea and gave rise to 10,467 X5 4.6iS SUVs.
Before the XB7, ALPINA built a secret V8 X5. It sold BMW on the idea and gave rise to 10,467 X5 4.6iS SUVs.
BMW used ALPINA's V8 in the E53 X5 4.6is, then never let Buchloe put its own badge on the car.
The last ALPINA the Bovensiepen family signed off on for America, and the last X7 laid out this way.
A design study built on watchmaking-grade materials, not horsepower claims, previews ALPINA under BMW.
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ALPINA already built two B6 generations. With the 8 Series gone, a third one makes more sense than ever.
Fewer than 100 were built. Here's what the 430-hp ALPINA flagship is like nearly 30 years later.
BMW's flagship ALPINAs return in 2027, positioned above the 7 Series and below Rolls-Royce.
2025 was the most successfully year in the history of ALPINA. From 2026, the BMW Group controls the legendary brand name.
The one-off Vision BMW ALPINA has arrived at the BMW Welt as a design study to preview an exciting future for the BMW Group's newly added luxury brand.
The 7 Series will lead the way in 2027 before an X7 arrives possibly in 2028.
The B7 Turbo Coupe that shaped every design decision in the new Vision concept, in person at Lake Como.