BMW Alpina B7

Alpina is getting more and more ink because of because of that rolling cannonade known as the B7 and its closer ties with BMW. The company's tuning business dates to 1962 when Burkard Bovensiepen began fiddling with Weber carburetors, then his company began racing in 1968 and was eventually certified as an automaker in 1983. Two of its rarer specimens ...

Fresh off its mid-cycle update, the BMW 7 Series is once again the center of rumours, this time in the context of the new swath of M-branded vehicles that BMW is set to unleash upon the world. The rumour was dropped by German blog BimmerToday, and suggests that an M750i would join the ranks of the M550d, X5 M50d, and M135i. This seems rather plausible, as ...

We've already read about the new features that will be available on the refreshed 2013 BMW 7 Series, but now, the German automaker has spilled the beans about its delicious Alpina B7, as well. As you'd expect, the B7's 4.4-litre twin-turbocharged V8 has been massaged for the new model year (including the addition of start/stop), and drivers will now be ...

Picking up a used luxury car is a great way to save some coin. Letting the previous owner take the fall on depreciation is a smart move, but it's worth remembering that high-end autos carry with them high-end maintenance and repair costs. Using Edmunds.com data, 24/7 Wall Street has compiled what it says are the 10 most expensive vehicles to own, and the ...

Use any age-old saying you want for this tale. But a recent AutoTrader ad hosted on the popular car classified website had us repeating: "if it sounds to good to be true, it probably is." While cruising the BMW section for a replacement to a daily driver, we stumbled upon this ad for a 2007 Alpina B7 ... located in Toronto! Yep, Alpina B7, as in one of ...

With Lexus having carefully cultivated a reputation for isolating drivers from all of the undignified sensations normally associated with driving, it might seem surprising to find a Sport model in the LS lineup. Sure, Lexus offers the M3-chasing IS F, as well as the outrageous LFA supercar, but an LS460 Sport? Come on... even sport-synonymous BMW doesn't ...

Rocket-powered 7-Series variant is scary fast, uber-sophisticated Lovers of fast cars, horsepower, turbochargers and techy gadgets may wish to tuck something absorbent into the front of your shirt collars before reading further. The remainder of this page covers the BMW Alpina B7-the flagship of a German aftermarket specialist that's been tweaking ...