2010 BMW Alpina B5 Bi-Turbo : World premiere at Goodwood

At the Goodwood Festival of Speed presented by the car manufacturer Alpina second to 4 July 2010 the new BMW B5 Bi-Turbo. And he is still so fresh that it currently is only a sketch. What appears to be the anticipation to grow: The car is - very Alpina-style - through subtle modifications as well as by powerful on alloy wheels.
Information about engine performance, chassis details, or even the price Buchloe give out yet. This should happen only for the world premiere in Goodwood. Compared to its predecessor, which was offered as a sedan and station wagon, is likely to once again get a new mighty power shovel on top. The 2005 introduced B5 Sharpens with 500 horsepower from a 4.4-liter V8 and creates a peak of 314 km / h. The car has cost about 90,000 €. This value will surely beat the new edition, when they appear in the autumn of 2010.



BMW Alpina D3 BiTurbo
Alpina B7 Bi Turbo

New luxury Alpina B7 Bi-Turbo all-wheel introduced

Alpina unveiled at the New York Auto Show 2010 his interpretation of the BMW model 7 car-wheel. The result goes by the name of B7 Bi-Turbo wheel.

Better traction
Under the hood of the sedan works of the famous eight-cylinder BMW pushes with 4.4 liters of displacement, the Alpina to 507 hp. Power is transmitted via a six-speed automatic called Switch Tronic. In 4.8 seconds is the B7 Bi-Turbo all-wheel accelerate from zero to 100 km / h, the peak is 270 km / h. The four-wheel drive uses the features of BMW's xDrive system, which distributes the driving forces fully variable between the axles. New from Alpina is a defined control of torque distribution to enhance the driving dynamics. In conjunction with the electronic chassis of a switch, the interpretation of the all-wheel drive will be affected. Choose from a comfort mode and two sports programs. Regardless of the system detects a lateral acceleration from five meters per second squared a decidedly sporty driving style and increase the drive torque to the rear wheels.

Spoiler for more lift
For a distinctive look of the Alpina-Siebeners special care to spoiler front and rear, which should reduce lift by up to 30 percent. The 21-inch wheels was intentionally left out the Run-Flat technology. Alloy wheels come as standard in the "Alpina Classic" design used. Inside, the driver expects a fine wood equipment in myrtle, optional interior trim in Piano Finish are available with silver diamond application. The price of the B7 Bi-Turbo all-wheel is 129,600 euros, 134,600 euros for the long version will be called.via

Alpina B7 four-wheel drive - ALLRAD xDrive Announced

Alpina B7 wants to compete with the biggest example the S-class and Audi S8. For that last well on grain to be taken, the tuner-to-no-tuner may also be called with a four-wheel-drive version of the B7 biturbo. The Allradantrieb is of course just the technology of BMW xDrive. That is more linked to an electronic damping system that allows the driver the amount of shared pull.
The Comfort / Normal mode against all the safety and the driver can expect a mild understeer. The Sport mode offers a more dynamic handling and reduces inter alia understeer. Then there is the Sport + mode. This is the main force on the rear and released the margins of the DSC system which further put.
Performance figures of the four-wheel drive gives biturbo Alpina B7 no. Like the rear-wheel drive version it is equipped with a V8 with two turbochargers and an output of 507 hp and a peak torque of 507 Nm. Expected performance will not differ: the B7 is in 4.7 seconds from 0 to 100 km / h and top speed of 280 km / h. At the Auto Show in New York experiences the Biturbo Alpina B7 Allrad its world debut.