Sketch: New Alpina B7 based on F01 7-Series

Alpina B7
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There’s no BMW M7, well not at the moment anyway, but for those who want a higher performance 7-Series, something more than the V12-powered 760Li have always been able to buy an Alpina B7. For the E65/E66, Alpina took a 4.4 litre v8 and supercharged it to produce 500 horsepower and 700Nm of torque, which eclipses the 760Li’s 445hp and 600Nm figures. It was also 150kg lighter.

Not much is known about the new F01 Alpina B7 other than the sketch above which was just released. Since the new 7-Series already uses a twin turbocharged V8, it’ll probably involve some form of increase in boost pressure as the 4.4 litre V8 engine in the 750Li is already force inducted. We could also very well see an Alpina D7 to accompany the petrol-powered version, since Alpina has been toying around with BMW’s new powerful diesels alot lately.

We won’t see this baby at the Detroit show in January 2009. Expect it to be unveiled only later in the year at shows such as Geneva or Frankfurt.

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Paul Tan

After dabbling for years in the IT industry, Paul Tan initially began this site as a general blog covering various topics of personal interest. With an increasing number of readers paying rapt attention to the motoring stories, one thing led to another and the rest, as they say, is history.

 

Comments

  • Capt Shopalot (Member) on Dec 24, 2008 at 11:24 am

    Pretty, and the wheels really huge

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  • kei9 (Member) on Dec 24, 2008 at 3:43 pm

    best Alpina sketch in ages.

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  • realALPINAowner (Member) on Dec 24, 2008 at 5:22 pm

    sure this B7 should look nice as other Alpina.only wonder how much it will cost then.

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  • Sex is wonderful, but it's like champagne.If you're forced to have four glasses at every meal you start to fantasize about water. (Member) on Dec 25, 2008 at 2:18 pm

    alpinas are the best

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  • Alpina the 8itch (Member) on Dec 30, 2008 at 10:34 pm

    alpinas are the worst

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