01-15-2006, 04:50 AM
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Alpina B7 Coming to US
But only the B7, BMW does not want to cannibalize their M sales, so no B3, B5, or B6.
One thing I learn was that apparently all Alpinas are built at BMW's own factories. So there is a bit of extra incentive to buy a B car.
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01-15-2006, 07:01 AM
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yes they are build in the bmw factory, but they are totally different car.
i think the bmw has always exported only M in the US, and not so much of alpinas
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and roadster S 8)
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01-15-2006, 01:42 PM
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Originally Posted by pehtren
i think the bmw has always exported only M in the US, and not so much of alpinas
:roll:
and roadster S 8)
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Exactly, this will be their first car here. . . well unless you cound the 2003 Z8, that was officially an Alpina car too.
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01-15-2006, 02:42 PM
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^^ yes it was made for posing on miami streets with less power and automatic
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01-15-2006, 10:04 PM
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Alpina cars are allways built with practicality in mind although their prices might not reflect it. I always prefer alpinas over M cars. The B5 over the M5 for example. If only they priced their cars lower and get rid of that stupid pinstripe (is that what they called it nowdays?)
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01-15-2006, 10:24 PM
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Where'd you get this info from? Got any links?
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01-15-2006, 11:46 PM
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Originally Posted by Caplax40
Where'd you get this info from? Got any links?
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Read it in this week's AutoWeek magazine. Let me see if I could find the link. It was one of the news articles, they actually tested the car already.
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04-06-2006, 05:13 PM
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Great news! The 7-series is a pretty awesome ride, and i'm sure the B7 will be even better. But I would take a S55 over it anyday.
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04-06-2006, 07:14 PM
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I always thought of Alpina as an aftermarket tuner, but are they a more in-house tuner if it's on BMW grounds? Or do they just have special priority with BMW like RUF with Porsche?
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04-08-2006, 03:37 AM
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Originally Posted by gobs3z
I always thought of Alpina as an aftermarket tuner, but are they a more in-house tuner if it's on BMW grounds? Or do they just have special priority with BMW like RUF with Porsche?
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Well Alpinas are built on the same manufacturing plants as the regular production cars. So I don't know how that compares to RUF.
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