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On this week’s Autoblog Podcast, Editor-in-Chief Greg Migliore is joined by Associate Editor Reese Counts and Senior Editor of Green John Snyder. We talk about the New York Auto Show and its highlights. We also discuss some of the cars we’ve had in the office including the Jaguar XF S Sportbrake and BMW Alpina B7. […]
Alpina was founded in Germany in 1965. The company has close ties with BMW, as close as any tuner or aftermarket company really could have. In fact, the German government recognizes Alpina as a manufacturer, not just an aftermarket tuner. In the United States, Alpina cars are sold with full warranties through BMW dealers. Techs […]
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– Today, virtually every premium carmaker has a performance sub-brand: There’s Mercedes-AMG, BMW M, and Audi Sport. Cadillac has its V models, and Lexus cultivates a selection of performance cars under the F moniker. Over the last few years, some of these offerings have become characterized by ultrafirm suspensions, roaring exhaust systems, and dark carbon-fiber […]
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– Eager to feast your eyes on a pair of ultra-exclusive BMWs that likely won’t ever set a tire on American pavement? From the 2017 Geneva auto show, we bring you the newest Alpina B5 Biturbo models based on the new 5-series sedan (which we do get in the U.S.) and the Touring wagon (which we […]
Alpina has pulled the wraps off the new, 2017 B5 Biturbo at the Geneva show. It’s based on the current-generation BMW 5 Series and packs a 4.4-liter twin-turbo V8 that makes 608 horsepower and 590 pound-feet of torque. That’s a lot of juice. To put it all down, the B5 Biturbo utilizes a host of […]
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– In the early 1960s, Burkard Bovensiepen found escape from his family’s German typewriter-manufacturing business by affixing hotter carbs in BMWs. Stealing the Alpina name from the typewriter outfit, he earned racing success and developed a sort of clairvoyance, anticipating high-performance BMWs before BMW did, starting with the more powerful Alpina 1500 and 1600 sedans, […]
