In case you were thinking that the ALPINA XB7 would to fix the split-headlight design BMW is seemingly going to run with on the next-gen X7, you are mistaken. The upcoming high-performance, full-size SUV from…
There are few cars as bonkers as the ALPINA XB7. In no world is a three-row, two ton-plus, 600 horsepower SUV necessary for anyone and yet not only does the XB7 exist, it’s flipping awesome….
The ALPINA XB7 is a fascinating car. Objectively speaking, it’s entirely ridiculous. In no world is a two-and-a-half-ton SUV with a 612 horsepower twin-turbocharged V8 even remotely necessary. And yet, after driving it, you’ll never…
BMW Group is heading quickly towards a fully-electric future. So naturally, one wonders if their partner from Buchloe will follow suit. The idea of an ALPINA plug-in hybrid or electric car is not new. A…
One of my favorite comedies is “The Other Guys”, starring Will Ferrell and Mark Wahlberg. Another actor in the movie is the legendary Steve Coogan, who plays an extremely rich, corporate crook that delivers a…
BMW lacks a proper M Division variant of the X7, as the brand’s biggest SUV is simply too big and too heavy for the folks in Garching. However, ALPINA laughed at the claim that the…
The ALPINA XB7 is one of the more interesting cars BMW currently sells. The BMW X7 M50i is a monstrous three-row performance SUV with 523 horsepower and a 0-60 mph time in the low four-second…
Shockingly, one of BMW’s best vehicles is the X7. It might look a bit odd and its entire being might be antithetical to the BMW brand. However, in practice, the BMW X7 is a fantastic…
I still remember seeing the ALPINA XB7 on track at Monticello, standing next to some BMW execs, and them telling me that the XB7 was on track at the insistence of ALPINA boss Andreas Bovenseipen….
The ALPINA XB7 is an interesting car because it’s probably the less visibly different to the BMW on which it’s based than any other ALPINA product. Sure, it looks better thanks to the wheels and…
