The ALPINA XB7 is the second addition to the U.S. current lineup offered by the Buchloe-based automaker. It is also the most expensive BMW crossover and sits in top 10 most expensive BMWs today. Naturally,…
The differences between a BMW and an ALPINA aren’t only mechanical. While ALPINAs are incredibly fast and handle better than their corresponding BMW models, they’re also more luxurious. That added luxury comes mostly from finer…
As long as ALPINA models exist, there will be debate about whether or not they’re actually better than the standard BMWs on which they’re based. Typically, that question has an easy answer — “yes”. However…
Mercedes-Benz has been at this game longer than BMW and far longer than ALPINA. Making big SUVs fast is something that the three-pointed star has been good at for ages. It all started with the…
Episode 27 of the BMWBLOG Podcast is here and it’s live. I’m sorry to say but we don’t actually have a guest this week. I know I promised there’d be a guest this week but…
The new 2020 BMW ALPINA XB7 has just been introduced by the Buchloe-based automaker. The latest edition to the ALPINA fleet is the XB7, its largest, most powerful and most luxurious production vehicle to date….
There’s always something intangibly wonderful about an ALPINA. It’s not the extra speed or the quality of the leather. It’s something else entirely, something that can’t be seen, touched or measured. Drive any standard BMW…
The all-new BMW ALPINA XB7 will become the most powerful variant of the G07 generation when it officially launches Tuesday, May 19th, 2020. The XB7 will also be ALPINA’s largest vehicle in production and the…
It’s been quite a long time coming but we’ve known for a while now that ALPINA is working on its own version of the BMW X7. The 7-seat monster, which will bear the XB7 moniker,…
Slated for debut in early 2020, the forthcoming BMW ALPINA XB7 is continuing its final testing on the Nürburgring circuit in Germany, where it was recently caught wearing minimal camouflage (spy shots here). Visually, the…
