What Driving a 430-HP BMW ALPINA B12 6.0 Feels Like Today
Fewer than 100 were built. Here's what the 430-hp ALPINA flagship is like nearly 30 years later.
Fewer than 100 were built. Here's what the 430-hp ALPINA flagship is like nearly 30 years later.
BMW's flagship ALPINAs return in 2027, positioned above the 7 Series and below Rolls-Royce.
2025 was the most successfully year in the history of ALPINA. From 2026, the BMW Group controls the legendary brand name.
The one-off Vision BMW ALPINA has arrived at the BMW Welt as a design study to preview an exciting future for the BMW Group's newly added luxury brand.
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The 7 Series will lead the way in 2027 before an X7 arrives possibly in 2028.
The B7 Turbo Coupe that shaped every design decision in the new Vision concept, in person at Lake Como.
BMW ALPINA's stately coupe would work just as well as a convertible. Too bad neither will happen.
The final ALPINA-pampered 3 Series and 4 Series have rolled off the assembly, but a new wave of models will arrive from 2027.
555 were built. The automatic was intentional. And it might be the better Z8.
ALPINAs will be sold through existing BMW dealerships, but standalone locations are also being considered.
We rendered the Vision ALPINA in its two iconic colors: blue and green. Both colors will be offere on future ALPINA models