Seemingly out of nowhere, the BMW Group announced in March 2022 that it was expanding its portfolio by acquiring the ALPINA brand name. The surprising transaction didn’t affect the existing agreement between the two companies,…
There is a common misconception that ALPINA is merely a tuner. However, more than 40 years have passed since the German Federal Ministry of Transport recognized it as a car manufacturer. Each vehicle built in…
It’s been a little over three years since the BMW Group acquired the rights to the ALPINA brand. Since then, news has been relatively scarce, although we’ve heard about a plan to push the brand…
Every year, Monterey Car Week delivers a parade of one-offs, concepts, and ultra-rare machines. But few had people craning their necks quite like the Bovensiepen Zagato. Even better, we didn’t just get to see it…
We joined ALPINA CEO Andreas Bovensiepen at the famous Salzburgring race track to test drive the 2021 ALPINA XD4 Facelift. For those that don’t speak ALPINA, the XD3 and XD4 are the brand’s performance versions of…
Since the debut of the BMW i8 back in 2014, fans have been begging someone; BMW, the M Division, ALPINA or anyone that would listen; to build an i8 with a bigger engine and more…
There are few car company owners like Andreas Bovensiepen. For starters, ALPINA is a very small manufacturer, of which there aren’t many left. However, even among them, Bovensiepen is part of a rare breed, as…
There’s been word circulating that the German government could introduce new top-speed limiters on all new production cars, drastically reducing the top speed vehicles can achieve from the factory. This comes with the news that…
Upon initiative of Dieter Quester, the European Touring Car Champion with the BMW ALPINA CSL Coupé 1977, ALPINA went to America to race for the first time at the famous Daytona Speedway (combination of two…
The increasing success of hybrids and pure electric vehicles is forcing ALPINA to consider a future hybrid in their lineup. In recent years, the Buchloe-based automaker has seen significant success with their diesel models in…
