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Complaint: BMW will not make a M7. Despite making a M5 Wagon and the X6 M, the boys from Bavaria wish know part of the Mercedes-Benz S63 AMG, S65 AMG, Audi S8, (soon) Jaguar XJR, Porsche Panamera Turbo or Bentley Flying Spur Speed market. Odd, yes, especially from the company that discovered the new shred between the 5 Series wagon as well as the X5. Anyhow, no M7 for you.

Solution: a Alpina B7, as its an M7 in everything but name. Some of you might wish to disagree the point that no way is the Alpina B7 good enough to wear a vaunted M badge. To which you say… you might have the point. So think of it as the 750CSI. Possibly approach, this here new Alpina B7 is going to be the pretty worthy aspirant to all them big, fancy super sedans up above. Here’s because.

From the outward the changes include front as well as rear fascias and spoilers that not only set the B7 apart from lesser 7 Array but are functional. The front spoiler provides 30% some-more downforce while the rear tacks upon an one more 15%. Not only that, but the front spoiler provides specific cooling to new transmission and oil coolers. Also impossible to skip have been the 20-spoke, 21-inch Alpina wheels. Inside nearly every surface gets covered with hand-stitched “Lavalina” tannedhide (whatever that might be) and Alpina badges. The areas not swathed in Lavalina get treated with Alcantara. There’s also a exhilarated steering wheel and illuminated blue Aplina door sills.

Of march, what’s underneath matters most. Specifically a 4.4-liter twin-turbo V8 gets pumped up to 500 horsepower and 516 pound-feet of torque (as opposed to the 750i’s 400 hp and 450 pounds of turn. A press recover notes that all which torque is, “accessible across an unusually broad engine range, from 3,000 to 4,750 rpm,” which is either wool-over-the-eyes PR hype, or the typo. We’ll go with typo, as the regular strength 750i creates its 450 pound-feet from 1,800 to 4,500 rpm. Either approach, the Alpina B7 can hit 60 mph in 4.5 seconds. And now, the kicker: the reduced wheelbase B7 costs $122,875 and the extended wheelbase B7 will set you behind $126,775. Both prices are before the $875 destination fee. Press release after a burst.

Gallery:2011 BMW Alpina B7

[Source: BMW]Show full PR textPricing Announced for 2011 BMW ALPINA B7 Sedans in North America

Woodcliff Lake, NJ – February 1, 2010… BMW announ ced the pricing currently for the 2011 BMW ALPINA B7 sedan, that will join BMW’s North American product range as the many dynamic 7 Series model. As a second generation of ALPINA automobiles formed on the BMW 7 Series to be offering in a US, the 2011 BMW ALPINA B7 sedan will retail for $122,875 (standard wheelbase) and $126,775 (extended wheelbase). Both prices include $875 End & Doing. A first BMW ALPINA B7 was offered as the limited edition for a 2007 and 2008 model years. Newly interpreted and based upon the stream BMW 7 Series platform, the B7 will again set the benchmark in terms of opening, excellence, as well as record.

Agreeable artistic levels of power and torque from a twin-turbocharged 4.4 liter V8, and in conjunction with the electronically-adjustable suspension with Active Roll Stabilization, a new B7 promises to offer the spectrum of pushing experiences so extended as to be unheard of in this class of automobiles. The evolution of the traditional 20-spoke 21″ ALPINA Classic wheels underlines the fresh pattern denunciation found throughout the B7 and imparts to it a distinctive coming and powerful stance.

Both customary- and long-wheelbase models will be offered. The BMW ALPINA B7 will make its North Ameri can entrance at the Chicago International Auto Uncover and will go on sale at authorized BMW Centers in Spring of 201 0.

The B7 sedan is equipped with BMW’s twin-turbocharged 4.4 liter, all-aluminum, Tall Precision Approach Injection V-8 engine which has been enhanced by ALPINA and is capable of producing 500 (373kW) horsepower and 516 lb-ft (700Nm) of torque. This rear-wheel expostulate performance/luxury Sedan achieves 0-6 0 mph in 4.5 sec. With limit torque available across an unusually broad engine range, from 3,000 to 4,750 rpm, the B7 accelerates facilely from virtually any speed.

The B7 sedan is accomplished with ALPINA aerodynamic developments, including front and rear spoilers which not only enhance the appearance though also improve stability and performance at high speeds. In true “form-follows-function” fashion, a ALPINA front integrates a fresh-air requirements of a delivery and engine oil coolers, which are separated out of a categorical cooler module for improved efficiency. The spoilers reduce lift at the front by 30% as well as rear by15%. The exhaust system’s two dual tailpipes are seamlessly integrated into the back bumper. The newest evolution of the traditional 20-spoke ALPIN A Classical wheels gives the B7 a distinctive appearance and powerful stance.

The interior of the B7 sedan features ALPINA blue illumi nated doorway sill trims, Switchtronic exhilarated steering wheel in hand-stitched Lavalina tannedhide, Alcantara headliner, Heads Up display, as well as the Black-Panel LCD screen instrument cluster branded with ALPINA. Hand-stitched Lavalina leather also covers the dashboard, door panels, center console, multi-contour front seats with heating and cooling, and heated back seats.

The full element of BMW 7 Series exterior colors remains available, in addition to the signature ALPINA Blue metallic paint.

BMW Group In America

BMW of North America, LLC has been present in the United States since 1975. Rolls-Royce Motor Cars NA, LLC began distributing vehicles in 2003. The BMW Organisation in a United States has grown to include marketing, sales, and financial service organizations for a BMW code of motor vehicles, including motorcycles, a MINI brand, and the Rolls-Royce brand of Motor Cars; DesignworksUSA, the vital design consultancy in California; a technology office in Silicon Valley and assorted other operations via the country. BMW Manufacturing Co., LLC in South Carolina is part of BMW Group’s global production network and is the exclusive production plant for all X5 Sports Activity Vehicles and X6 Sports Wakeup Coupes. The BMW Group sales organization is represented in the U.S. through networks of 338 BMW passenger automobile centers, 335 BMW Sports Activity Car centers, 142 BMW motorcycle retailers, 90 MINI passenger car dealers, as well as 31 Rolls-Royce Motor Car dealers. BMW (US) Holding Corp., the BMW Group’s sales headquarters for North America, is located in Woodcliff Lake, Brandnew Jersey.