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So Alpina is still out there. I should actually say ALPINA (all caps), because that’s the way they spell it. I used to see ALPINA stroked 3 Series rightaway as well as again, as well as then they some-more or less disappeared. I thought that ALPINA was left, but no, they’re still out there. They’ve had a go during BMW’s top of a line 7 Series sedans, with impressive results.

Even more considerable is the amount of coin you’re expected to shekel out for these things. A few weeks ago they teased with specs as well as the couple of shots, but rightaway they’ve let out the full kit, togetherwith prices. Approbation, it’s all very impressive, but the price is more than the little staggering.

Things start at $122,875 and go up from there. Actually, let’s just get this out of the way, right divided: $122,875 for the customary wheelbase as well as $126,775 for a extended wheelbase model. Yeah, I know. You could get a nice used Ferrari F430 for that. To each their own, huh?

So what would you get for your $122,875 to $126,775?

As you would expect, you get a lot of power. Possibly B7 sedan comes with BMW’s twin-turbocharged 4.4 liter, all-aluminum, High Precision Direct Injection V-8 engine. Naturally ALPINA has given it the working over, so now it produces 500 horsepower and 516 lb-ft of torque. Yeah, that’s pretty damn considerable. That’s enough power and deepgrown to move the MOUNTAINOUS tweaked lead sled from 0-60 mph in 4.5 sec. BMW also records that the massive torque is available from 3,000 to 4,750 rpm, that means the B7 “accelerates facilely from virtually any speed.” I wouldn’t argue with them.

The B7 sedan additionally gets some ALPINA aerodynamic work as well. Front as well as rear spoilers which ALPINA says enhance the appearance, and they also improve stability and opening at high speeds. A front end aero has been reworked so which the fresh-air requirements of the transmission and engine oil coolers have been separated out of the main cooler module for softened efficiency. A spoilers cut lift at a front by 30% and rear by 15%, and a exhaust system’s two dual tailpipes have been “seamlessly integrated into the back bumper.”

And you also get these really nice looking 20-spoke ALPINA Classic wheels.

Interior-wise a B7 sedan has ALPINA blue illuminated door sill trims, a Switchtronic heated steering wheel in hand-stitched Lavalina leather (no, WE don’t know what Lavalina tannedhide is possibly, and with Ricardo Montalban no longer with us, I don’t know who to ask). There’s a requisite Alcantara superstar, a Heads Up display, as well as a Black-Panel LCD shade instrument cluster branded with ALPINA. Hand-stitched Lavalina leather also covers the dashboard, the door panels, the center console, a multi-contour front seats with heating as well as cooling, and the heated rear seats.

Both models of the BMW ALPINA B7 will make their North American debut at a Chicago International Auto Uncover as well as will go on sale during authorized BMW Centers in a Spring of 2010.

Here’s BMW’s press release:

The Brandnew BMW ALPINA B7 Sedan

Pricing voiced for special high-performance models.

Woodcliff Lake, NJ – February 1, 2010… BMW announced a pricing currently for the 2011 BMW ALPINA B7 sedan, which will stickon BMW’s North American product operation as a most dynamic 7 Array model. As the second generation of ALPINA automobiles based on the BMW 7 Array to be offered in the US, the 2011 BMW ALPINA B7 sedan will retail for $122,875 (standard wheelbase) and $126,775 (extended wheelbase). Both prices include $875 Destination & Handling. The first BMW ALPINA B7 was offered as the limited edition for the 2007 and 2008 model years. Newly interpreted and formed on the current BMW 7 Series platform, the B7 will again set the benchmark in terms of opening, excellence, and technology.

Yielding exquisite levels of power and torque from the twin-turbocharged 4.4 liter V8, and in conjunction with the electronically-adjustable suspension with Active Roll Stabilization, the new B7 promises to offer a spectrum of driving experiences so broad as to be unheard of in this category of automobiles. The evolution of the normal 20-spoke 21? ALPINA Classic wheels underlines the fresh pattern denunciation found throughout the B7 and imparts to it a distinctive coming as well as powerful stance.

Both standard- and long-wheelbase models will be offered. The BMW ALPINA B7 will have its North American entrance at the Chicago International Auto Show and will go on sale at authorized BMW Centers in Spring of 2010.

A B7 sedan is equipped with BMW’s twin-turbocharged 4.4 liter, all-aluminum, High Precision Direct Injection V-8 engine that has been enhanced by ALPINA and is able of producing 500 (373kW) horsepower and 516 lb-ft (700Nm) of torque. This rear-wheel expostulate performance/luxury Sedan achieves 0-60 mph in 4.5 sec. With limit torque accessible across an unusually extended engine range, from 3,000 to 4,750 rpm, the B7 accelerates effortlessly from virtually any speed.

A B7 sedan is finished with ALPINA aerodynamic developments, including front and back spoilers which not only enhance the appearance but also improve stability and performance at high speeds. In true “form-follows-function” conform, the ALPINA front integrates a fresh-air requirements of a transmission and engine oil coolers, that are separated out of the main cooler procedure for improved efficiency. The spoilers reduce lift at the front by 30% as well as rear by15%. A empty system’s two double tailpipes are seamlessly integrated into the rear fender. A newest evolution of the normal 20-spoke ALPINA Classic wheels gives the B7 the particular appearance and powerful stance.

A interior of the B7 sedan features ALPINA blue bright door sill trims, Switchtronic exhilarated steering wheel in hand-stitched Lavalina leather, Alcantara headliner, Heads Up display, and the Black-Panel LCD screen instrument cluster branded with ALPINA. Hand-stitched Lavalina leather also covers a dashboard, door panels, core console, multi-contour front seats with heating and cooling, as well as exhilarated rear seats.

A full complement of BMW 7 Series exterior colors remains available, in further to a signature ALPINA Blue metallic paint.

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