Alpina D3 Bi-Turbo spotted in the wild

Wednesday, 04. 1. 2009  –  Category: Aftermarket News, Main

Reports are trickling in of lucky European citizens who are taking delivery of Alpina’s new diesel coupe, the D3 Bi-Turbo. Over on E90Post one of their users, harpalb, just got his car and even then managed to peel himself out of the driver’s seat to post some initial observations and photos.
Apparently the D3 offers [...]

Video: Alpina’s new B6 GT3 racecar in action

Thursday, 03. 26. 2009  –  Category: Aftermarket News, Main

German BMW blog Bimmertoday found these killer videos of Alpina’s new green touring car racer, the B6 GT3. The German tuner/manufacturer plans to make the car available to privateer teams for endurance racing and for participation in the FIA GT3 class. Here are some cool shots of the car being tested at Paul Ricard, the [...]

More Geneva pics!

Tuesday, 03. 3. 2009  –  Category: Aftermarket News, Main

The good folks at Mwerks just posted a fantastic overview of various BMW and BMW-derived delicacies that will be on show in Geneva. Some of the highlights as far as we’re concerned:

BMW Performance’s enhancements to a 335i sedan. While we prefer the coupe, we have to admit that the workover they gave this one is [...]

Alpina B7 Geneva pics leaked!

Tuesday, 03. 3. 2009  –  Category: Aftermarket News, Main

Autoblog.nl got their grubby little fingers on some pics from Alpina’s booth in Geneva (no, we’re not jealous at all!), and I have to admit, it’s one good looking car. A nicely balanced exterior package, drool-worthy engine output which we mentioned earlier, and a coat of Alpina Blue all add up to one slick executive [...]

Alpina brings its B7 to Geneva

Monday, 03. 2. 2009  –  Category: Aftermarket News, Main

Without doubt, the new Alpina B7 Bi-Turbo is one of the most sophisticated autobahn sleds available today. Here’s a car that can not only take you straight from your private jet to your room at the Ritz Residences, it can do so with a badass attitude! Even better, the twin turbos up HP output to [...]

Alpina’s new racer looks about as cool as can be!

Thursday, 02. 26. 2009  –  Category: Aftermarket News, Main

Car and Driver has a short write-up on Alpina’s new B6 GT3 530HP 535 lb-ft torque monster racer. I’m sure BMW fans will be thrilled to see Alpina return to touring car racing after a 20-year absense, especially with such a visually attractive car! Check the C&D article for more details.

Alpina D3 Bi-Turbo: Sweet Dreams

Sunday, 02. 22. 2009  –  Category: Aftermarket News, Main

The British magazine Autocar recently reviewed Alpina’s delicious diesel, the D3 Bi-Turbo, and had quite a few very positive things to say. To us, it’s a sign of things to come when high end luxury sports coupes can pull in 40+ MPG, and we couldn’t be more excited! Now all we need is for the [...]