Alpina

Alpina is a German firm. They started back in the Sixties with modified BMWs but nowadays they are proud of the fact, that they became independent makers. So their product is not just a simple BMW-based car, it's a vehicle in it's on right.

In 1995 the company turned 30.

At the Salon they premiered two new models...

... The B8

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It's either a four-door-saloon or a two-door coupe based on the BMW 3series.

Specifications:

Engine:

8-cyl. 4619 cc, bore/stroke: 93/85 mm. Comp. ratio: 10.5:1. Max power: 245/333 kW/bhp at 5700 rpm, max. torque 470 Nm at 3900 rpm.

Transmission:

GETRAG 6-speed manual gearbox type 226

Dimensions:

wheelbase: 2700 mm, l/w/h: saloon: 4433/1698/1373; coupe: 4433/1710/1346 mm. Curb weight: 1500 kg, max permissible weight 1980 kg.

Performance:

0-100 km/h: 5.6 sec

Top speed 280+ km/h (175 mph)

... and The B12 5.7 Switch-tronic

This car is based on the BMW 750i. The main feature is the Switch Tronic, a particularly intellingent version of automatic transmission. You'd switch between A - adaptive and S - Switch- tronic mode. In the latter mode as in Formula 1 at the press of a butten You decide which gear to use, and the car stays in that gear until You shift into the next one or reach a lower or upper rpm limit.

The engine could be familiar from the 8-based B12: 12-cyl, 5646 cc, bore/stroke: 86/81 mm, power 280 kW/381 bhp at 5200 rpm, max torque 550 Nm at 4000 rpm.
Dimensions l/w/h: 4984 (or there is an optional longversion: 5124)/1845/1391 mm, wheelbase 2930 (3070) mm. Curb weight: 2035 (2070) kg, max permissible weight 2495 (2530) kg.
Performance: 0-100 km/h: 6.4 sec, top seed: 280+ km/h (175 mph)

For more info contact:
Alpina Burkard Bovenspien Gmbh: Alpenstrasse 35, 86807 Buchloe, Germany

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Copyright March 1995.