2017 Alpina B5 Touring
If you're interested in purchasing a
non-Audi or Mercedes high-performance station wagon straight out of Germany,
Alpina will soon have you covered with their new B5 Touring.
As you'll get to
having a genuine M5 Touring, only with minor visual changes and a familiar
4.4-liter twin turbo V8 engine, possibly delivering somewhere around 600 PS in
the next-gen model. There have also been rumors suggesting 580 PS for the B5
and around 400 PS for the tri-turbo diesel-powered D5 version.
Alpina will likely wait for BMW to
officially unveil the next-generation M5 first, before showing off their B5
models, which likely points to a late 2017 or early 2018 launch date.
Back to the styling, it's a given
that the new B5 Touring will pack a traditional Alpina body-kit consisting of a
new front spoiler, rear bumper, quad exhaust pipes and a few new badges, plus a
sporty suspension, high performance brakes and typical multi-spoke Alpina
wheels.
The car that Carscoops spy photographers
caught at the 'Ring had this exact type of wheels at the rear, however at the
front it's obvious they were testing a different sort of design with 5
dual-spokes.
Once BMW unveils their regular 5-Series
sedan at the end of this year, we'll probably be able to piece together what it
would the station wagon model will be like with a sportier kit and therefore
have a good understanding of Alpina's B5 Touring as well.
