Alpina is filling the void between regular 5-series and upcoming M5 with its new B5 Bi-Turbo.
Revealed at the 2017 Geneva Motor Show, the new B5
is Alpina's fastest-accelerating vehicle yet. All it takes is 3.5 seconds to
reach 100 km/h from a standstill.
Keep the throttle pegged to the floor and you'll
pass 200 km/h in 11.4 seconds, eventually topping out at 328 km/h. Just the ticket
for a high-speed romp down a derestricted stretch of the Autobahn.
And Alpina pulled every trick in the book to make sure it would be.
The 4.4-liter twin-turbo V8 kicks out
600 horsepower and 590 lb-ft of torque. That's slightly more power but
significantly more torque than the 30 Jahre edition that was the most potent M5
to date.
The new B5 also features all-wheel drive, four-wheel
steering, and an eight-speed automatic transmission with Connected Shift
technology to anticipate the required gear based on GPS data.
Perhaps best of all is that while the M5 has
traditionally been a sedan-only affair, the B5 is offered as a wagon as well.
Prices in Germany (including 19% tax) start at € 112,000 – or € 7,700 more than
BMW charged locally for the outgoing M5 before the order books closed.
Deliveries kick off in September.
