Alpina

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Alpina Burkard Bovensiepen GmbH
Type	Public
Founded	1978
Headquarters	Buchloe, Germany <tr><th style="text-align:right; padding-right:0.75em;">Key people</th><td>Burkard Bovensiepens</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:right; padding-right:0.75em;">Industry</th><td>Automotive</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:right; padding-right:0.75em;">Products</th><td>Automobiles</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:right; padding-right:0.75em;">Website</th><td>www.alpina-automobile.de</td></tr>

Alpina Burkard Bovensiepen GmbH is an automobile tuning company based in Buchloe, in the Ostallgäu district of Bavaria, Germany specialising in BMW cars. Alpina was founded by Burkard Bovensiepen,(b. 1936) who is still the CEO.

BMW vehicles modified by Alpina retain their entire BMW warranty. A distinctive feature of Alpina cars are their 20 spoke alloy wheels.

Most recently Alpina have produced a version of the current BMW E60 5 Series called the B5, which rivals the BMW M5. The B5 offers a different take on performance and how to get it: unlike the V10 M5, the Alpina B5 uses a supercharged V8 which produces similar power but has far greater torque.

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The BMW Alpina B5

The current line up of cars:

ALPINA D3 Saloon / Touring: based on the BMW E90 320d
ALPINA B5 Saloon / Touring: based on the BMW E60 5 Series - featuring a 4.4-litre V8 supercharged 500PS / 700NM
ALPINA B6 Coupe / Cabrio: based on the BMW 6 Series - featuring a 4.4-litre V8 supercharged 500PS / 700NM
ALPINA B7 Saloon: based on the BMW E65 7 Series - featuring a 4.4-litre V8 supercharged 500PS / 700NM

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