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Thursday, June 30, 2011
2011 BMW Alpina B7 xDrive is the bad girl of the family BMW - probably at dinner holiday with a 'strong, a little' drunk, brandishing a new tattoo and a friend, which appear only to steal the silverware.
She does not have a dull moment in his life, and not until there is.
The BMW Alpina B7 is the answer to that knucklehead view BMW 7-Series powerful and expensive, and asks: "Do you have something that costs a little 'more and go a little' faster, which to me on the back of my head long? and hard when I ground pin? "
With a 500 hp twin-turbo V8, prices start at $ 125,000 and guzzler tax, because it is among the states of gas, the B7 is a date expensive, but an experience that I will never forget.
Power and elegance come together in the BMW B7
Its deep blue color of a custom-modified engine, the torque of a trailer a few doors medium trucks produced, used every trick in the BMW Alpina B7 control and overwhelm you with the luxury and power.
Modified by Alpina, a band of former officials of the German typewriter, a new way to earn a living when the text processing was necessary B7 combined brute force, advanced and elegant interior.
The prices of early 2012 B7 to $ 122,600 for a disc in the back, short wheelbase model. All with a 500 hp V8 B7s twin-turbo 4.4-liter, which had produced a constriction of the chest, 516 pounds-feet of torque and a six-speed automatic.
Adding all-wheel drive short wheelbase model increases the base price of $ 125 600
B7s long wheelbase go for $ 126 500 for the rear-wheel drive model and $ 129,500 for the xDrive AWD.
B7 rival the super-sedans like the Bentley Continental Flying Spur, Mercedes-Benz S 63 AMG and Porsche Cayenne Turbo.
I tested a sticker-equipped 2011 SWB B7 xDrive, the $ 136 850 is mechanically identical to the 2011 B7 2012 can be ordered from any BMW dealer.
All B7s be built to order. BMW sold only 750 more than two years ago by car from the previous generation. It takes about six weeks for a car built and delivered U. S. East Coast, two months in the West.
Alpina change engine, gearbox and chassis and support all the functions in the B7.
BMW built a car factory, and the automaker says that the same warranty and maintenance costs than the normal 7-series.
Alpina changes to the car are as thin as ever, 500 hp. A casual observer might be for the B7 7-series with the addition of aerodynamic fairing and fat 21-inch tires and wheels with 20 spokes error.
BMW M Sports as Group Internal tuning high-performance versions of traditional models of the car manufacturer reducing weight and adding strength. There are no M-version-7 Series luxury sedan due to not easily fit.
This has opened the door for B7, the turbocharger uses to the maximum torque for accelerating GDP.
Alpine difficult so far in Germany, since 1961, when the founders developed the manufacturer of typewriters business Alpina a carburetor during operation of the new BMW 1500 sedan
Alpine amends a number of BMW in Europe. The B7 is only the third coach in U. S. Here is a version of the BMW Z8 sports car, and B7 on the basis of the previous series has sold 7 Do not know if others will.
Keep your fingers crossed.
The B7 is an important sticky tires on the asphalt as the car clings to the curves, the rapid acceleration of adaptive transmission with travel agencies.
Alpina patented mounted shift buttons behind the steering wheel to get the best look and feel of the company.
Roar has announced that the V8 is not just another series 7 The broad power band taps a steady stream of energy for acceleration at all speeds.
The ride is surprisingly quiet and comfortable, as the Michelin PS2 tires aggressive B7 range distributed.
New springs lower the ride height 0.7 inches front and 0.4 rear. The suspension, steering, transmission, stability control and other systems something comfortable and very aggressive to be "more exercise".
The steering is quick, stable, weighted for drivers who are waiting to company comments. The four-wheel drive and stability control torque steer and guide the perfect brakes for maximum control.
The B7 xDrive worse fuel consumption compared to the Porsche Panamera Turbo and Mercedes S 63, but beat the Flying Spur. Gas guzzler tax, the federal government added $ 1,300 to the price.
The interior of the car I tested was in a giant clam and black nappa leather and accented with black lacquered finish.
Steering wheel and gear knob are leather, caressing hands bound. The interior is spacious. The front seat can use more memory.
A deep center console would be one of the few weaknesses of this child and wild series 7-series.
