BMW B5S E60 alpina BMW
05-01-2009, 02:16 PM
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May be old news but i used to have a E39 B10 3.2 Alpina here in the UK and the guy at Beverley Hills BMW parts depts in the US said that he had only seen Alpinas in magazines so i thought i would post on here a link for the guys in USA!
They are very rare.... My Alpina was number 191 of 194 made.....
I still havent seen any of these on the road in the UK yet... has anyone seen any yet?
http://www.bmwalpina.co.uk/ww/models...s/gallery.html
B5 S Saloon SWITCH-TRONIC
Standard Equipment
Air conditioning, automatic
Airbags - front, side and head airbags, for driver and passenger
Alarm system (Thatcham 1) with remote control and engine immobiliser
Armrest - front, with sliding adjustment and storage compartment
Armrest/centre console - rear, with storage compartment and cup holder
Auxiliary input point for auxiliary playing devices (e.g. MP3 player)
Central locking with crash sensor
Child seat ISOFIX attachments, rear
Control display - 6.5" colour display screen in combination with iDrive controller on centre console
Cruise control
Digital speedometer readout via Info Display in instrument cluster
Door sill finishers ALPINA
Dynamic Stability Control (DSC) incl. Dynamic Brake Control (DBC) and Dynamic Traction Control (DTC)
Electronic Damper Control (EDC)
Exhaust system ALPINA, stainless steel with polished tailpipes
Extended lighting
Exterior mirrors - folding, automatically dimming
Exterior trim, High-gloss Shadowline
First aid kit and warning triangle
Floor mats ALPINA
Fog lights incl. heated windscreen washer jets
Front spoiler ALPINA
Glass sunroof
Head-up Display
Headlight washer system
Heat absorbing thermal glass
Hi-Fi loudspeaker system - BMW Business
Instrument cluster ALPINA
Interior light system with 'soft on/soft off' function
Interior trim: ALPINA luxury wood Myrtle
Mobility System
Navigation system Professional
Paintwork: metallic paintwork in standard BMW colours
Park Distance Control (PDC), front and rear
Personal Profile
Production plaque, silver plated
Radio BMW Professional incl. CD player with MP3 decoder
Rain sensor with automatic headlight activation
Rear spoiler ALPINA
Rear-view mirror, automatically dimming
Remote key for central locking, auto rechargeable
Revcounter with oil temperature display
Seat heating, front
Servotronic - hydraulic power steering
Smoker's package
Sport Automatic Transmission (6-speed) with ALPINA SWITCH-TRONIC
Sport seats, driver and front passenger, incl. electric seat adjustment with driver memory
Sport suspension ALPINA
Steering column with electric reach and rake adjustment
Steering wheel: SWITCH-TRONIC sport leather steering wheel with Multi-function
Tailgate opening via remote key
Tyre Puncture Warning System (TPWS)
Upholstery: Dakota leather with ALPINA Design - ALPINA roundels in seatbacks and rhombs green/blue in armrest)
Voice Control
Wheels: ALPINA CLASSIC 20"
Xenon headlights
Engine
Cylinders V8 90?
Displacement (cc) 4398
Bore (mm) 92
Stroke (mm) 82.7
Compression ratio (:1) 9.0
Max output (kW/hp) 390/530
at rpm (1/min) 5500
Max torque (Nm/rpm) 725/4750
Engine management BOSCH Motronic ME 9.2.2
Fuel type Super plus
Emissions classification Euro 4
Love the wheels!!
Wheels and tyres
Standard wheels and tyres ALPINA CLASSIC 20"
front 8,5 x 20 245/35 ZR20
rear 9,5 x 20 285/30 ZR20
and now the bad bit.......
Type
Price
Power
Torque
0-62mph
Top speed
Combined
CO?
Saloon
? 69,950 OTR
530 hp
725 NM
4.6 s
197 mph
23.0 mpg
294 g/km
Touring
? 73,950 OTR
530 hp
725 NM
4.7 s
195 mph
22.8 mpg
296 g/km
They are very rare.... My Alpina was number 191 of 194 made.....
I still havent seen any of these on the road in the UK yet... has anyone seen any yet?
http://www.bmwalpina.co.uk/ww/models...s/gallery.html
B5 S Saloon SWITCH-TRONIC
Standard Equipment
Air conditioning, automatic
Airbags - front, side and head airbags, for driver and passenger
Alarm system (Thatcham 1) with remote control and engine immobiliser
Armrest - front, with sliding adjustment and storage compartment
Armrest/centre console - rear, with storage compartment and cup holder
Auxiliary input point for auxiliary playing devices (e.g. MP3 player)
Central locking with crash sensor
Child seat ISOFIX attachments, rear
Control display - 6.5" colour display screen in combination with iDrive controller on centre console
Cruise control
Digital speedometer readout via Info Display in instrument cluster
Door sill finishers ALPINA
Dynamic Stability Control (DSC) incl. Dynamic Brake Control (DBC) and Dynamic Traction Control (DTC)
Electronic Damper Control (EDC)
Exhaust system ALPINA, stainless steel with polished tailpipes
Extended lighting
Exterior mirrors - folding, automatically dimming
Exterior trim, High-gloss Shadowline
First aid kit and warning triangle
Floor mats ALPINA
Fog lights incl. heated windscreen washer jets
Front spoiler ALPINA
Glass sunroof
Head-up Display
Headlight washer system
Heat absorbing thermal glass
Hi-Fi loudspeaker system - BMW Business
Instrument cluster ALPINA
Interior light system with 'soft on/soft off' function
Interior trim: ALPINA luxury wood Myrtle
Mobility System
Navigation system Professional
Paintwork: metallic paintwork in standard BMW colours
Park Distance Control (PDC), front and rear
Personal Profile
Production plaque, silver plated
Radio BMW Professional incl. CD player with MP3 decoder
Rain sensor with automatic headlight activation
Rear spoiler ALPINA
Rear-view mirror, automatically dimming
Remote key for central locking, auto rechargeable
Revcounter with oil temperature display
Seat heating, front
Servotronic - hydraulic power steering
Smoker's package
Sport Automatic Transmission (6-speed) with ALPINA SWITCH-TRONIC
Sport seats, driver and front passenger, incl. electric seat adjustment with driver memory
Sport suspension ALPINA
Steering column with electric reach and rake adjustment
Steering wheel: SWITCH-TRONIC sport leather steering wheel with Multi-function
Tailgate opening via remote key
Tyre Puncture Warning System (TPWS)
Upholstery: Dakota leather with ALPINA Design - ALPINA roundels in seatbacks and rhombs green/blue in armrest)
Voice Control
Wheels: ALPINA CLASSIC 20"
Xenon headlights
Engine
Cylinders V8 90?
Displacement (cc) 4398
Bore (mm) 92
Stroke (mm) 82.7
Compression ratio (:1) 9.0
Max output (kW/hp) 390/530
at rpm (1/min) 5500
Max torque (Nm/rpm) 725/4750
Engine management BOSCH Motronic ME 9.2.2
Fuel type Super plus
Emissions classification Euro 4
Love the wheels!!
Wheels and tyres
Standard wheels and tyres ALPINA CLASSIC 20"
front 8,5 x 20 245/35 ZR20
rear 9,5 x 20 285/30 ZR20
and now the bad bit.......
Type
Price
Power
Torque
0-62mph
Top speed
Combined
CO?
Saloon
? 69,950 OTR
530 hp
725 NM
4.6 s
197 mph
23.0 mpg
294 g/km
Touring
? 73,950 OTR
530 hp
725 NM
4.7 s
195 mph
22.8 mpg
296 g/km
05-01-2009, 06:14 PM
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Alpinas are not sold officially in the US - once in a while BMW sells Alpinas as special models - the B7 and the final edition of the Z8 are examples. I would love to have a B5s
05-01-2009, 07:16 PM
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Originally Posted by Munich77' post='865739' date='May 1 2009, 09:14 PM
Alpinas are not sold officially in the US - once in a while BMW sells Alpinas as special models - the B7 and the final edition of the Z8 are examples. I would love to have a B5s
- Lamborghini Gallardo
- Dodge Viper
- BMW Alpina 7
- BMW X5 4.8
05-01-2009, 07:37 PM
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My Ride: 2007 530i. Purchased 6/28/07. Titanium Silver Metallic, Black Dakota Leather, Dark Poplar Trim, Steptronic, Premium Package, Cold Weather Package, Bluetooth, Adaptive Control Xenons. 10/30/07 Added OEM 124s with 245/40/18 & 275/35/18 Michelin Pilot Sport A/S tires. Installed red Cal Covers� from BavAuto. 11/21/07 Added OEM all-weather floor mats (for winter, carpet in summer) and coat rack. 6/26/08 installed M5-style rear spoiler. 6/30/08 put on red reflectors. 8/22/08 Euro turn signal stickers applied. 3/20/09 Installed Shadowline Trim. 3/27/09 Added Matte Black Kidney Grilles from Trinity. 4/03/09 Installed Bimmian Shadow Matte Black 530i Badges. 4/04/09 Installed LED license plate lights from Trinity. 5/01/09 Installed Brabus Interior LED Kit and White Angel Eyes. 5/02/09 Put in Brabus 6K Fogs. 5/14/09 Removed charcoal filter. 5/15/09 Installed light smoke LED side marker lamps from Trinity. 5/21/09 Sprint Booster. 6/12/09 Painted exhaust tips flat black. 6/13/09 Pulled red Cal Covers and painted calipers low gloss black. 6/27/09 RPI Ram Air Scoop from Trinity. 8/15/09 Installed Brabus's silver invisibulbs front and rear. 9/24/09 Installed R-Dash license plate LEDs from Brabaus (John).
The B5 is a beauty.
05-01-2009, 08:02 PM
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I was browsing the local dealer here a few weeks back on a Sunday, and they had 3 B7's sitting out in the lot on the service side. Kind of weird there were 3 of them. Pretty sweet looking 
05-02-2009, 08:26 AM
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Originally Posted by mrfva' post='865782' date='May 1 2009, 11:16 PM
I was at Hotel Zaza in downtown Dallas a couple of weekends ago and 4 guys valeted their black cars:
- Lamborghini Gallardo
- Dodge Viper
- BMW Alpina 7
- BMW X5 4.8