Alpina B5
11-03-2004, 10:19 AM
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My Ride: [i][b][u]Since 19 august 2004[/u][/b][/i]: [color=red][b]530i[/b] High Executive[/color], Silvergray with beige interior, Popular wood, Servotronic, Sportssuspension, electric foldable and dimmed mirrors, dimmed interior mirror, pappelmaser braun wood, cupholders, styling 123 18" wheels, Logic 7, Steptronic, alarm class 3, electric sunscreen in the rear and suncreens for sidewindows, Comfort seats, heated seats, Xenon with headlightwashers, Adaptive corner lights ALC, Advanced airconditioning, lightpackage, Nav Pro, 6 cd changer, side airbags rearseats, bluetooth siemens S55, chrome kidneys, gearlever with wood, voice recognition retrofit, front windshield with green band.
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11-03-2004, 11:03 AM
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My Ride: E90 330i Sport & E46 323Ci
It looks like "The Ring"...
Well if anyone should know, it would probably be someone that resides in Germany. Can you just walk in to see that track, or is it off-limits to the general public?
11-03-2004, 11:10 AM
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It's public.
But you have to wait, and wait, and wait... forever.
The Ring is more than 20 Km's long, a new M5 needs around 8 minutes for a lap...
But it's public. You can just go there and take a look what's going on.
You can even make a couple laps yourself some days, when there is no manufacturer testing...
Beewang just went there when he did ED, and he saw the e60 M5 during testing...
But you have to wait, and wait, and wait... forever.
The Ring is more than 20 Km's long, a new M5 needs around 8 minutes for a lap...
But it's public. You can just go there and take a look what's going on.
You can even make a couple laps yourself some days, when there is no manufacturer testing...
Beewang just went there when he did ED, and he saw the e60 M5 during testing...
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11-05-2004, 05:40 AM
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My Ride: E90 330i Sport & E46 323Ci
hmm..not bad. but for me the front lip is too boring. I prefer hamann
Most will agree that compared to previous 5 Series cars, the E60
is a bit less conservative, so I think Alpina's touch is a definite plus.
And what you can't see in the pic is that rear lip spoiler, which I think,
(based on past Alpina spoilers) is probably going to look the best on a stock E60.
Just my $.02...
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11-05-2004, 08:05 AM
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Originally Posted by RichReg' date='Nov 5 2004, 07:40 AM
hmm..not bad. but for me the front lip is too boring. I prefer hamann
Most will agree that compared to previous 5 Series cars, the E60
is a bit less conservative, so I think Alpina's touch is a definite plus.
And what you can't see in the pic is that rear lip spoiler, which I think,
(based on past Alpina spoilers) is probably going to look the best on a stock E60.
Just my $.02...
R.R.
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Anyone have good pics of the rear spoiler. I think that might be interesting add on.
11-05-2004, 09:17 AM
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Anyone have good pics of the rear spoiler. I think that might be interesting add on.
few highway shots of the B5 that were taken a few months back:
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You can see that the spoiler has some attachment at an angle to the decklid, such that it doesn't just sit on top of the trunk.
To me it sort of puts a whole different shape to the back of the car.
Also notice the lower rear bumper: Ground effects are minimal (if any) and in fact, it looks like they just cut the opening for the exhaust a little wider. Their design(s) ensure that a stock E60 won't look like its missing something.
Link to Alpina B5 Spy pics