Alpina
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Alpina is a high-end luxury automobile brand by BMW. Alpina originally started as an automobile manufacturing company named Alpina Burkard Bovensiepen, based in Buchloe, in the Ostallgäu district of Bavaria, Germany that develops and sells high-performance versions of BMW cars. The company was officially renamed BMW Alpina in 2025. Alpina works closely with BMW and their processes are integrated into BMW's production lines, and is recognized by the German Ministry of Transport as an automobile manufacturer, in contrast to other performance specialists, which are aftermarket tuners. The Alpina
Key facts
- Company.name
- BMW Alpina
- Company.predecessor
- Alpina Burkard Bovensiepen
- Company.logo
- Alpina logo.svg
- Company.former_name
- Alpina (1965–2025)
- Company.type
- Brand
- Company.founder
- Burkard Bovensiepen
- Company.location
- Munich, Germany
- Company.key_people
- Andreas Bovensiepen (CEO)
- Company.industry
- Automotive
- Company.products
- Automobiles
- Company.parent
- BMW
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Encyclopedic overview
71 sectionsContents
- History
- Brand distinctions
- Current lineup
- Alpina XD3
- Alpina XD4
- Alpina B3 Bi-Turbo
- Alpina D3 Bi-Turbo
- Alpina B4 Bi-Turbo
- Alpina B5 Bi-Turbo
- Alpina D5 S
- Alpina B6 Gran Coupé
- Alpina B7
- Previous models
- Petrol-engine
- Diesel-engine
- 3 Series based Alpinas
- Alpina C1
- Alpina C2
- Alpina B6
- Alpina B3 GT3
- 5 Series based Alpinas
- E12 B2
- E12 B7 Turbo / B7 S Turbo
- E28 B9
- Changes
- Technical specifications
- E28 B10
- Technical specifications
- E34 B10
- B10 3.5
- B10 4.0
- B10 3.0 Allrad
- B10 4.6
- Technical specifications
- E34 B10 BiTurbo
- E39 B10
- Engines
- Suspension
- Technical data
- E60 B5
- Drivetrain
- Technical data
- Note
- Alpina B5 S
- Engine
- Transmission
- Chassis
- Technical data
- F10 B5
- B5 Bi-Turbo
- D5 Bi-Turbo
- G30 B5
- 7 Series based Alpinas
- E32 B11
- E32 B12
- E38 B12
- E65 B7
- {{anchor|F01|F02}} F01/F02 B7
- G12 B7
- 8 Series based Alpinas
- E31 B12
- B12 5.0
- B12 5.7
- G16 B8
- B8 Gran Coupé
- Technical data
- Alpina Roadster V8
- Gallery
- See also
- References
- External links
Alpina is a high-end luxury automobile brand by BMW. Alpina originally started as an automobile manufacturing company named Alpina Burkard Bovensiepen, based in Buchloe, in the Ostallgäu district of Bavaria, Germany that develops and sells high-performance versions of BMW cars. The company was officially renamed BMW Alpina in 2025. Alpina works closely with BMW and their processes are integrated into BMW's production lines, and is recognized by the German Ministry of Transport as an automobile manufacturer, in contrast to other performance specialists, which are aftermarket tuners. The Alpina B7 is produced at the same assembly line in Dingolfing, Germany (BMW Plant Dingolfing), as BMW's own 7 Series. The B7's twin-turbo 4.4-litre V8 is assembled by hand at Alpina's facility in Buchloe, Germany, before being shipped to BMW for installation, and the assembled vehicle is then sent back to Alpina for finishing touches.
The firm was founded in 1965 by Burkard Bovensiepen (1936–2023), a member of the Bovensiepen family of industrialists. On 10 March 2022, BMW announced its intention to acquire Alpina. That same day, BMW wrote on its website that it had officially acquired the brand.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Alpina” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.