Bmw Alpina B7 Xdrive, the flagship on the tuxedo you put the track suit – The Messenger

Mattia Eccheli

Buchloe – The flagship BMW debuted at the Geneva Motor Show in 2016 also in “doped” Alpina B7 xDrive, ie with 608 horsepower. The Series 7 “Normal”, so to speak, equipped with the 4.4 liter V8 gets to 450 with 650 Nm of torque, but after the care of Alpina torque of the new generation rises even to 800 Nm. The German list has already was made public and starts at 147,300 Euros, a price definitely challenging, but not prohibitive.

Alpina has developed a much more explosive version of B7 xDrive than the previous one, when the power stopped (you always say) to 540 horsepower and torque to 730 Nm. With the new reworking of the top unit of the Bavarian of the flagship range, the 750i, Alpina 7 Series pushes towards new horizons. The new “doped” version is offered only to long wheelbase and all-wheel drive (xDrive).

The eight-cylinder biturbo engine combined with the eight-speed sports automatic transmission with new calibration has been updated and pushes Alpina B7 xDrive to 310 kilometers of maximum speed with acceleration times almost rink 3.7 seconds to spurt from 0 to 100. the journey declared in the combined cycle is 9.6 kilometers per liter. But those who opt to purchase a similar model certainly has no problem when it has to pay full.

Alpina B7 xDrive mounts 20-inch alloy wheels with tires 255/40 front and 295/35 rear Michelin designer (they are the Pilot Super Sport). Upon request are also available wheels 21 ”. The model is characterized by traditional elements Alpina: sports steering wheel, plates, stitching, special equipment and more.

For the benefit of driving pleasure , Alpina has recalibrated air suspension (with electronically adjustable shock absorbers) that in Sport + mode can lower the center of gravity of the car up to 2 centimeters thanks to a series of electronics settings. With the revision of the system it is also possible to increase the ride height by 20 millimeters, but only up to 35 km / h. At the rear, the model is distinguished by double stainless steel sport tailpipes with sound control.