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Just how much do you know about BMW"s rakish alter-ego Alpina? Probably not as much as you think If you thought it was just another aftermarket tuning company, you"d be wrong, for a start. Alpina Burkard Bovensiepen GmbH & Co. KG or Alpina Automobiles, is actually a manufacturer in its own right, recognised by the notoriously strict German Federal Ministry of Transport. The reason being that Alpina works very closely with BMW - with cars actually integrated into BMW"s own production line - rather than being aftermarket". An example? The B7 is produced at BMW"s assembly line in Dingolfing alongside the company"s standard cars. Which must be confusing for BMW"s own M Division if nothing else, seeing as the B7 could be considered the M7 that BMW doesn"t actually build itself.
Date written: 12 Feb 2019
More of this article on the Top gear website
ID: 14815
Just how much do you know about BMW"s rakish alter-ego Alpina? Probably not as much as you think If you thought it was just another aftermarket tuning company, you"d be wrong, for a start. Alpina Burkard Bovensiepen GmbH & Co. KG or Alpina Automobiles, is actually a manufacturer in its own right, recognised by the notoriously strict German Federal Ministry of Transport. The reason being that Alpina works very closely with BMW - with cars actually integrated into BMW"s own production line - rather than being aftermarket". An example? The B7 is produced at BMW"s assembly line in Dingolfing alongside the company"s standard cars. Which must be confusing for BMW"s own M Division if nothing else, seeing as the B7 could be considered the M7 that BMW doesn"t actually build itself.
Date written: 12 Feb 2019
More of this article on the Top gear website
ID: 14815
