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Alpina B5 BiTurbo Touring coming to Geneva Motor Show
Posted: Thu Feb 24, 2011 10:08 pm
by Mr Kleen
Alpina B5 BiTurbo Touring coming to Geneva Motor Show
Autoblog wrote:Set to debut at next week's Geneva Motor Show, the fine folks at Alpina have given the B5 BiTurbo treatment to the new 5 Series Touring.
Powered by the same twin-turbo 4.4-liter V8 as the sedan, the B5 Touring produces 507 horsepower and 516 pound-feet of torque, running to the rear wheels via an eight-speed sport automatic transmission provided by ZF. 0-60 is handled in just under five seconds, and flat out the Touring will do 187 miles per hour.
Of course, all of this power comes wrapped in the usual Alpina trimmings, including a steroid-enhanced exterior aero kit and the company's signature 20-spoke wheels. It's quite a looker, and we'd love to see how it stacks up to Cadillac's own CTS-V Sport Wagon. Get your fix in our high-res gallery below.
Re: Alpina B5 BiTurbo Touring coming to Geneva Motor Show
Posted: Thu Feb 24, 2011 10:31 pm
by PGT
there are a few B7 Alpina's running around Loudoun and they're striking but I bet this one has a six figure price tag too.
Re: Alpina B5 BiTurbo Touring coming to Geneva Motor Show
Posted: Fri Feb 25, 2011 7:14 am
by drwrx
It's quite a looker, and we'd love to see how it stacks up to Cadillac's own CTS-V Sport Wagon.
Ummm. . . the Alpina will cost two to three times as much and be less reliable?
I can't imagine anyone cross-shopping the two.
Re: Alpina B5 BiTurbo Touring coming to Geneva Motor Show
Posted: Tue Mar 01, 2011 10:36 am
by Sabre
Nice looking car, but damn that is a lot of scratch!
Re: Alpina B5 BiTurbo Touring coming to Geneva Motor Show
Posted: Wed Mar 02, 2011 11:15 am
by sirwilliam
Re: Alpina B5 BiTurbo Touring coming to Geneva Motor Show
Posted: Wed Mar 02, 2011 11:57 am
by Sabre
Love the blue!
Re: Alpina B5 BiTurbo Touring coming to Geneva Motor Show
Posted: Wed Mar 02, 2011 6:26 pm
by Mr Kleen
For the obscenely wealthy who want only a very few to notice...
Re: Alpina B5 BiTurbo Touring coming to Geneva Motor Show
Posted: Wed Mar 02, 2011 6:36 pm
by drwrx
I'm sorry, but I can't help but thinking I'd rather have an RS6 wagon.
Re: Alpina B5 BiTurbo Touring coming to Geneva Motor Show
Posted: Wed Mar 02, 2011 10:23 pm
by thermatico
I saw an RS6 in person once. It was pretty amazing.
Re: Alpina B5 BiTurbo Touring coming to Geneva Motor Show
Posted: Wed Mar 02, 2011 10:32 pm
by Mr Kleen
drwrx wrote:I'm sorry, but I can't help but thinking I'd rather have an RS6 avant.
has a nice ring to it, no?
Re: Alpina B5 BiTurbo Touring coming to Geneva Motor Show
Posted: Thu Mar 03, 2011 7:29 am
by drwrx
Good catch.
I'm just not euro enough to get in the habit of calling Wagons Avants (even if they are Audis).
I also don't think I've ever called a sedan a saloon, or a trunk a boot, or a hood a bonnet.
Wait, scratch that, I did have to replace the "Bonnet stops" on my '67 Spitfire, so yes, I have used "bonnet" before.
Damn, and I had a perfect record!
Re: Alpina B5 BiTurbo Touring coming to Geneva Motor Show
Posted: Thu Mar 03, 2011 7:31 am
by sirwilliam
drwrx wrote:I'm sorry, but I can't help but thinking I'd rather have an RS6 avant.
I concur
Re: Alpina B5 BiTurbo Touring coming to Geneva Motor Show
Posted: Thu Mar 03, 2011 1:40 pm
by Mr Kleen
drwrx wrote:Good catch.
I'm just not euro enough to get in the habit of calling Wagons Avants (even if they are Audis).
I also don't think I've ever called a sedan a saloon, or a trunk a boot, or a hood a bonnet.
Wait, scratch that, I did have to replace the "Bonnet stops" on my '67 Spitfire, so yes, I have used "bonnet" before.
Damn, and I had a perfect record!
