Spotted: BMW Alpina B7 with pic

[Jackc]

Saw this BMW today, I have no idea if its rare or not.

I was driving behind it and said to myself "wtf is an alpina?" So I took a pic haha.

http://img181.imageshack.us/img181/8053/bmwalpinab7gc8.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

[97'Scort]

Pretty rare on this side of the pond. Good spot!

[herragge]

Ballin! Yeah they are a rare sight over here. Surprised you saw one in Calgary.

[Neil4Speed]

Beautiful, but isn't it the same one BMW had at the car show?

[JAYMEZ]

Yah i saw this car a couple weeks ago , I had no idea what it was lol

[infected]

The spokes are a little too much for me but the body is pretty nice.

[AllGoNoShow]

:drool:

Even rare for the most part on the other side of the pond too.


The spokes are an alpina tradition it seems. Think the body is nice? Should see the interior, or what they did to the engine, :drool: :drool: :drool: :drool: :drool: :drool: :drool: :drool:

[E36M3]

It is a nice car.. but it is not fast as you might think.


Good article:

http://www.caranddriver.com/roadtests/13059/2007-bmw-alpina-b7.html

[gpomp]

Originally posted by E36M3
It is a nice car.. but it is not fast as you might think.


Good article:

http://www.caranddriver.com/roadtests/13059/2007-bmw-alpina-b7.html

0-60 in 4.4 and 1/4 mile in 12.8 is pretty good for a boat. but yea, i'll take the e63 amg instead.

[E36M3]

I have a lot of trouble believing it is that fast. I drove it several times, and it didn't feel anywhere near that fast. I've driven lots of cars that are that fast, and this car was definitely much slower.


It is funny that the article says that a Flying Spur can't keep up.. it is significantly faster in my experience than the B7.

And you'd have to compare it to an S63 to be fair.. and it should be faster than an S63



Originally posted by gpomp

0-60 in 4.4 and 1/4 mile in 12.8 is pretty good for a boat. but yea, i'll take the e63 amg instead.

[AllGoNoShow]

Originally posted by E36M3
I have a lot of trouble believing it is that fast. I drove it several times, and it didn't feel anywhere near that fast. I've driven lots of cars that are that fast, and this car was definitely much slower.


It is funny that the article says that a Flying Spur can't keep up.. it is significantly faster in my experience than the B7.

And you'd have to compare it to an S63 to be fair.. and it should be faster than an S63




Definatly no doubting you but...

Was that seat of the pants feel or track feel? The b7 is a heavier car that isolates you from the outside world in many ways so maybe the feeling of the S63 is more then that of the B7 even though the B7 is a quicker car?

Head's up race I guess would be the best :P

EDIT:
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Would definatly take the B7 over the 63 if I had family, but the 63 would make a fun as hell weekend car.

[E36M3]

I drove the Flying Spur for a year and only drove the B7 a couple times (for about 2 hours total). I've driven a lot of 7 series and S Class cars, and this one just did not have the urgency that its power would suggest (purely seat of the pants), especially when compared to the S Class's powerful models (S55/S600/S65) that I have driven.

Isolation wise, it was much better connected to the road (IMHO) than the Flying Spur (which says a lot) so I was expecting it to feel more like a supercharged benz. I owned an SL55, so I know what the power should feel like going to the rear wheels.

The car might not have been sorted yet.. it was very low mileage (probably 3-4k) and might open up.


Originally posted by AllGoNoShow


Definatly no doubting you but...

Was that seat of the pants feel or track feel? The b7 is a heavier car that isolates you from the outside world in many ways so maybe the feeling of the S63 is more then that of the B7 even though the B7 is a quicker car?

Head's up race I guess would be the best :P

[music_man_119]

:hitit:

[AllGoNoShow]

Sweet, thanks :)

Better connected the the spur hey? Wow

[E36M3]

Strangely enough, I just drove a new S8 for the first time. Totally different than the Spur.. very nice motor.. not sure which one I like better. Great handling (steering was a bit loose, but acceptable), but the carbon brakes were very touchy.


Originally posted by AllGoNoShow
Sweet, thanks :)

Better connected the the spur hey? Wow

[Foreign2]

i think this one is my friends uncles, its fucking sickkkkkkkkkkk.

bump for some rare shit!

[bobby_lu]

Oh yeah I think my neighbours brother in law's dog's former owner has one of these....

[Foreign2]

^ was that supposed to be funny?.. my friends uncle? is that hard to understand or something?

[treg50]

Sweet massive boatness.

[rmk]

looks like westhills?

[Destinova403]

that car is absolutely beautiful... :hitit:

[Jackc]

Originally posted by rmk
looks like westhills?

*EDIT: My bad, just read that location is a no no. :)

[silver_gs-R]

:drool: beautiful.

nice spoting mang.

[JordanLotoski]

there is one sitting in the showroom at Calgary BMW...good lookin car

[Milk2%]

i see it almost regularly. very nice car in person

[SpoonEG6]

Yeah, i always see this cruising in westhills

[JAYMEZ]

Originally posted by MIWYFSHOT
there is one sitting in the showroom at Calgary BMW...good lookin car


Yah I was looking at it last night while I was looking for a new car :thumbsup: .. The guy said only 19 came to Canada.

[sh0ko]

^^^ damn nsure thats my buddies dads car... co owner of those mjs dumpsters