On the official website of the Geneva Motor Show, there is then presented to all the vehicles a short text, including the new Alpina B7. How is it that we the performance data of the new flagship of the quasi Buchloe now officially confirmed.

The performance will therefore amount to 507 hp, maximum torque is 700 Newton meters. It is known that the new engine 4.4 liters engine capacity, and have charged. Unfortunately it is not yet clear what the base engine for the new Alpina engine is.

While on the website of the Geneva Show in a row by a V8 Biturbo talk about what a Higher power version of the engine from the 750i would speak, is in the next line from a “super charged” V8’s speech.

With “super-charged” engines kompressorunterstützte be described, as we have for example in the previous E65 Alpina B7 at base have found. Also there used engine has 4.4 liters displacement and is a V8, the installed centrifugal compressor is often described as a compressor.

This is still not clear what basis it is. It is certain that the service offered is quite sufficient to B7 and breathtaking acceleration levels will help. However, he will probably not affect the performance of the new 760i with the V12 engine reach for a power of 400 kW / 544 PS expect.

However, it would also not really surprising if the Alpina Although on paper “only” has 507 hp, but the reality speaks a different language …