Spotted: F01 Alpina B7 - High Altitude Testing

[raceyBMW]

I was up at Mt. Evans, which for those who don't know is the highest paved road in North America, and spotted this





And one gratuitous shot of my car too...

[bmr760]

wow! nice catch, car looks hot in Black

also nice pic of ur car aswell

[M3PGH]

that looks amazing!

[Spiroman]

I'd love to know if and when BMW North America and/or BMW Canada are planning to import them.

Best regards.

Spiroman

[Razzy]

WOW. Beautiful, oh and yours is too

What really pisses me off is why BMW isn't pursueing making cars like this. Example no M7.

[wmb]

Notice how this is a US spec car...

The orange reflectors are a dead giveaway.

At the very least this means BMW NA is considering importing this car...

[N///M3]

Best new 7 i've seen yet. Quad exhaust looks great. So does your 3er too

[mtechnik3]

sick sick sick! your e92 is very classy looking as well.

[MeEmZ]

this thing is the best luxury sedan i ever saw in my entire life O_O

i want one !! now !!!

[raceyBMW]

The B7 is definitely a pretty imposing beast of a car. Looks amazing in person, just wish I had better pictures. Definitely US spec, I noticed that too after looking at the pics. Plus if you look at the depression for the license plate on the trunk, a euro plate would not fit in there.

And thanks for the kind words on my car, gotta admit, I love it.

[uhn2000]

Beauty... wow!!

[Bimmer Nerd]

yea, its a beauty

[SoCali E90]

that looks sick

[MCMLXXXIX]

beautiful cars

[the infamous...]

Magnificent!!! B7, your E92, and scenery.

[DetailersDomain]

wow that looks great nice shot!

[ad78]

i saw one too last week, i never had a chance to take a pics though. im not sure if im in RI or here in CT. but definitely the car is a beast and those rear tires are huge.

[leeor]

hoooot

[Speed Cat]

I spotted at B7 last month down town Calgary... It was blue and so sexy WOW

[d3l0n]

siiiiick

[azzy989]

that is ridiculously awesome!!!!

a lot of manufacturers have been doing their testing up there. i saw a few s4's and s5's up there several months back.

[Ace7]

Originally Posted by Spiroman

I'd love to know if and when BMW North America and/or BMW Canada are planning to import them.

Best regards.

Spiroman

BMW NA is definitely going to provide the US and Canada with the Alpina B7. Especially where you live, there is definitely a market for the B7. I have driven up to Toronto for meetings and I have seen various B7s driven around. The US spec B7s could be seen driven around cities/country roads for further testing. They could be spotted during at night and int he day time if you pay attention closely. Some executives will be able to test drive the B7 around fall and winter. Sales would start end of 2009 or early 2010.

Originally Posted by Razzy

What really pisses me off is why BMW isn't pursueing making cars like this. Example no M7.

Unlike Mercedes-Benz, BMW have different customers than those buying S-class AMGs. BMW believes the M division has already created the ultimate sedan with the M5, the M7 would not change that. Alpina is generally seen as the official tuner for BMW, think of the B7 as the M7. Creating better aerodynamics and tuning the engine a bit, it's sort of what the M division does. BMW has also considered using Alpina's turbo which will be in future models. In general, BMW wants to keep the 7 series' status and an M7 would defy the whole point of BMW's flagship.