You Can Buy A 201-MPH Alpina B6 For The Price Of A New Hyundai Elantra N. Story by The Autopian • 1h. O ver the past decade, it feels like many performance cars have become difficult to use, ...

Motor Trend compares the 2016 BMW Alpina B6 xDrive Gran Coupe against 2017 BMW M6 Gran Coupe. ... An M car will have a high-revving engine, rear-wheel drive, and immediate handling.

The B6’s 540-hp, 4.4-liter twin-turbo V-8 is down 20 horsepower to the base M6’s, but the Alpina-modified engine makes 38 more lb-ft of torque and is fitted with new pistons, new turbochargers ...

The BMW 5-series-based B5 Biturbo Edition 50 will feature a 4.4-liter V8 twin-turbo engine tuned to produce 600 hp at 6,000 rpm and 590 lb-ft of ... BMW Alpina B6 xDrive Gran Coupe becomes ...

Speaking of tuning, the B6's 2.8-liter engine left the Alpina factory with Mahle pistons, modified combustion chambers, increased compression, and tweaks to the camshaft and exhaust.

The 2014 BMW Alpina B6 xDrive Gran Coupe is as heavy as its name is long. That doesn’t mean, however, it isn’t any good at cornering. Turns out, it’s quite the corner crusher.

Pictured here is chassis #40, which first saw the light of day back in 1986, when Alpina took a stock 325i and crafted it into the B6 2.7. The 325i’s stock 2.5-liter straight-six engine was ...

With the new output, the Alpina B5 has a BMW-estimated 0-62 mph time of 4.2 seconds with a top speed of 204 mph. See All 3 Photos However, the Alpina B5 is the second model to get the engine upgrades.

The 1986 Alpina B6 2.7 is powered by a 2.7-liter six-cylinder with 210 hp and 195 lb-ft. ... However, as its name implies, the B6’s engine has been enlarged to 2.7 liters, resulting in 210 hp ...

The BMW ALPINA B6 Gran Coupe with traditional internal combustion engine offers up to 17 MPG city and 25 MPG highway for a combined rating of 20 MPG. These figures are based on EPA mileage ratings ...