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US market debut for 2011 BMW Alpina B7 this spring
 The Americans are huge fans of the German cars. Currently, potential buyers that want a sporty premium sedan have only one option, the Mercedes Benz S-Class AMG. Seeing the opportunity to make some cash, BMW has announced that their lineup of models for this year will include the BMW Alpina B7 sedan. As you all know, Alpina is a traditional partner of BMW. Practically, Alpina is the equivalent of AMG if you want. Since 1965 Alpina has been tuning every BMW model available on the market. Later, BMW noticed the great work Alpina was doing and decided to make them their partners. Thus, Alpina ...
Tags: b7, 2011, us, market, usa, spring, debut, alpina, 7-series, bmw
Lower CO2 emissions in 2009 of luxury vehicles and supercars
 A report of JATO Dynamics states that the level of CO2 emissions of both supercar and luxury vehicles have been reduced in 2009 in comparison to 2008. More precisely, JATO Dynamics compared the level of CO2 emissions of cars in the fist half of 2009 in comparison to the first half of 2008. All the automakers included in the study have decreased the CO2 emissions level this year, with one single exception. I am talking about Maserati, who have recorded an increase of 20 grams per kilometer of carbon dioxide emissions. David Di Girolamo, head of JATO Consult, has stated that ``Of course, supercars are ...
Tags: co2, emissions, lower, luxury, supercars, vehicles, 2009
ALPINA look back on a long and successful history in international motorsport
 ALPINA look back on a long and successful history in international motorsport. Well-known F1 and Touring Car drivers such as Niki Lauda, Jacky Ickx, Hans Stuck and Dieter Quester gripped an ALPINA steering wheel on their way to winning three European Touring Car Championships. ALPINA pilots also won the Nürburgring 24 Hours numerous times, as well as the 24 Hours of Spa in 1970."We think that the BMW 6 Series – especially with the super-charged, torque-laden 4,4 l V8 ALPINA engine from the B6 S (530 HP, 725 Nm) – provides the ideal basis to challenge pure-bred sportscars such as Ferrari, Lamborghini and Aston Martin ...
Tags: alpina-race, 6-series, v8, history
D3 Bi-Turbo Coupe by Alpina
 The history of Alpina D3 started at the Geneva Motor Show in 2006 and since then this tuning firm sold 850 models. Not so successful story will be the D3 Biturbo, which is a tuning kit with the base on the present 3-series.The D3 Biturbo runs by a bi-turbocharged variant of the two-liter diesel engine that was found on the BMW 123d model. The turbochargers help now the engine to reach a power of 214 hp with a peak torque of 450 Nm. So this means a high performance 107 hp / liter engine capacity.Some alternative to the basic six-speed manual gearbox is the sequential ...
Tags: alpina, d3, bi, turbo, coupe, geneva, tuning
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