She hasn't had a dull moment in her life, and you won't either as long as she's around.
The B7 is Alpina's response to the knucklehead who looks at BMW's powerful and pricey 7-series and asks, "Do you have anything that costs a little more and goes a little faster? Something that pins me to the back of my seat longer and harder when I floor it?"
From its deep-blue custom paint to a modified engine that produces more torque than some trailer-hauling medium-duty trucks, the B7 uses every trick at BMW and Alpina's command to overwhelm you with luxury and power.
Modified by Alpina, a band of former German typewriter makers who needed a new way to make a living when the word processor came along, the B7 combines brute force, advanced systems and an elegant interior.
Prices for the 2012 B7 start at $122,600 for a rear-drive, short-wheelbase model. All B7s come with a 500-horsepower twin-turbo 4.4-liter V8 that produces a chest-constricting 516 pound-feet of torque and a six-speed automatic transmission.
Adding all-wheel drive to the short-wheelbase model raises the base price to $125,600.
Long-wheelbase B7s go for $126,500 for rear-drive and $129,500 for the xDrive AWD model.
The B7 competes with super sedans like the Bentley Continental Flying Spur, Mercedes-Benz S 63 AMG and Porsche Panamera turbo.
