2016 BMW Alpina B5 Biturbo - specs revealed Review specs interior engine dimension Car Price Concept-Alpina has given the general B5 Biturbo the same uprated power unit that included in the Edition 50 renditions of the cantina and Touring models prior this year. That implies the twin-turbocharged 4.4-liter V8 petrol motor has been supported to 591bhp and 591lb ft of torque - enough to take the B5 cantina from 0-62mph in only 4.2sec and to a top rate of 204mph.
The gearbox decision remains Alpina's reprofiled variant of the ZF eight-speed programmed transmission, while other standard hardware incorporates a restricted slip differential and electronically customizable dampers that incorporate a games mode.
Other Edition 50 changes have additionally endured to the customary B5 line-up; you can indicate a titanium deplete by Akrapovic (it spares 17kg over the normal set-up) and higher-execution brakes. The Edition 50's custom paintwork, decals, lodge trims and marked plaque are not persisted - albeit each Alpina is independently numbered in any case.
The new spec of B5 ought to be seen as a run-out version - in spite of the fact that it will keep going for over a year. The all-new BMW 5 Series is expected in late 2016 and Alpina is prone to wheel out its own particular rendition of the cutting edge before long - maybe at the association's most imperative European appear, Geneva, in March 2017.
"We're simply holding up to check whether Alpina will homologate the auto for right-hand drive," said a representative.