Wednesday, March 23, 2011

BMW Alpina B6 biturbo: waiting for the M6

After a few weeks after the official presentation of the BMW 6 Series coupe, the manufacturer Alpina announced the arrival of its interpretation of the Bavarian-based sports, which will be called Biturbo Alpina B6. The Alpine can not be considered a simple tuner car, but a real brand of sports cars made by using as a starting point of the production house of the elite.

Founded in 1961 by the young Bovensiepen Burkard, the Alpine is working closely with BMW, which provides in the semi-official members and some mechanical parts that are then assembled according to the characteristics and tastes of the House, which remains economically independent Manufacturer of Monaco.

The German manufacturer has released for the moment only the first two rendering of high-performance coupe that could make us forget its potential buyers, the sporty "M" version of the BMW 6 Series, at least until its expected debut in over a year. Aesthetically, the B6 is bringing the traditional styles that we have become accustomed Alpina: starting from the front, you notice the new bumper fascia that incorporates the large air intakes for the intercooler and the aerodynamic splitter made of carbon fiber, while the side view is dominated by the generous alloy wheels with 20 inch Alpina Classic.

The tail seems the party's most successful and aesthetically aggressive, the credit goes all'inedito which integrates the new bumper chrome sports exhaust, which looks more threatening. The interiors have not yet been revealed, but it is easy to imagine the meticulous work and attention to detail that typically held the "craft-workers' atelier German.

According to tradition, the carrier will Alpina use of precious materials such as Myrtle Burl wood trim and upholstery leather. The Alpina B6 4.4 liter V8 uses the original BMW with the help of two turbochargers that reaches the power of 507 hp and maximum torque of 700 Nm The abundance of horses is able to push the car to a top speed exceeds 300 km / h while the sprint from 0 to 100 km / h in just 4.7 seconds is burned.

The power is discharged through the rear wheel drive 8-speed Switch-Tronic built by ZF and features an automatic mode and manual mode, controlled with steering wheel controls.

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