It could also modify a plug-in hybrid BMW such as the 745e.
BMW already has many ideas for how the 8Series Gran Coupe owner will spice up this stylish large sedan through its extensive M Performance catalog. Alpina has announced plans to produce a successor to the 6 Series Gran Coupe.
Interview with Roadshow by CNET, Alpina Boss Andreas Bovensiepen stated that customers will expect a successor to the company. 6 Series GC The new eight-door model will be manufactured by the Buchloe-based firm. He also mentioned that it would be available in the United States along with the newly updated 205-mph B7 Based on the 7 Series facelift. According to a representative from BMW USA, there are more Alpina models heading to the U.S. Roadshow.
Alpina is likely to do the same with the 6 Series GC, moving it up to the 8 Series lineup. This wouldn’t be the first time that the B8 is used. In the 1990s, this moniker was used for a series of models based upon the 3 Series E36. Alpina produced 221 examples, with the majority being sedans or coupes. However, there were also many wagons and convertibles.
Alpina enthusiasts will recall that the company worked on the original 8 Series starting in the 1990s. They released upgraded versions based upon the 850Ci and 850Ci as well as the 850CSi. The car was named the B12 because it had an Alpina-modified BMW M70 V12 motor, which can produce 5.0- or 5.7-liter displacements as well as up to 412 horsepower.
Back to Alpina’s new products, Roadshow also learned that Bovensiepen said they are considering electrifying BMW. Alpina boss said that such a car would not be available in the next three to four years. It’s possible that an electrified Alpina will be built on the 745e plug in hybrid, but it’s too soon to say.