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Buyers in the market for a more dynamic version of BMW’s updated 7-Series sedan will soon be able to drive the new Alpina B7 xDrive, scheduled to go on sale in Q3 of this year, priced from $141,700 in the U.S. If performance is your main concern, know that the 4.4-liter twin turbo V8 engine in the 2020 B7 can deliver 600 HP and 590 lb-ft (800 Nm) of torque, allowing you to get from zero to 60 mph (96 km/h) in just 3.5 seconds, before maxing out at 205 mph (330 km). Compared to the outgoing B7, the new one is quicker to 60 mph by 0.1 seconds and faster overall by 11 mph (18 km/h). The German tuner also updated the 8-speed automatic transmission’s software, while the custom stainless steel sports exhaust system reduces both back pressure and weight. Other technical mods include a revised brake system with 4-piston fixed calipers paired to 15.55 x 1.42 inch discs up front, and larger 15.67 x 1.10 inch discs at the rear, Michelin performance tires, 20-inch Alpina Classic wheels...

Alpina has revised the top speed of the new BMW 7-Series-based B7 Bi-Turbo, just in time for the model’s UK launch. The final specification of the new super-saloon (and the closest we’ll ever get to a full-blown BMW M7) pushes the top speed to a very impressive 205mph (330km/h), up from the predicted 193mph (310km/h) figure that was announced at the model’s debut at the last Geneva Motor Show. Power comes from a heavily reworked version of BMW’s twin-turbo 4.4-liter V8 which now makes 600hp (608PS) and 590lb-ft (800Nm), courtesy of the specially developed twin-scroll turbos which deliver up to 1.2 bar of boost pressure with minimal inertia. Alpina has also added a new indirect intercooler system (air/water/air), featuring a main intercooler feeding two large and close-coupled intercoolers and additional radiators, to make sure that the twin-turbo V8 will be thermodynamically stable at all times. The ZF eight-speed automatic transmission has also been upgraded with additional...