Bayerische Motoren Werke (Bavarian Motor Works) was founded in 1916. Commonly known as BMW, the company began life as an airplane engine manufacturer that began building motorcycles in 1923. BMW eventually entered the automotive world in 1928, and has gone on to become one of the world&#39;s most recognized and respected automotive manufacturers. Legendary names such as <a href="https://www.classic.com/m/bmw/507/">507</a>, <a href="https://www.classic.com/m/bmw/new-six/e9/30-csl/">3.0 CSL</a>, <a href="https://www.classic.com/m/bmw/02-series/2002/turbo/">2002 Turbo</a>, <a href="https://www.classic.com/m/bmw/m1/">M1</a>, and <a href="https://www.classic.com/m/bmw/3-series/e30/m3/">M3</a>, are just a few in the company&#39;s history. The BMW <a href="https://www.classic.com/m/bmw/3-series/">3 Series</a>, <a href="https://www.classic.com/m/bmw/5-series/">5 Series</a>, and <a href="https://www.classic.com/m/bmw/7-series/">7 Series</a> are also regularly among the world&#39;s best in their respective categories. BMW is also well known for its &#39;M&#39; Motorsport division, as well as the high end <a href="https://www.classic.com/m/bmw/alpina/">Alpina</a> models.

Bayerische Motoren Werke (Bavarian Motor Works) was founded in 1916. Commonly known as BMW, the company began life as an airplane engine…

Alpina was founded in 1965. Originally dedicated to manufacturing engine components, the company grew and began modifying BMW models. Evenually the company was registered as a manufacturer of cars due to their modification work, making Alpina a marque in its own right. Alpina works closely with BMW, even sharing assembly lines at times. Although Alpina models are usually more powerful than the cars they are based on, Alpina cars are designed to be luxurious and comfortable. Most of Alpina&#39;s engines are engineered to provide greater torque at lower RPMs, allowing their cars to perform in a refined manner. Alpina has manufactured a variety of models based on the <a href="https://www.classic.com/m/bmw/alpina/3-series/">3 Series</a>, <a href="https://www.classic.com/m/bmw/alpina/5-series/">5 Series</a>, <a href="https://www.classic.com/m/bmw/alpina/6-series/">6 Series</a>, <a href="https://www.classic.com/m/bmw/alpina/7-series/">7 Series</a>, and <a href="https://www.classic.com/m/bmw/alpina/8-series/">8 Series</a>, as well as the BMW Z cars.

Alpina was founded in 1965. Originally dedicated to manufacturing engine components, the company grew and began modifying BMW models.…

Alpina

Alpina has been building models based off of the <a href="https://www.classic.com/m/bmw/5-series/">BMW 5 Series</a> since 1978. Alpina models have been produced for each generation of 5 Series: <a href="https://www.classic.com/m/bmw/alpina/5-series/e12/">E12 (1978-1982)</a>, <a href="https://www.classic.com/m/bmw/alpina/5-series/e28/">E28 (1981-1987)</a>, <a href="https://www.classic.com/m/bmw/alpina/5-series/e34/">E34 (1988-1996)</a>, <a href="https://www.classic.com/m/bmw/alpina/5-series/e39/">E39 (1997-2004)</a>, <a href="https://www.classic.com/m/bmw/alpina/5-series/e60/">E60 (2005-2010)</a>, <a href="https://www.classic.com/m/bmw/alpina/5-series/f10/">F10 (2011-2016)</a>, <a href="https://www.classic.com/m/bmw/alpina/5-series/g30/">G30 (2017-2020)</a>.

Alpina has been building models based off of the BMW 5 Series since 1978. Alpina models have been produced for each generation of 5 Series:…

Alpina 5 Series

5 Series

Alpina introduced their <a href="https://www.classic.com/m/bmw/5-series/g30/">G30 BMW 5 Series</a> based B5 in 2017. Available as a sedan or station wagon, the G30 B5 was powered by a 4.4L twin turbo V8 engine.

Alpina introduced their G30 BMW 5 Series based B5 in 2017. Available as a sedan or station wagon, the G30 B5 was powered by a 4.4L twin…

Alpina G30

Alpina unveiled their first 5 Series based model, the B7 Turbo, beginning with the <a href="https://www.classic.com/m/bmw/5-series/e12/">E12 BMW 5 Series</a>. Introduced in 1978 the first generation of Alpina 5 Series was available in two variants: the B7 Turbo, and the B7 S Turbo. Both variants were fitted with a turbocharged 3.0L straight six engine, although the B7 S produced 326hp as opposed to the B7&#39;s 296hp. The Alpina E12 generation of 5 Series cars was built until 1982 and was replaced by the <a href="https://www.classic.com/m/bmw/alpina/5-series/e28/">Alpina E28</a> generation.

Alpina unveiled their first 5 Series based model, the B7 Turbo, beginning with the E12 BMW 5 Series. Introduced in 1978 the first…

Alpina E12

Alpina created five variants based on the <a href="https://www.classic.com/m/bmw/5-series/e28/">E28 BMW 5 Series</a>, starting in 1981. The three main variants were the B7 Turbo, the B9 3.5, and the B10 3.5. Each of these cars featured a unique engine, with the B7 and B9 recieving mid-life upgrades, these updated cars are known as the B7 Turbo/1, and the B9 3.5/1. Production of the Alpina E28 generation ended in 1987, with the next generation <a href="https://www.classic.com/m/bmw/alpina/5-series/e34/">Alpina E34</a> taking its place.

Alpina created five variants based on the E28 BMW 5 Series, starting in 1981. The three main variants were the B7 Turbo, the B9 3.5, and…

Alpina E28

Alpina created 5 variants for the E34 BMW 5 Series, all under the name B10. Three variants were created using a straight six engine (B10 3.0 Allrad, B10 3.5, B10 BiTurbo), and two were created using a V8 engine (B10 4.0, B10 4.6). Alpina created cars based on the E34 until 1996, when they shifted production to the <a href="https://www.classic.com/m/bmw/alpina/5-series/e39/">Alpina E39</a> generation.

Alpina created 5 variants for the E34 BMW 5 Series, all under the name B10. Three variants were created using a straight six engine (B10…

Alpina E34

Alpina created four main variants for the <a href="https://www.classic.com/m/bmw/5-series/e39/">E39 BMW 5 Series</a>, all of which featured the B10 name. The B10 3.2 and the B10 3.3 were powered by straight six engines, while the B10 V8 and B10 V8 S were powered by V8 units. The Alpina E39 would be the last generation to feature the B10 name as Alpina would begin producing the B5 for the <a href="https://www.classic.com/m/bmw/alpina/5-series/e60/">Alpina E60</a> generation.

Alpina created four main variants for the E39 BMW 5 Series, all of which featured the B10 name. The B10 3.2 and the B10 3.3 were powered by…

Alpina E39

Alpina produced two variants of the <a href="https://www.classic.com/m/bmw/5-series/e60/">BMW E60 5 Series</a>, the B5 and the B5S. Both cars were fitted with a 4.4L supercharged V8 engine, but the B5S received an uprated version capable of producing 523hp as opposed to the 493hp available in the B5. Available as both a sedan and wagon, the E60 B5 was replaced by the <a href="https://www.classic.com/m/bmw/alpina/5-series/f10/">Alpina F10</a> B5.

Alpina produced two variants of the BMW E60 5 Series, the B5 and the B5S. Both cars were fitted with a 4.4L supercharged V8 engine, but the…

Alpina E60

Alpina introduced their F10 BMW 5 Series based B5 in 2011. Available as a sedan or station wagon, the F10 B5 was powered by a 4.4L twin turbo V8 engine. Built until 2016, the F10 B5 was replaced by the <a href="https://www.classic.com/m/bmw/alpina/5-series/g30/">G30 Alpina</a> B5.

Alpina introduced their F10 BMW 5 Series based B5 in 2011. Available as a sedan or station wagon, the F10 B5 was powered by a 4.4L twin…

BMW Alpina G30(2017 to 2020)

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