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 created variants of the <a href="https://www.classic.com/m/bmw/6-series/">BMW 6 Series</a> for three generations: The <a href="https://www.classic.com/m/bmw/alpina/6-series/e24/">E24 (1978-1988)</a>, the <a href="https://www.classic.com/m/bmw/alpina/6-series/e63/">E63 (2005-2010)</a>, and the <a href="https://www.classic.com/m/bmw/alpina/6-series/f12/">F12 (2004-2019)</a>.

Alpina has created variants of the BMW 6 Series for three generations: The E24 (1978-1988), the E63 (2005-2010), and the F12 (2004-2019).

Alpina 6 Series

6 Series

Alpina offered their <a href="https://www.classic.com/m/bmw/6-series/e63/">E63 BMW 6 Series</a> based B6 between 2005 and 2010. Powered by a 4.4L supercharged V8, the B6 was available as a coupe or convertible.

Alpina offered their E63 BMW 6 Series based B6 between 2005 and 2010. Powered by a 4.4L supercharged V8, the B6 was available as a coupe or…

Alpina E63

Alpina created variants based on the <a href="https://www.classic.com/m/bmw/6-series/e24/">E24 BMW 6 Series</a>. The most notable variants include the B7 Turbo Coupe, the B7 S Turbo Coupe, the B10 3.5 Coupe, and the B9 3.5 Coupe. All of these cars were fitted with a straight six engine, in various displacements and states of tune.

Alpina created variants based on the E24 BMW 6 Series. The most notable variants include the B7 Turbo Coupe, the B7 S Turbo Coupe, the B10…

Alpina E24

Alpina introduced its second generation models based on the BMW 6 Series starting in 2014. Called the B6, these cars were based on the <a href="https://www.classic.com/m/bmw/6-series/f12/">F12 BMW 6 Series</a>, and available as coupes, convertibles, or a four door &#39;Gran Coupe.&#39; These cars were all fitted with a 4.4L twin turbo V8 engine.

Alpina introduced its second generation models based on the BMW 6 Series starting in 2014. Called the B6, these cars were based on the F12…

BMW Alpina E63(2005 to 2010)

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