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02-24-2011, 08:51 PM
Filed under: Performance (http://www.autoblog.com/category/sports/), Wagon (http://www.autoblog.com/category/wagons/), Geneva Motor Show (http://www.autoblog.com/category/geneva-motor-show/), BMW (http://www.autoblog.com/category/bmw/)
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Alpina B5 BiTurbo Touring - Click above for high-res image gallery
Set to debut at next week's Geneva Motor Show (http://autoblog.com/category/geneva-motor-show), the fine folks at Alpina (http://autoblog.com/tag/alpina) have given the B5 BiTurbo (http://www.autoblog.com/2010/07/08/alpina-b5-bi-turbo-full-details-and-images/) treatment to the new 5 Series (http://autoblog.com/model/5+series) Touring.
Powered by the same twin-turbo 4.4-liter V8 as the sedan, the B5 Touring produces 507 horsepower and 516 pound-feet of torque, running to the rear wheels via an eight-speed sport automatic transmission provided by ZF. 0-60 is handled in just under five seconds, and flat out the Touring will do 187 miles per hour.
Of course, all of this power comes wrapped in the usual Alpina trimmings, including a steroid-enhanced exterior aero kit and the company's signature 20-spoke wheels. It's quite a looker, and we'd love to see how it stacks up to Cadillac (http://autoblog.com/make/cadillac)'s own CTS-V Sport Wagon (http://autoblog.com/model/cts-v+sport+wagon). Get your fix in our high-res gallery below.
Gallery: Alpina B5 BiTurbo Touring (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/alpina-b5-biturbo-touring)
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[Source: Alpina]Alpina B5 BiTurbo Touring coming to Geneva Motor Show (http://www.autoblog.com/2011/02/24/alpina-b5-biturbo-touring-coming-to-geneva-motor-show/) originally appeared on Autoblog (http://www.autoblog.com) on Thu, 24 Feb 2011 19:24:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds (http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/).
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Alpina B5 BiTurbo Touring - Click above for high-res image gallery
Set to debut at next week's Geneva Motor Show (http://autoblog.com/category/geneva-motor-show), the fine folks at Alpina (http://autoblog.com/tag/alpina) have given the B5 BiTurbo (http://www.autoblog.com/2010/07/08/alpina-b5-bi-turbo-full-details-and-images/) treatment to the new 5 Series (http://autoblog.com/model/5+series) Touring.
Powered by the same twin-turbo 4.4-liter V8 as the sedan, the B5 Touring produces 507 horsepower and 516 pound-feet of torque, running to the rear wheels via an eight-speed sport automatic transmission provided by ZF. 0-60 is handled in just under five seconds, and flat out the Touring will do 187 miles per hour.
Of course, all of this power comes wrapped in the usual Alpina trimmings, including a steroid-enhanced exterior aero kit and the company's signature 20-spoke wheels. It's quite a looker, and we'd love to see how it stacks up to Cadillac (http://autoblog.com/make/cadillac)'s own CTS-V Sport Wagon (http://autoblog.com/model/cts-v+sport+wagon). Get your fix in our high-res gallery below.
Gallery: Alpina B5 BiTurbo Touring (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/alpina-b5-biturbo-touring)
http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2011/02/01-alpina-b5-biturbo-touring_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/alpina-b5-biturbo-touring/)http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2011/02/02-alpina-b5-biturbo-touring_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/alpina-b5-biturbo-touring/)http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2011/02/03-alpina-b5-biturbo-touring_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/alpina-b5-biturbo-touring/)http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2011/02/04-alpina-b5-biturbo-touring_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/alpina-b5-biturbo-touring/)
[Source: Alpina]Alpina B5 BiTurbo Touring coming to Geneva Motor Show (http://www.autoblog.com/2011/02/24/alpina-b5-biturbo-touring-coming-to-geneva-motor-show/) originally appeared on Autoblog (http://www.autoblog.com) on Thu, 24 Feb 2011 19:24:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds (http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/).
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