German performance brand Alpina has revealed the new XB7 as an upgraded version of BMW's flagship SUV, the X7.
Powered by an uprated version of the twin-turbocharged 4.4-litre petrol V8 found in the top-rung BMW X7 M50i, the new Alpina XB7 produces 613bhp - 90bhp more than the standard car - and 590lb ft of torque, making it the most powerful model in Alpina’s line-up.
The power boost means the XB7, weighing in at 2655kg, can cover the 0-62mph sprint in just 4.2sec and reach an electronically limited top speed of 180mph - both improvements over the X7 M50i.
Alpina also claims its new car offers "unrivalled agility" courtesy of its rear-wheel steering system and a bespoke suspension set-up comprising dual-axle air suspension, active roll stabilisation functionality and retuned damper settings. The XB7 also gains reinforced torsion struts and a new dome-bulkhead strut for enhanced rigidity through corners.
The air suspension system allows for different ride heights and wheel camber settings to suit different driving scenarios. In Sport mode and at speeds above 100mph, the ride height is lowered 20mm, with Sport+ taking the car down a full 40mm from its standard setting.
The XB7 is told apart from the X7 by its new front splitter with larger-than-standard air intakes and a reshaped rear bumper that houses four exhaust outlets and a subtle new diffuser. Alpina badges to the front and rear, blue Brembo brake callipers and bespoke wheel centre caps finish off the package.
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michael knight
NUTS
If the good old virus has tatught us anything it's that things must change - and this irrelevance is a prime example of the wrong direction.
The amount of effort, cost, R+D, that went into making a 2.5 tonne wardrobe that little bit faster...the human race really are f*cked.
We need intelligent innovation. Affordable and sustainable transportation. Lightweight and efficient. Not this massage ego for the golf club.
Sorry, rant, but seriously as a petrol-head myself this is not the way forward.
Overdrive
michael knight wrote:
Michael, chill. No one is stopping car makers developing innvoative affordable cars. In fact, nearly all major car makers are doing exactly that. So, it's not a case of either/or.
I personally don't like SUVs period, but clearly there is a market for cars like this, and just because this is not to your taste or mine doesn't mean everyone else should be denied the choice. Each to his own and all that.
Peter Cavellini
Strange.
. Claiming to be a petrolhead and then in the next breath go all green and save the planet, we don't need these cars but, on its own it's not ending civilisation as we know it, it'll be more exclusive than a Range Rover, and, if we banned certain type of cars , foods and so on, the Worlds economy would suffer, that's according to your ethos.
Antony Riley
I totally agree ,why do
I totally agree ,why do Governments and more to the point the EU not step in and say hey you guys at Mercedes BMW and good ol AudI have a think do we really need as has been said a totally banal car like this . Ok I hear what about Jaguar and Range Rover well they also need to think very hard are such big engined high polluting taking in manufacturing and production cost. s really the way forward ? So 183 mph top yer great utter nonsense
Peter Cavellini
Strange
riddle me this Batman, I could understand your theory if car like this outnumbered the rest of the car World nine to one, but they don't.
adrian888
China, Russia
They will buy it in droves. The brave new world isnt going to happen because of Covid.
Antony Riley
Not sure either re its
Not sure either re its interior has a commercial van like look to me
Antony Riley
Not sure either re its
Not sure either re its interior has a commercial van like look to me
Aussierob
Well, I like it
But I think it could do with a more distinctive grill: perhaps a larger one? Oh, and 24" wheels.
And, before you say it, Takeitslowly, I am a twat. Whatever that is.
Robbo
A view from Down Under
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