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The Alpina B7 (F01) is the fourth generation of the high-performance BMW 7 Series manufactured by Alpina from 2011 until 2015. Based on the BMW 7 Series (F01), the car was introduced to the public at the 2010 Chicago Auto Show and was available in normal and long-wheelbase versions, with xDrive or rear-wheel drive. The B7's engine was hand ...
The F01 was the first BMW vehicle to be available with a hybrid drivetrain, an 8-speed automatic transmission [4] and a turbocharged V12 engine. It was the second 7 Series to be available with a turbocharged petrol engine (the first being the European E23 745i), [5] and all-wheel drive (xDrive). The wheelbase was increased by 8 cm over the ...
The E32 introduced the following features for the first time in a BMW: Electronic Damper Control, [3] V12 and V8 engines, double glazing, the CAN bus electronic protocol, [4] Xenon headlamps, [5] traction control [6] and dual-zone climate control. [7] The E32 750i was the first car adhering to BMW's self-imposed speed limit of 250 km/h (155 mph ...
In the following years, the availability of xDrive increased throughout the model range, and it is currently available on most models. The first BMW M models to use xDrive were the 2009 E70 X5M and E71 X6M models. The first non-SUV BMW M model to not be rear-wheel drive was the 2017 F90 M5, which was only available with xDrive. [17]
The S63 is the BMW M version of the N63, which debuted in the BMW X6 M and was used in the BMW M5 models from 2011 to 2023. The S63 uses two twin-scroll turbochargers plus a pulse tuned, cross-engine exhaust manifold [ 8 ] to keep constant exhaust pulses flowing to the turbos at every 180 degree rotation.
Alpina B7 (G12) rear view. The B7 Bi-Turbo is based on the 750Li and uses a modified version of its 4.4-litre twin-turbocharged V8 engine designated the N63M30.The engine is modified by the addition of modified twin-scroll turbochargers having larger inlet and outer dimensions and new compressors for an increased boost pressure of 1.4 bar (20 psi), replacement of the standard pistons with high ...
Three unique models that BMW Motorsport created for the South African market were the E23 M745i (1983), which used the M88 engine from the BMW M1, the BMW 333i (1986), which added a six-cylinder 3.2-litre M30 engine to the E30, [133] and the E30 BMW 325is (1989) which was powered by an Alpina-derived 2.7-litre engine.
L = long wheelbase – sometimes the L is the first letter (e.g. 750Li), and sometimes it is the last letter (e.g. 750iL). td = turbodiesel; x / xDrive = all-wheel drive – sometimes the x is the first letter (e.g. 325xi), and sometimes it is the last letter (e.g. 325ix) Other letters include: C = coupé/convertible (only used on E24, E46 and ...