Final Bovensiepen-Era Alpina Model to Debut in the U.S. This Week

A special version of the Alpina XB7 will become the final model produced in Alpina’s historic hometown of Buchloe, Bavaria. Future Alpina vehicles will be developed exclusively under the direction of BMW Group.

Earlier this year, the Alpina brand officially transitioned into BMW Group ownership, becoming BMW’s luxury sub-brand focused on the most refined and expensive versions of BMW models. However, there will be one final “true” Alpina — set to debut this Friday at the prestigious Amelia Concours d’Elegance in Florida.

Alpina was founded in 1965 in Buchloe by German entrepreneur Burkard Bovensiepen and earned global recognition for its engineering-focused tuning of BMW vehicles. In 2022, his sons, Florian Bovensiepen and Andreas Bovensiepen, agreed to sell the Alpina brand to BMW, though the deal officially took effect on January 1, 2026. The Bovensiepen brothers remain in the automotive business, now producing vehicles under the Bovensiepen name.

The last fully original Alpina model developed in Buchloe was the Alpina B8 GT sport sedan, unveiled early last year. The newly announced vehicle is a limited special edition of the Alpina XB7, which originally debuted in 2020 and received a facelift in 2022. BMW’s U.S. consumer website still lists the standard XB7, but this Friday a limited-edition version for the U.S. and Canada will make its official debut.

In U.S. specification, the standard Alpina XB7 is powered by a 4.4-liter twin-turbo V8 producing 640 horsepower and 590 lb-ft of torque, enabling the large SUV to sprint from 0 to 60 mph in 3.9 seconds. Pricing starts at $156,000. By comparison, the BMW X7 M60i — equipped with the same 4.4-liter V8 but tuned to 530 horsepower and 553 lb-ft — starts at $115,000.