# BMW Guys Enter **URL:** \ **Category:** NYSpeed Automotive\ **Created:** [March 4, 2009, 11:17am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/bmw-guys-enter/63951 "2009-03-04T11:17:32Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 13\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![akkord](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/65b543/32.png) [@akkord](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/akkord)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2009, 11:17am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/bmw-guys-enter/63951/1 "2009-03-04T11:17:32Z")
Today on the Autobahn I saw a bmw Alpina B5…looked like a real nice bmw but I had never seen or heard of one before. Is it similar to the M series? And if not what is the difference ---
**Author:** ![Moruitelda](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/moruitelda/32/5348_2.png) [@Moruitelda](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Moruitelda)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2009, 11:19am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/bmw-guys-enter/63951/2 "2009-03-04T11:19:11Z")
While M is a tuning department at BMW, Alpina isn’t a division of BMW at all, they’re a private tuning company. It’s kind of like what Saleen and Shelby have done with Mustangs, etc., or like RUF does with Porsches. > **[Alpina](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alpina)** > > Alpina Burkard Bovensiepen GmbH & Co. KG is an automobile manufacturing company based in Buchloe, in the Ostallgäu district of Bavaria, Germany that develops and sells high-performance versions of BMW cars. Alpina works closely with BMW and their processes are integrated into BMW's production lines, thus Alpina is recognized by the German Ministry of Transport as an automobile manufacturer, in contrast to other performance specialists which are aftermarket tuners. For instance, the Alpina B7 is p... Wikipedia says the B5 is a 4.4L supercharged V8. They are absolutely awesome cars, and are typically more collectible and better performing than equivalent M cars. ---
**Author:** ![akkord](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/65b543/32.png) [@akkord](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/akkord)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2009, 11:20am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/bmw-guys-enter/63951/3 "2009-03-04T11:20:52Z")
Ah, ok, either way looked nice, had an agency power exhaust on it. ---
**Author:** ![frost12850](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/2acd7d/32.png) [@frost12850](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/frost12850)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2009, 11:28am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/bmw-guys-enter/63951/4 "2009-03-04T11:28:36Z")
My friend saw one down in Houston, called me up wondering what the hell it was, theyre pretty rare but definitely awesome. Alpina puts out some good stuff ---
**Author:** ![Viper966](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/viper966/32/7268_2.png) [@Viper966](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Viper966)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2009, 12:02pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/bmw-guys-enter/63951/5 "2009-03-04T12:02:38Z")
authobahn? are you in germany? or did you mean Audubon Pkwy in amherst? ---
**Author:** ![theblue](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/theblue/32/5074_2.png) [@theblue](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/theblue)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2009, 12:06pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/bmw-guys-enter/63951/6 "2009-03-04T12:06:28Z")
alpinas just get better with age! ---
**Author:** ![93dx\_hatch](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/9/90ced4/32.png) [@93dx\_hatch](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/93dx_hatch)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2009, 12:15pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/bmw-guys-enter/63951/7 "2009-03-04T12:15:27Z")
> [@Viper966](#): > > authobahn? are you in germany? > > or did you mean Audubon Pkwy in amherst? he’s in germany ---
**Author:** ![akkord](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/65b543/32.png) [@akkord](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/akkord)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2009, 12:23pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/bmw-guys-enter/63951/8 "2009-03-04T12:23:54Z")
Yes Germany. ---
**Author:** ![ultradriver10000](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/ultradriver10000/32/7397_2.png) [@ultradriver10000](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ultradriver10000)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2009, 12:54pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/bmw-guys-enter/63951/9 "2009-03-04T12:54:16Z")
> [@frost12850](#): > > My friend saw one down in Houston, called me up wondering what the hell it was, theyre pretty rare but definitely awesome. Alpina puts out some good stuff Yup I have seen one here, I was like WTF? lol ---
**Author:** ![fiend540](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/bcef8e/32.png) [@fiend540](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/fiend540)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2009, 1:03pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/bmw-guys-enter/63951/10 "2009-03-04T13:03:36Z")
It’s too bad they are dropping the ball on their race car version of the b6, it’s a stunning looking car ![http://www.fast-autos.net/data/images/40630.jpg](http://www.fast-autos.net/data/images/40630.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![Avatar](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/avatar/32/5076_2.png) [@Avatar](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Avatar)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2009, 7:00am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/bmw-guys-enter/63951/11 "2009-03-05T07:00:27Z")
Alpina models = sex ---
**Author:** ![Penfold](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/penfold/32/5007_2.png) [@Penfold](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Penfold)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2009, 7:06am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/bmw-guys-enter/63951/12 "2009-03-05T07:06:26Z")
I had seen one of the suv’s on the 290 once. ---
**Author:** ![Jam](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jam/32/7235_2.png) [@Jam](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Jam)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2009, 10:17am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/bmw-guys-enter/63951/13 "2009-03-05T10:17:33Z")
i love alpina wheels on e30’s so fine ![http://www.bimmerwerkz.com/forum/attachments/3-series-e21-e30/7150-aplina-rims-alpina_kopis.jpg](http://www.bimmerwerkz.com/forum/attachments/3-series-e21-e30/7150-aplina-rims-alpina_kopis.jpg)