Now this is what we call tasteful luxury. You don’t just go for the AMG S-Class or the Audi S8 and you go further up the food chain than the BMW 760i.

The BMW Alpina B7 BITURBO is basically a 7 Series unshackled by the authority of its electronic limiter and from BMW’s refusal to make a proper M version out of their most luxurious model. The Alpina isn’t as much about speed as it is about exclusivity.

It does however pack a strong punch with its 4.4 liter twin-turbo V8, good for 540 HP and a whooping 730 Nm (538 lb-ft) of torque. This results in a sprint time to 62 mph of just 4.6 (4.5 xDrive) seconds and a very impressive top speed of 312 km/h (193 mph).

Thanks to Autogespot we can admire this beautiful B7 (spotted somewhere in De Haan), with its classic Alpina styling, of which some may argue that it makes the car much better looking than the regular 7 Series.

Also, great job on the license plates!

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