The Alpina B7 BiTurbo Beats All Drag Strip Rivals Into Submission
Alpina's latest B7 is one of the world's most comfortable and fastest accelerating cars
Most luxury saloon owners are probably not in a hurry to destroy other cars in a straight line whenever they pull up to a stop light. But those who are have plenty of options to choose from.
One of them hails from Alpina and is basically an upgraded BMW 7-Series, whose 4.4-liter twin turbo V8 engine has been massaged to deliver 608 PS (600 HP) and 800 Nm (590 lb-ft) to the xDrive all-wheel drive system.
Alpina claims that it will hit 60 mph (96 km/h) in just 3.6 seconds. If you keep going, you'll eventually max out at 193 mph (310 km/h), which will land you pretty high up on the Autobahn "food chain".
During a recent drag racing event, a B7 was put to the test against a bunch of other quick cars that included a Mercedes-AMG C63 S, an older-model E63 S, an Audi RS6 Avant and an RS3 Sportback.
The Alpina looks truly formidable when launching, almost pulling off a semi-believable Tesla Model S impersonation in the way it covers ground. At least a couple of its rivals should, in theory, prove challenging to overcome, but in the end the Alpina was absolutely amazing.