The history of Alpina's most notable BMW models, from the Alpina B6 3.5S to the Alpina Roadster V8.

60 years ago, Burkard Bovensiepen founded Alpina Burkard Bovensiepen KG, thanks in no small part to the breakdown of his Fiat 1500 a few years earlier. Bovensiepen was returning to Germany from a trip ...

There's a certain allure to classic BMWs, and while the M-badged models are iconic, some BMW enthusiasts prefer the more elegant Alpina models. Established in 1962 by Burkard Bovensiepen, who at the ...

A new chapter of performance has just started for BMW, as Alpina becomes BMW Alpina. The transfer of Alpina trademark rights took place on January 1, 2026, marking the launch of the new brand as an ...

Alpina, the German tuning firm known exclusively for upgrading BMW models with factory-backed support and a purveyor of some of the coolest Bavarian models to ever roam asphalt, is now legitimately a ...