Road & Track's Paul Frère didn't hedge in 1991: "this is the best 4-door in the world" — and at launch this Alpina really was the fastest production sedan on earth, with only 507 ever built.
Lead trim: B10 3.0 Allrad (E3/1) · up to 355 hp
BMW Alpina B101988–1996
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FactRoad & Track's Paul Frère didn't hedge in 1991: "this is the best 4-door in the world" — and at launch this Alpina really was the fastest production sedan on earth, with only 507 ever built.
Alpina B10 models built on the BMW E34 525ix, 535i and 540i between 1988 and 1996. The Alpina previous-models table lists 5 variants for this donor, with outputs from 231 PS to 360 PS and the production years shown on each trim.
Collectors Spotted in the BMW Alpina B10 Lineage
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Trims & Figures
5 published trims in the catalogue. A blank is a figure not recorded, not zero.
| Trim | Years | Engine | Power | Torque | 0–60 | Drive | Gearbox | MSRP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B10 3.0 Allrad (E3/1) | 1993–1996 | — | 228 hp | 230 lb-ft | — | AWD | — | — |
| B10 3.5 /1 (B11/3) | 1988–1992 | — | 251 hp | 240 lb-ft | — | — | — | — |
| B10 4.0 (F1) | 1993–1996 | — | 311 hp | 302 lb-ft | — | — | — | — |
| B10 4.6 (F2) | 1994–1996 | — | 335 hp | 354 lb-ft | — | — | — | — |
| B10 Bi-Turbo (B7/5) | 1989–1994 | — | 355 hp | 384 lb-ft | — | — | — | — |
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Alpina's E39 B10 V8 wasn't just tuned — its steering wheel was hand-stitched by a dedicated craftsperson at the factory, a bespoke touch on a run of roughly 1,300 cars.
Road & Track's Paul Frère didn't hedge in 1991: "this is the best 4-door in the world" — and at launch this Alpina really was the fastest production sedan on earth, with only 507 ever built.
Alpina built just 77 examples of this 3.5-litre E28-based B10 — making it one of the rarest BMW tuner cars of the 1980s.
Rivals
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