ALPINA’s Biggest Missed Opportunity Was Hiding In Plain Sight: The X5

In 2001, BMW wanted a faster X5 and didn’t have one, so it borrowed ALPINA’s. The 4.6-liter V8 in the E53 X5 4.6is started life as the engine ALPINA developed for the E39 B10 V8,...

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