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Is the Alpina B5 Touring the "best car in the world ?"

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Is the Alpina B5 Touring the "best car in the world ?"

Post by patriot66 » Thu Jan 04, 2018 9:53 pm

I have a real soft spot for BMW's 3 and 5 series Touring models having owned several over the years and so this brief on-line summary of the new Alpina B5 Touring caught my eye. After reading it I wonder is there any other car that offers as much performance, practicality and luxury per £ as this does ?
I would absolutely love one as a daily driver, as Clarkson would say "What a machine !" :D
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Post by markeg » Thu Jan 04, 2018 10:49 pm

It sure is a fantastic motor - would love to have one. :thumbsup:
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Post by Sae » Fri Jan 05, 2018 12:16 am

:thumbsup: Ill take one in Alpina Green ;)
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Post by Bing » Fri Jan 05, 2018 2:22 am

Not sure about the best car in the world, but that’s a lovely motor :thumbsup:

Question is, will BMW eventually make an M5 touring then ?
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Post by Steve84N » Fri Jan 05, 2018 9:54 am

patriot66 wrote: Thu Jan 04, 2018 9:53 pmAfter reading it I wonder is there any other car that offers as much performance, practicality and luxury per £ as this does ?
Erm, E63S which also allows you to switch to RWD at will...
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Is the Alpina B5 Touring the "best car in the world ?"

Post by tomscott » Fri Jan 05, 2018 10:44 am

The alpinas certainly are great in terms of performance.

In terms of styling its really marmite. The M sports always look better IMO. They just seem to chuck awkward looking body pannels and badges everywhere.

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Post by Sae » Wed Jan 10, 2018 6:19 pm

Lol, have to agree with the alphabetty badge collection on the boot so debadged of course, but I do like the helix side striping :P
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Post by buzyg » Wed Jan 10, 2018 10:23 pm

I'd certainly take it over an RS6. :thumbsup:

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Post by RickRob » Wed Jan 10, 2018 10:32 pm

If we had a slightly smaller dog and a very much larger bank balance, one of these would be on order.
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