BMW Alpina Reviews

Take a BMW 5 Series, sprinkle a little madness over it, and you're left with what might just be the ultimate performance wagon. But can the Alpina B5 Touring handle family duties as well as it handles the fast stuff?

The Alpina B5 Biturbo might just be the fastest family car you've never heard of. Here's how it fared on weekend duties.Looking for a fast family car but keen to avoid being labelled a show-off by your neighbours? If so, then I might just have the perfect mild-mannered missile for you.Not that the Alpina B5 Biturbo 2019 sedan isn't an eye-catching car. It's more that most people might never have heard of it. Alpina is a German tuning company, which in this case has worked its magic on a BMW M5.As a result, the B5 - priced at a rather hefty $240,349 - is a high-performance sedan that might just go unnoticed.  That money buys you a heap of standard features, including leather upholstery, four-zone climate control, navigation, Alpina-embossed headrests, a 10.25-inch infotainment display, digital radio, Alpina door sills, a sunroof, a 12-speaker Harman Kardon stereo, a head-up display, Alpina's virtual instrument cluster, heated front and rear seats, and those 20-inch Alpina alloy wheels.So, how will the B5 handle family taxi duties? My kids and I had the weekend to find out.

The BMW M5 not fast or comfortable enough for you? Allow us to introduce the Alpina B5 Bi-Turbo.

So, the BMW 750Li's not quite fast enough, or luxurious enough for you? Time to step right up to the 330km/h Alpina B7 monster limo, then. If you're game.

If you're looking for a sleek, two-door coupe with a sparkling chassis, rear-wheel drive and a charismatic turbo straight-six, BMW has you covered with about eight choices. That should be that, then.

Craig Duff road tests and reviews the 2016 Alpina B4 Bi-Turbo Coupe with specs, fuel consumption and verdict.