The Alpina B7 xDrive LWB is a passenger car from BMW, with all wheel drive, a front located engine and a 4 door saloon (sedan) body style.
The 8 cylinder, double overhead camshaft turbocharged powerplant has 4 valves per cylinder and a capacity of 4.4 litres. This unit provides power and torque figures of 540 bhp (548 PS/403 kW) at 5200-6250 rpm and 730 Nm (538 lbft/74.4 kgm) at 2800-5000 rpm respectively.
The power is supplied to the wheels via an 8 speed automatic transmission.
Stated kerb weight is 2291 kg.
It is said to be able to achieve a maxiumum speed of 311 km/h, or 193 mph, quoted fuel consumption figures are 16/24/19 US MPG EPA city/highway/combined.
Full specs
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Applicable to the USA domestic market(s). | ||
| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater sedan/saloon | ||
| Number of doors | 4 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 3211 mm | 126.4 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1621 mm | 63.8 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1628 mm | 64.1 inches | |
| Length | 5232 mm | 206 inches | |
| Width | 1902 mm | 74.9 inches | |
| Height | 1491 mm | 58.7 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.63 | ||
| Kerb weight | 2291 kg | 5051 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 80 litres | 17.6 [21.1] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | 0.31 | ||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | turbocharged petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | BMW | ||
| Engine code | N63B44O1 Alpina | ||
| Cylinders | V 8 in 90° vee | ||
| Capacity | 4.4 litre 4395 cc (268.199 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 89 × 88.3 mm
3.5 × 3.48 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.01 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 valves per cylinder 32 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (SAE net) |
548 PS (540 bhp) (403 kW) at 5200-6250 rpm |
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| maximum torque (SAE net) |
730 Nm (538 ft·lb) (74.4 kgm) at 2800-5000 rpm |
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| Specific output (SAE net) |
91.6 kW/litre 124.6 ps/litre 122.9 bhp/litre 2.01 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (SAE net) |
166.1 Nm/litre
2.01 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 10:1 | ||
| Fuel system | direct petrol injection | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 2087.2 kPa (302.7 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 5 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 549.38 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Turbo | ||
| Compressor | 2 BMW single scroll turbochargers | ||
| Intercooler | |||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | 4.4 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | |||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 311 km/h (193 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 238.98 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.24 PS/kg 175.77 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.18 kW/kg 235.7 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.24 bhp/kg 0.11 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 5.69 kg/kW 9.5 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 16/24/19 US MPG EPA city/highway/combined | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 14.7/9.8/12.4 l/100km city/highway/combined | ||
| km/litre | 6.8/10.2/8.1 km/l city/highway/combined | ||
| UK MPG | 19.2/28.8/22.8 UK MPG city/highway/combined | ||
| US MPG | 16.0/24.0/19.0 US MPG city/highway/combined | ||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | |||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | longitudinal | ||
| Drive wheels | all wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | |||
| Steering | power assisted rack & pinion | ||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | |||
| Rear suspension | |||
| Wheel size front | 8J x 18 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 8J x 18 | ||
| Tyres front | |||
| Tyres rear | |||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/VeDi-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | 374 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 370 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 8 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.67 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 2.81 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 493075 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 39.3 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2015 BMW Alpina B7 xDrive LWB added 2016-07-01. Last modified 2020-03-16. |
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