The finished product may not wear an M7 badge as so many have called for from BMW's flagship sedan series over the years. But the Alpina name carries a cachet all its own and has for the past 50 ...

BMW re-applied to trademark "M7" this month, which might mean something ... Albert Biermann — now of the with what we've got with Alpina," referring to the Alpina B7 and its twin-turbo 4.4 ...