Alpina · 1988–2001
Alpina B12
The Alpina B12 is a name given to high-performance luxury automobiles manufactured by German automobile manufacturer Alpina. The B12 originally succeeded the B11 4.0 in 1988 which was based on the BMW 7 Series (E32) and was also based on the same car. Subsequent models were based on the BMW 7 Series (E38) and the BMW 8 Series (E31). Production ended in 2001 when the 7 Series (E38) models were discontinued. The B12 was replaced by the B7 (E65) and the B6 (E63).
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Predecessor: BMW E24
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Specifications
- name
- Alpina B12
- Manufacturer
- Alpina Burkard Bovensiepen GmbH & Co. KG
- Production
- 1988–2001
- Assembly
- Germany: Buchloe
- Class
- Full-size luxury car (F), Grand tourer (S)
- Body style
- 2-door coupé, 4-door saloon, 4-door long wheelbase saloon
- Layout
- Front-engine, rear-wheel-drive
- Related
- BMW 7 Series (E32), BMW 7 Series (E38), BMW 8 Series (E31)
- Engine
- 5.0 L BMW M70 V12, 5.7 L BMW S70B56 V12, 5.7–6.0 L BMW M73 V12
- Transmission
- 4-speed ZF automatic, 5-speed automatic, 6-speed Getrag manual, 6-speed Shift-Tronic clutchless manual
- Successor
- Alpina B7 (E65), Alpina B6 (E63)
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Sources
- Wikidata — https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2651124CC0 1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-01
- Wikipedia — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alpina_B12CC BY-SA 4.0 · Text © Wikipedia contributors; revision 1375740560 · retrieved 2026-10-01
- Wikimedia Commons — https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:BMW_850_Alpina_3.jpgCC BY-SA 3.0 · Photo: No machine-readable author provided. CrazyD assumed (based on copyright claims). · retrieved 2026-10-01
- Car Model Index — https://models.autoculturesociety.com/Compiled record. Sources that do not permit reuse are not copied; this index is credited instead.