{"id":84490,"date":"2025-12-30T12:38:10","date_gmt":"2025-12-30T17:38:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/?p=84490"},"modified":"2025-12-30T12:38:10","modified_gmt":"2025-12-30T17:38:10","slug":"bmw-alpina-7-series-g72-2027","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/?p=84490","title":{"rendered":"New ALPINA 7 Series Planned After BMW Takeover, B7 Name Could Return"},"content":{"rendered":"

BMW is preparing a new ALPINA-branded 7 Series lineup as the brand\u2019s next phase begins under full BMW control<\/a> after the current arrangement ends in late 2025, according to information shared by sources.<\/p>\n

The new ALPINA 7 Series is expected to be based on the facelifted BMW 7 Series (G70 LCI), but it\u2019s said to carry a separate internal codename: G72. That points to more substantial differentiation than the current \u201cone-model\u201d ALPINA approach for the outgoing generation. (For reference, the armored 7 Series Protection<\/a> model uses its own code, G73, rather than sharing G70.)<\/p>\n

Timing: BMW Facelift first, ALPINA later<\/h3>\n

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BMW is slated to start 7 Series Facelift<\/a> production in July 2026. The ALPINA versions are expected to arrive after the facelift is in production, with current chatter pointing to a late 2026 as the start of ALPINA 7 Series production. For the first time, the car will be manufactured completely by BMW. In the past, the car started life in BMW\u2019s factories before being transferred to Buchloe for the B7 refinement and engineering.<\/p>\n

Naming is still unclear. BMW will use the B7 name, but it remains to be seen whether it will still be sold as BMW ALPINA B7 or rebranded simply as ALPINA B7 to represent a new sub-brand within the BMW portfolio.<\/p>\n

Power: 617 hp V8 Expected<\/h3>\n

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On the combustion side, the revived top ALPINA 7 Series is expected to make 617 horsepower, which would put it above the previous B7 (591 hp) and ahead of the V12-era M760i<\/a> in outright gasoline output. The most likely engine is BMW\u2019s S68 twin-turbo V8<\/a> with a mild-hybrid setup.<\/p>\n

An electric ALPINA 7 Series is part of the broader discussion, but what we\u2019re hearing is that there won\u2019t be an \u201cALPINA B7 Electric\u201d on this cycle. If ALPINA does go EV in the 7 Series range, expect it to sit under the i7 naming structure rather than turning \u201cB7\u201d into an EV badge.<\/p>\n

In a recent interview<\/a>, still current ALPINA CEO Andreas Bovensiepen said he understood the focus going forward would lean toward BMW\u2019s big luxury-class vehicles (the 7 Series, 8 Series, X7), while also noting that smaller ALPINA models in Europe weren\u2019t, to his knowledge, facing immediate cancellation. He also repeated the familiar BMW line that there\u2019s room \u201cin between\u201d BMW and Rolls-Royce \u2014 which aligns with the idea of pushing ALPINA further upmarket once BMW is fully calling the shots.<\/p>\n

Expect More ALPINA Models In The Future<\/h3>\n

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If the ALPINA 7 Series program starts in 2027 as expected, it likely becomes the template for what \u201cBMW-run ALPINA\u201d looks like: fewer models, higher pricing, and tighter alignment with BMW\u2019s flagship platforms. We\u2019ve also heard similar noise around an ALPINA version of the next X7<\/a>, which would track with that strategy.<\/p>\n

Even though we expect the production to start in late 2026, it\u2019s likely that BMW will begin teasing the new ALPINA brand earlier in the year. Will that mean a show car before the production series? Time will tell, but plenty of opportunities to tease the market next year, including at Concorso d\u2019Eleganza Villa d\u2019Este<\/a> and Pebble Beach Concours d\u2019Elegance.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

BMW is preparing a new ALPINA-branded 7 Series lineup as the brand\u2019s next phase begins under full BMW control after the current arrangement ends in late 2025, according to information shared by sources. The new ALPINA 7 Series is expected to be based on the facelifted BMW 7 Series (G70 LCI), but it\u2019s said to […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":84491,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-84490","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-industry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/84490","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=84490"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/84490\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/84491"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=84490"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=84490"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=84490"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}