In the wake of that momentous launch, more and more news came in from BMW regarding the serious chances of having an M7 in production.

The news didn’t really follow through and while there’s still some speculation as to how and what’s happening to the potential BMW M7, specialist tuner Alpine went on with their normal business.

They’ve gotten down to updating their Alpina B7 Bi-Turbo model to get all the new stuff the regular car gets in the facelift.

Don’t worry though, Alpina’s custom touch is still there and they don’t offer a new diesel under the bonnet. That’s where you only get one choice of engine and it’s a proper one.

It’s BMW’s twin-turbocharged 4.4 liter V8 engine except it’s been tweaked to provide some extra grunt bringing the grand total up to 540 horsepower and 538 lb-ft of torque.

That’s nearly the same kind of power that engine develops in the M powered version of the 5 Series, X5 and X6 and it’s more than the power the standard 760 Li and that has a twin-turbo V12 engine.

With that in mind, it’s easy to explain how the new Alpina B7 Bi-Turbo can go from 0 to 62 in 4.3 seconds and has a top speed of 194 mph.

Let’s not forget that we’re dealing with a huge luxury sedan that weighs well over two tons. Pricing for the Alpina B7 Bi-Turbo ranges between 127.600 and 134.500 USD depending on body length and number of wheels driven.

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While most of the BMW range will easily take a lot more power than they come with as standard, most eyes are pinned on a single product.

Pretty much everybody is interested in what they’re calling the BMW M7. An M division 7 Series will never happen, but an M Performance one might.

It’s barely under consideration. By the time BMW figure things out, our best call is the Alpina prepped B7 Bi-Turbo model.

The famous German tuner tricked out the 4.4 liter V8 engine in the BMW 750i by quite the amount. Starting with 400 horsepower and 450 lb-ft of torque the Alpina B7 gets 500 hp and 516 lb-ft of torque.

Four wheel drive is “needed” in order to elegantly handle that sort of performance so it’s no surprise to see xDrive being mentioned.

Essentially, the same gearbox and the same drive shafts are used as the standard car. New Alpina-like multi-spoke alloy wheels and fresh tires do go on though.

Alpina then moves on to trick out the exterior with a new, smooth flowing body kit and make a few changes to the interior as well.

With all the added performance and refinement, there’s still no getting away that we’re dealing with a very heavy car.

The BMW limo tips the scales at 4.861 lbs (2.2 tons). Despite this, the Alpina B7 Bi-Turbo comes with the well known BMW handling.

The 51.4 to 48.6 weight distribution may have something to do with that though.

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