Alpina Burkard Bovensiepen GmbH & Co.

KG or simply ‘Alpina' - the official BMW tuning partner - has had a long and celebrated association with the Munich carmaker, celebrating its 50th anniversary in 2015.

Credited with re-engineering some very special cars over the years, Alpina's approach is often to refine and build on the latent driving and styling characteristics of a standard car, adding a certain Alpina 'magic' that only they can bestow on a BMW.

Their reputation and following are very strong, appealing to discerning buyers who want a special, rare, and characterful car.

Such are their credentials that Alpina are now recognised by the German Ministry of Transport as an automobile manufacturer in their own right.

The car presented here is a 2006 BMW Alpina B5 (E60) Saloon, one of only 428 examples produced worldwide.

It's based on the 545i but powered by a modified version of that car’s 4.4-litre V8, with an Alpina-specific engine block, forged crankshaft, and low-compressi...