This week's greatest road test is the Alpina B10 - a jack-of-all-trades saloon that gave our road testers a flavour of the upcoming E39 M5
Alpina recast the block of the BMW 540i’s 4.4-litre V8 to increase it to 4.6 litres, while other upgrades, including a new crankshaft and a remapped ECU, contributed to the 19% power hike. New spoilers reduced lift, while suspension changes included Bilstein gas dampers and revised anti-roll bars.
The reworked five-speed Switchtronic gearbox used steering wheel-mounted buttons and was reprogrammed to hold on to gears until 7000rpm, offering one of the most responsive manual overrides we had tried on an automatic. Cracking 30-70mph in 5.0sec and topping out at 167mph, the B10 was blisteringly quick, but the crossed-drilled brakes were up to the task of reining it in.
Low-speed ride was poorer than that of the 540i, but major increases in grip, body control and steering precision were worthy trade-offs. ’ generous space and spot-on ergonomics, and the extra material plushness was tastefully added.Frightening thirst, equally scary price for a souped-up 5 Series
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