ˆ Alpina teases with sketch of next B7 sedan

tags : 650i , alpina , alpina b7 , alpinab7 , b7 , bmw , bmw 750i , bmw750i , sedans , sports sedan , sportssedan , tuners

This is a sketch of the coming Alpina B7, to be based on the new BMW 750i. Outside, there won't be much happening -- nor necessary -- beyond Alpina's new front lip, rear wing and trademark wheels. Inside, Alpina might have some minor cluster mods in store, but we wouldn't expect too much change there, either. As with the 2007 B7 and its 500 hp and 4.8-second 0-60 time, we figure the engine and suspension will be heavily redressed on this next version. Alpina could opt for the centrifugal supercharger routine again, but whatever they do will surely put healthy distance between the B7 and the 400 hp of the donor car's 4.4-liter V8. The B7 might also get BMW's rumored 8-speed transmission. It will definitely get a stratospheric price tag.

posted : 12/23/2008 @9:04:02 PM

ˆ VIDEO: Suzuki Kizashi concepts in the round and on the road

tags : concept , frankfurt , kizashi , new york , new york 08 , new york auto show , newyork , newyork08 , newyorkautoshow , show , show car , showcar , sports sedan , sportssedan , suzuki , tokyo , video

Suzuki is said to be unveiling the Kizashi 3 at next week's New York Auto Show, so we thought we'd refresh our memories about the Manga-styled Kizashi 1 and 2 concepts we saw at the Frankfurt Motor Show and Tokyo Motor Show. There's still no information about what powertrain (we've heard talk of a V8) or platform any car derived from the Kizashi concepts would ride upon, but we like where Suzuki's going with the idea. We expect that the Kizashi 3 may be nearly production-feasible, from what Suzuki has to say. Does this mean there's a sports sedan in the offing for Suzuki? Possibly. Or not. For a taste of what it might be like to see one of these cars actually out in the wild, we've turned up some videos of the concepts riding around in a digital world.
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posted : 3/14/2008 @6:27:47 PM