Z8 ONE BETTER; Alpina finally rumbles into the big, bad USA.(News)
AutoWeek, January, 2003
Byline: MATT DAVIS Alpina is one of those companies ``over there in Europe'' we know well, even if only by name. Such brand recognition happens when your sole partner has been a nearby company called BMW. Bavarian Motor Works has had an exclusive contract with Alpina more or less since Burkard Bovensiepen founded his firm in 1965.
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North American touring car performance lovers who have wanted readier access to Alpina products for some 40 years will be glad to know the wheels are at last in motion westward. Near Munich, in the small town of Buchloe, we just drove what looks to be ...
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