Same Price Dilemma: Barely Used Alpina B7 Or New BMW 5-Series?

The fourth generation BMW 7-Series wasn’t exactly the looker of the whole bunch, but still managed to battle it out with the Mercedes-Benz S-Class and Audi A8 from 2001 to 2008.

During the seven years of production, the regular E65 sedan was joined by the long wheelbase model, an armored version and even a hydrogen-powered derivative offered in a limited run between 2005 and 2007. Also, Alpina had their way with the flagship four-door, creating the B7 with an enhanced look inside and out and a powerful 4.4-liter V8 under the hood.

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Its 500 PS (493 HP / 368 kW) and 700 Nm (516 lb-ft) of torque produced rocketed it to 100 km/h (62 mph) in 4.9 seconds. That’s more than half a second quicker than the time’s 760i that had 445 PS (439 hp / 327 kW) from a 6.0-liter V12. Top speed was an outstanding, for a car with a curb weight of almost 2 tons (4,409 lbs), 299 km/h (186 mph), and according to the initial estimates, it also had the ability to run the quarter mile in 12.8 seconds.

Now that we reminded ourselves about the E65 generation of the Alpina B7, it’s time to check out one listed by Kahn.

It was made in 2006, has one previous owner and it’s still new, with the odometer indicating a scarcely believable 22 miles (35 km). It features the typical blue exterior on top of the ivory leather interior, and is packed with a lot gear.

The British tuner will sell it to you for £39,999 ($50,163/€44,520), or £2,000+ ($2,500/€2,200) more than the cost of the new 5-Series sedan in the United Kingdom. For the modern 7-Series, you’ll have to fork out an extra £30,000 ($37,623/€33,391). So, which one would you have?