Alpina’s take on the BMW X7, the XB7, was snapped testing at the Nurburgring wearing less camo than ever on the bodywork.

The vinyl stickers are limited to the front end, which sports a bigger bumper with redesigned air intakes, and at the back, where it has an updated diffuser that incorporates the rounded quad tailpipes.

This prototype makes do without the tuner’s badges and iconic wheel design, yet when it goes on sale, probably next year, it will get them, as well as the model-specific Blue and Green metallic paint finishes that will join the palette alongside the regular colors from BMW and BMW Individual.

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The already luxurious interior will be further tweaked, with the XB7 getting new upholstery options with contrast piping, stitching and embossing. New entry sills, floor mats and other trim updates should be found inside, along with the Alpina logo on the instrument dials and perhaps a hand-crafted sports steering wheel.

In addition to the tuned driving dynamics, the full-size SUV will get a bump in power over BMW’s range-topping variant, the 530 PS (523 hp / 390 kW) and 750 Nm (533 lb-ft) of torque, M50i xDrive. The 4.4-liter twin-turbo V8 is the most probable candidate for the job and already powers the latest Alpina B7, where it churns out 608 PS (599 hp / 447 kW) and 800 Nm (590 lb-ft) of torque. While it remains unknown if it will retain the exact same output, we expect it to go from zero to 100 km/h (0-62 mph) in just a little over 4 seconds and max out at over 250 km/h (155 mph).

Update

We just received a new set of spy shots that show a different prototype of the Alpina XB7 testing at the Nurburgring, equipped with the model-specific multi-spoke alloys.

2020 Alpina XB7 Drops Nearly All Camo During Final Testing Phase
2020 Alpina XB7 Drops Nearly All Camo During Final Testing Phase
2020 Alpina XB7 Drops Nearly All Camo During Final Testing Phase
2020 Alpina XB7 Drops Nearly All Camo During Final Testing Phase
2020 Alpina XB7 Drops Nearly All Camo During Final Testing Phase
2020 Alpina XB7 Drops Nearly All Camo During Final Testing Phase
2020 Alpina XB7 Drops Nearly All Camo During Final Testing Phase
2020 Alpina XB7 Drops Nearly All Camo During Final Testing Phase
2020 Alpina XB7 Drops Nearly All Camo During Final Testing Phase
2020 Alpina XB7 Drops Nearly All Camo During Final Testing Phase
2020 Alpina XB7 Drops Nearly All Camo During Final Testing Phase
2020 Alpina XB7 Drops Nearly All Camo During Final Testing Phase
2020 Alpina XB7 Drops Nearly All Camo During Final Testing Phase
2020 Alpina XB7 Drops Nearly All Camo During Final Testing Phase
2020 Alpina XB7 Drops Nearly All Camo During Final Testing Phase
2020 Alpina XB7 Drops Nearly All Camo During Final Testing Phase
2020 Alpina XB7 Drops Nearly All Camo During Final Testing Phase
2020 Alpina XB7 Drops Nearly All Camo During Final Testing Phase
2020 Alpina XB7 Drops Nearly All Camo During Final Testing Phase
2020 Alpina XB7 Drops Nearly All Camo During Final Testing Phase
2020 Alpina XB7 Drops Nearly All Camo During Final Testing Phase
2020 Alpina XB7 Drops Nearly All Camo During Final Testing Phase
2020 Alpina XB7 Drops Nearly All Camo During Final Testing Phase
2020 Alpina XB7 Drops Nearly All Camo During Final Testing Phase
2020 Alpina XB7 Drops Nearly All Camo During Final Testing Phase
2020 Alpina XB7 Drops Nearly All Camo During Final Testing Phase
2020 Alpina XB7 Drops Nearly All Camo During Final Testing Phase
2020 Alpina XB7 Drops Nearly All Camo During Final Testing Phase
2020 Alpina XB7 Drops Nearly All Camo During Final Testing Phase
2020 Alpina XB7 Drops Nearly All Camo During Final Testing Phase
2020 Alpina XB7 Drops Nearly All Camo During Final Testing Phase
2020 Alpina XB7 Drops Nearly All Camo During Final Testing Phase
2020 Alpina XB7 Drops Nearly All Camo During Final Testing Phase
2020 Alpina XB7 Drops Nearly All Camo During Final Testing Phase
2020 Alpina XB7 Drops Nearly All Camo During Final Testing Phase
2020 Alpina XB7 Drops Nearly All Camo During Final Testing Phase
2020 Alpina XB7 Drops Nearly All Camo During Final Testing Phase
2020 Alpina XB7 Drops Nearly All Camo During Final Testing Phase
2020 Alpina XB7 Drops Nearly All Camo During Final Testing Phase
2020 Alpina XB7 Drops Nearly All Camo During Final Testing Phase
2020 Alpina XB7 Drops Nearly All Camo During Final Testing Phase
2020 Alpina XB7 Drops Nearly All Camo During Final Testing Phase
2020 Alpina XB7 Drops Nearly All Camo During Final Testing Phase
2020 Alpina XB7 Drops Nearly All Camo During Final Testing Phase
2020 Alpina XB7 Drops Nearly All Camo During Final Testing Phase
2020 Alpina XB7 Drops Nearly All Camo During Final Testing Phase
2020 Alpina XB7 Drops Nearly All Camo During Final Testing Phase
2020 Alpina XB7 Drops Nearly All Camo During Final Testing Phase
2020 Alpina XB7 Drops Nearly All Camo During Final Testing Phase
2020 Alpina XB7 Drops Nearly All Camo During Final Testing Phase
2020 Alpina XB7 Drops Nearly All Camo During Final Testing Phase
2020 Alpina XB7 Drops Nearly All Camo During Final Testing Phase
2020 Alpina XB7 Drops Nearly All Camo During Final Testing Phase
2020 Alpina XB7 Drops Nearly All Camo During Final Testing Phase
2020 Alpina XB7 Drops Nearly All Camo During Final Testing Phase
2020 Alpina XB7 Drops Nearly All Camo During Final Testing Phase
2020 Alpina XB7 Drops Nearly All Camo During Final Testing Phase
2020 Alpina XB7 Drops Nearly All Camo During Final Testing Phase
2020 Alpina XB7 Drops Nearly All Camo During Final Testing Phase
2020 Alpina XB7 Drops Nearly All Camo During Final Testing Phase
2020 Alpina XB7 Drops Nearly All Camo During Final Testing Phase
2020 Alpina XB7 Drops Nearly All Camo During Final Testing Phase
2020 Alpina XB7 Drops Nearly All Camo During Final Testing Phase
2020 Alpina XB7 Drops Nearly All Camo During Final Testing Phase
2020 Alpina XB7 Drops Nearly All Camo During Final Testing Phase
2020 Alpina XB7 Drops Nearly All Camo During Final Testing Phase
2020 Alpina XB7 Drops Nearly All Camo During Final Testing Phase
2020 Alpina XB7 Drops Nearly All Camo During Final Testing Phase

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