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What were you hoping to hear? (I was hoping to hear that Alpina made all the right suspension and steering choices for new car buyers so they couldn't get it wrong, with the result that used car buyers such as myself have it simple.) And honestly, I think ALPINA have made the right choices. As an a...

Are you running ID6? If so it will be an easy upgrade to CarPlay.

If you’re running ID5 then you’ll need a box.

The (mildly) good news is I’m 99% sure the dampers are standard BMW VDC versions, so supply shouldn’t be an issue.

Good luck!

greenelekta wrote: ↑

Mon Apr 29, 2024 4:33 pm

Past the MOT and no advisories.

Looking stunning as ever Dave

MattOz wrote: ↑

Sun Apr 28, 2024 9:19 pm

Not much with my car, but a neighbour brought a B7 over and we went for a drive. What a thing! Lovely car that goes like a stabbed rat!

Very nice Both of them!

What were you hoping to hear? All I will say is ALPINA are masters of chassis set ups for daily & fast road use. Any F11 ALPINA will fulfill your criteria of comfort, composure and fun. At the very least the car will have VDC which ticks the right boxes for your criteria through Comfort +, Comfort, ...

F10/11 D5 had VDC dampers as standard. Adaptive Drive optional (adds active roll bars).

F10/11 B5 had VDC & Adaptive Drive as standard.

I think Integral Active Steering was optional on both, but I’m not sure.

JCC wrote: ↑

Mon Apr 22, 2024 10:55 pm

The LHD only D5S touring actually a triple turbo making 408 hp and 800nm - same torque as the B5 - the saloon only RHD twin turbo makes 347hp and 730nm.

Bear in mind that early D5S (like this example) had 322hp. Later cars moved up to 347hp

Lovely cars - congrats. And the S6 is very Alpina - a stealthy, under the radar wagon with a V8. Most will think it's another S Line A6, which is perfect. Will be interesting to hear your reflections on it with time.

I've had similar experiences with Sytner sadly JCC, so feel your pain.

Totally agree JCC, on both points.

Lovely car. Azurite is a lovely shade - a bit like Carbon black with a rich blue tint to it in bright sun. And love the plate!
Enjoy!

Look forward seeing it at some meets this year Matt.

Has the blue full Merino IIRC - lovely combo

Interesting write up John. Trouble is it's pretty much impossible to know if the analysis that's come back is normal or not. The only way would be know what it's looked like at say 20k miles, then 40k miles and then 60k miles. But there's also a risk of overthinking about these things. Enjoy the car...