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BMW-Alpina B9 3.5 - Wolf in tiger skin

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Created on September 21, 2017

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Bruno von Rotz

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BMW-Alpina B9 3.5 (1985) - ... quickly save the world - would have been a good emergency vehicle for James Bond

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BMW-Alpina B9 3.5 (1985) - looks very handy

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BMW-Alpina B9 3.5 (1985) - steers with pinpoint accuracy

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BMW-Alpina B9 3.5 (1985) - clearly labeled

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BMW-Alpina B9 3.5 (1985) - only a few sports cars could follow it at the time

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BMW-Alpina B9 3.5 (1985) - a sporty song sounds from the twin-tube exhaust system

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BMW-Alpina B9 3.5 (1985) - ready to jump, but still pleasantly narrow at 1.7 meters wide

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BMW-Alpina B9 3.5 (1985) - 460 liters fit in the trunk

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BMW-Alpina B9 3.5 (1985) - unmistakably a BMW of the E28 series

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BMW-Alpina B9 3.5 (1985) - front and rear spoilers reduced air resistance by nine percent

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BMW-Alpina B9 3.5 (1985) - the Alpina is recognizable without being conspicuous

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BMW-Alpina B9 3.5 (1985) - ran close to 250 km/h at the time

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BMW-Alpina B9 3.5 (1985) - with over 12 liters per 100 km you are already quite fast on the road

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BMW-Alpina B9 3.5 (1985) - still looks modern today

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BMW-Alpina B9 3.5 (1985) - plenty of space for five people

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BMW-Alpina B9 3.5 (1985) - the cockpit differs only slightly from the BMW series, the steering wheel does not correspond to the original version supplied by Alpina

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BMW-Alpina B9 3.5 (1985) - Speedometer up to 300 km/h

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BMW-Alpina B9 3.5 (1985) - Alpina sign in the center

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BMW-Alpina B9 3.5 (1985) - beautifully drawn instruments

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BMW-Alpina B9 3.5 (1985) - red zone at over 6500 rpm

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BMW-Alpina B9 3.5 (1985) - Switch for headlights and lamps

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BMW-Alpina B9 3.5 (1985) - gearshift in wood

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BMW-Alpina B9 3.5 (1985) - comfortable footrest next to the clutch pedal

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BMW-Alpina B9 3.5 (1985) - Velour covers on the seats

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BMW-Alpina B9 3.5 (1985) - height-adjustable seats were standard

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BMW-Alpina B9 3.5 (1985) - each car is also numbered in the interior

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BMW-Alpina B9 3.5 (1985) - Checkcontrol like in an airplane

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BMW-Alpina B9 3.5 (1985) - longitudinally mounted in-line six-cylinder engine with fuel injection

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BMW-Alpina B9 3.5 (1985) - the engine identification number is clearly visible

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BMW-Alpina B9 3.5 (1985) - lettering on the front spoiler

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BMW-Alpina B9 3.5 (1985) - no BMW sign, but an Alpina sign above the kidney grille

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BMW-Alpina B9 3.5 (1985) - matt black kidney grille

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BMW-Alpina B9 3.5 (1985) - 3.5 liter displacement, also documented on the outside

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BMW-Alpina B9 3.5 (1985) - the famous Alpina stripes

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BMW-Alpina B9 3.5 (1985) - Alpina embellishments

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BMW-Alpina B9 3.5 (1985) - elegant rims

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BMW-Alpina B9 3.5 (1985) - 16-inch wheels

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BMW-Alpina B9 3.5 (1985) - Alpina sign on the rear

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BMW-Alpina B9 3.5 (1985) - Type designation on the rear

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BMW-Alpina B6 (1978) - 3 Series body, 6-cylinder engine with 2800ccm

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BMW-Alpina B6 2.8 (1981) - based on the 32i

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Summary

The BMW-Alpina B9 3.5 was certainly not a wolf in sheep's clothing, because with spoilers at the front and rear, large wheels and eye-catching ornamentation, it was more reminiscent of a tiger than a sheep. And rightly so, after all there were only a few cars that could compete with it on the road. It remained rare as an exclusive automobile and is still a lot of fun to drive today. This report describes the fast four-door saloon and shows it in many pictures. There is also a sound sample.

This article contains the following chapters

Fast, sporty, well laid out
Alpina - not a tuner
A good basis
At sports car level
Not cheap
Number 488
Further information

Estimated reading time: 6min

Preview (beginning of the article)

The BMW-Alpina B9 3.5 was certainly not a wolf in sheep's clothing, because with spoilers at the front and rear, large wheels and eye-catching ornamentation, it was more reminiscent of a tiger than a sheep. And rightly so, after all there were only a few cars that could compete with it on the road. In his 1982 test for Auto Motor und Sport magazine, Wolfgang König wrote: "What remains for the hardened Porsche driver when he matures into the head of a family of four? He could practise renunciation and shift his sporting ambitions from cars to other areas. But there is another way out". This involved a visit to Burkard Bovensiepen in the Allgäu and the purchase of a four-door BMW-Alpina B9 3.5.

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