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Alpina B8 Gran Coupe

Post by Gee.Singh » Mon Jul 05, 2021 11:07 am

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Re: Alpina B8 Gran Coupe

Post by Jules Sunleu » Mon Jul 05, 2021 12:09 pm

That looks massive. I bet it's great on a German autobahn but a bit too big to hustle down British single carriageway roads. Shame they don't make a B8 convertible, I think that would be the ultimate 'hyper-wafter'.
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Re: Alpina B8 Gran Coupe

Post by Norrie » Tue Jul 06, 2021 6:12 pm

Looks great. Suspect it is all it claims to be. Would like one. But funds needed for other priorities.
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Re: Alpina B8 Gran Coupe

Post by MattOz » Thu Jul 08, 2021 10:48 am

My local dealer has a M850i GC in at the moment and it's a huge car. Not really a looker, either. The B8 is not really my cup of tea, but could see the appeal as an inter continental mile crusher.
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Re: Alpina B8 Gran Coupe

Post by Rav » Fri Jul 09, 2021 4:31 pm

Its just crashed at Goodwood.....

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k7MXPAu_cP0

Sad really, but i am sure it will be back on the road soon. Did they not crash a B3 a few years ago at the same corner?
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Re: Alpina B8 Gran Coupe

Post by Norrie » Fri Jul 09, 2021 5:04 pm

I was a passenger in the B8 Grand Coupe on Thursday 8th July 21 @ Goodwood. We went up the track very fast with no real issues, my side wing mirror touched a bale but I felt very comfortable with the driver Tom Diment. It is a real pity it crashed, but the car is a monster and only arrived at Goodwood on Wednesday evening.

If you are the Silverstone Classic then Gary Lott said he would put the UK one, which is on display at Goodwood on the ALPINA display area.
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Re: Alpina B8 Gran Coupe

Post by B10BRW » Fri Jul 09, 2021 8:09 pm

Rav wrote: ↑
Fri Jul 09, 2021 4:31 pm
 Its just crashed at Goodwood.....

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k7MXPAu_cP0

Sad really, but i am sure it will be back on the road soon. Did they not crash a B3 a few years ago at the same corner?
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Re: Alpina B8 Gran Coupe

Post by simon13 » Fri Jul 09, 2021 10:08 pm

He can't be that quick ive had a mate pass him on track day in a porsche GT3 he was testing in a nissan 200SX
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Re: Alpina B8 Gran Coupe

Post by Norrie » Sat Jul 10, 2021 11:45 am

There is no doubt the B8 is very quick, it must be the fastest vehicle I have ever been in. I would think it would take me as a less than average driver quite a considerable time to get used to its capabilities. I moved from a 3.0 twin turbo to the B7 and drove very carefully for a long time before I really felt confident with the car.

Perhaps one day in my dreams I will get behind the wheel of the B8 and not just as a passenger.
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Re: Alpina B8 Gran Coupe

Post by Marc 76 » Sat Jul 10, 2021 2:29 pm

It didn't want to know about turning in did it, very optimistic approach speed!
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