{"id":32731,"date":"2026-06-09T00:34:21","date_gmt":"2026-06-09T00:34:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/germany\/32731\/"},"modified":"2026-06-09T00:34:21","modified_gmt":"2026-06-09T00:34:21","slug":"2029-bmw-alpina-xb7-what-we-know-so-far-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/germany\/32731\/","title":{"rendered":"2029 BMW Alpina XB7: What We Know So Far"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Overview <\/p>\n<p data-tag=\"p\" data-node-id=\"1\" data-anchor-id=\"overview\" class=\"css-1qsilk5 e802kp11\">The Alpina brand, recently relaunched under the BMW umbrella and called BMW Alpina, will soon feature a familiar nameplate: XB7. Rumor has it that the newly formed luxury brand will offer its own version of the next-generation <a href=\"https:\/\/www.caranddriver.com\/bmw\/x7\" target=\"_blank\" data-vars-ga-outbound-link=\"https:\/\/www.caranddriver.com\/bmw\/x7\" data-vars-ga-ux-element=\"Hyperlink\" data-vars-ga-call-to-action=\"BMW X7 SUV,\" class=\"body-link css-1jjwy84 emevuu60\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">BMW X7 SUV,<\/a> wearing unique styling and a far more upscale interior.<\/p>\n<p data-tag=\"p\" data-node-id=\"2\" data-anchor-id=\"overview\" class=\"css-1qsilk5 e802kp11\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.caranddriver.com\/news\/a70593470\/2026-bmw-alpina-xb7-manufaktur-edition-revealed\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-vars-ga-outbound-link=\"https:\/\/www.caranddriver.com\/news\/a70593470\/2026-bmw-alpina-xb7-manufaktur-edition-revealed\/\" data-vars-ga-ux-element=\"Hyperlink\" data-vars-ga-call-to-action=\"last XB7\" class=\"body-link css-1jjwy84 emevuu60\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">last XB7<\/a> went out of production in 2026, but the new one won&#8217;t likely go on sale until 2029. We expect to see a twin-turbocharged V-8 engine under the hood and styling inspired by the  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.caranddriver.com\/news\/a71294443\/vision-bmw-alpina-concept-revealed\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-vars-ga-outbound-link=\"https:\/\/www.caranddriver.com\/news\/a71294443\/vision-bmw-alpina-concept-revealed\/\" data-vars-ga-ux-element=\"Hyperlink\" data-vars-ga-call-to-action=\"Vision BMW Alpina concept car\" class=\"body-link css-1jjwy84 emevuu60\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Vision BMW Alpina concept car<\/a>. BMW Alpina says its mission will be to offer high performance alongside high luxury, with a lot of opportunities for customers to spec a bespoke vehicle. <\/p>\n<p data-tag=\"p\" data-node-id=\"3\" data-anchor-id=\"overview\" class=\"css-1qsilk5 e802kp11\">Expert Tip: If you can&#8217;t delay your next car purchase until 2029, but you still want a bespoke ultra-luxurious SUV, consider the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.caranddriver.com\/bentley\/bentayga\" target=\"_blank\" data-vars-ga-outbound-link=\"https:\/\/www.caranddriver.com\/bentley\/bentayga\" data-vars-ga-ux-element=\"Hyperlink\" data-vars-ga-call-to-action=\"Bentley Bentayga\" class=\"body-link css-1jjwy84 emevuu60\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Bentley Bentayga<\/a> and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.caranddriver.com\/mercedes-maybach\/gls600\" target=\"_blank\" data-vars-ga-outbound-link=\"https:\/\/www.caranddriver.com\/mercedes-maybach\/gls600\" data-vars-ga-ux-element=\"Hyperlink\" data-vars-ga-call-to-action=\"Mercedes-Maybach GLS600\" class=\"body-link css-1jjwy84 emevuu60\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Mercedes-Maybach GLS600<\/a>, both of which are on sale now. <\/p>\n<p>What&#8217;s New for 2029?<\/p>\n<p data-tag=\"p\" data-node-id=\"6\" data-anchor-id=\"whats-new-for-2029\" class=\"css-1qsilk5 e802kp11\">The XB7 nameplate is not new, but strangely, the BMW Alpina brand is. Alpina has been in a cooperative agreement with BMW for decades, manufacturing its own specially modified takes on various BMW models. The redesigned XB7 is expected to relaunch under the BMW Alpina name\u2014think of it as analogous to Mercedes-AMG\u2014sometime in 2028 as a 2029 model.<\/p>\n<p><img src=\"https:\/\/www.caranddriver.com\/_assets\/design-tokens\/caranddriver\/static\/images\/cdtt-ingress\/vehicle-value-search.de51509.svg\" alt=\"Car value calculator\" width=\"118\" height=\"118\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"css-1juygch e18g0bxl3\"\/>What&#8217;s Your Car Worth?<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-euidfe e18g0bxl1\">Car and Driver calculates your car&#8217;s value in three free and easy steps &#8211; using the same Black Book\u00ae data dealers use to appraise vehicles.<\/p>\n<p>Pricing and Which One to BuyAs more information becomes available, we&#8217;ll update this story with more details about:      Engine, Transmission, and Performance        0\u201360-MPH Times      Towing and Payload Capacity       Range, Charging, and Battery Life       Fuel Economy and Real-World MPG       Interior, Comfort, and Cargo      Infotainment and Connectivity      Safety and Driver-Assistance Features      Warranty and Maintenance Coverage      C\/D Test Results and Specs<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Overview The Alpina brand, recently relaunched under the BMW umbrella and called BMW Alpina, will soon feature a&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":32523,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[20955],"tags":[30818,30822,6213,30815,30817,30824,25564,30821,21252,30823,30820,30825,19355,30819,1783,30816],"class_list":["post-32731","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-bmw","tag-alpina-brand","tag-bespoke-vehicle","tag-bmw","tag-bmw-alpina-xb7","tag-bmw-umbrella","tag-cooperative-agreement","tag-customer","tag-high-luxury","tag-high-performance","tag-hood","tag-lot","tag-mission","tag-opportunity","tag-powerful-bmw-x7-suv","tag-sale","tag-unique-styling"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/germany\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32731","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/germany\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/germany\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/germany\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/germany\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=32731"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/germany\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32731\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/germany\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/32523"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/germany\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=32731"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/germany\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=32731"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/germany\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=32731"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}