Producing 360 HP from double turbochargers with a top speed over 290 km/h this must be the ideal car for this trip. When we arrived at the Alpina factory they told us that Alpina are not going to make these kind of cars anymore. We have already seen it, Alpina tends to be more comfort oriented. There is no Alpina of current model line up that can match the BiTurbo in terms of performance. This BiTurbo was one of the last 50 produced. The last 50 had the larger kidneys, because of the introduction of the V8 models 530i and 540i and new mirrors.
 
 
 

This model was equipped with water buffalo leather with Alpina stripes hand sewn across the seat. The only thing that annoyed me on this car was the ugly steering wheel. But, I could live with it... The seats are Recaro and electrically adjustable. On the passenger seat is a nice brochure over the 1998 BMW M5.	So as you see the rear seats with the seat belts in the middle instead on the usual place. A good thing with the new E39 5 series is the increased legroom for rearseat passangers.

This last BiTurbo have light blue dials instead of black one. And of course red needles. You have four extra digital displays which aren't visible on this picture that shows turbo pressure, exhaust temperature and oil pressure in the rear axle. When we were driving on Autobahn with an average velocity of 200 km/h the BiTurbo wanted about 16 litre/100 km, so the 100 litre tank was used up quite fast.
 
 
 

Here is the sign with the unique production number of the car. The last BiTurbo to leave the factory had number 507. The button to the left over the ASC button is for the turbo pressure (Ladedruck) which of course is on 100%.
 

Take away the spoiler, Alpina stripes and signs and you'll give thos Porsches a surprise!

 

This must be a feeling when the needle approaching 290 km/h, but without the family inside...Imagine you driving your Ferrari Testarossa and get passed by a BiTurbo full of children around 300 km/h...
 

 

This is the car after we crashed into a Moose (Elk?) avoiding an upside-down Mercedes A-Class. No, in fact this was a wrecked BiTurbo at the Alpina factory. On this car you clearly see how large the cooler for the engine on this car really is. So the airintake on the front spoiler is not a designgimmick.