This V12-Powered Alpina B12 Is The BMW 8 Series Of Our Dreams

The BMW 8 Series, built from 1989 until 1999, remains to this dayone of the greatest vehicles to ever roll out of Munich. Not surprisingly, areborn 8 Series is on the way. A grand tourer with either a V8 or V12, the 8 Series has become a sought after collectible even though more than 30,000 examples were produced. However, there's an even more special 8 Series out there not enough people are aware of, the Alpina B12. Only 97 examples were built by Alpina, and one of them is for sale for around $92,000, or 85,000 euros.

Oh, and you'll have to travel to the Czech Republic if you want to see it in the flesh. This particular B12 is number 57, built in January 1992, and has just over 81,000 miles on the clock. First discovered online byBring A Trailer, the seller,RacingPal, claims all components are fully working and over the past few years it's been a part of a private collection. It was regularly started up to ensure it remained in working state. Power comes from a naturally aspirated 5.0-liter V12 producing 350 hp and 361 lb-ft of torque, and is paired to a four-speed automatic transmission, which Alpina reprogrammed so that full-throttle downshifts made the most of the rev range.