Ex-BMW Designer Makes The M5 Touring Look More Elegant
Alpina’s founders have launched the Bovensiepen 05 GT, a heavily modified M5 Touring with 790 horsepower, custom styling, and luxury upgrades. Priced around €200,000, it replaces the discontinued Alpina B5 Touring. The project was led by Frank Stephenson, a former BMW designer. Multiple sources confirm its release, but pricing and exact specs vary slightly.
What changed
New confirmation of the Bovensiepen 05 GT’s €200,000 price tag and its positioning as Alpina’s unofficial successor to the B5 Touring.
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Bovensiepen 05 GT: 790bhp M5 Touring with bespoke luxury and €200k price tag
confidence 95%Alpina’s founders have launched the Bovensiepen 05 GT, a heavily modified M5 Touring with 790 horsepower, custom styling, and luxury upgrades. Priced around €200,000, it replaces the discontinued Alpina B5 Touring. The project was led by Frank Stephenson, a former BMW designer. Multiple sources confirm its release, but pricing and exact specs vary slightly.
What's confirmed:
- The Bovensiepen 05 GT is a modified BMW M5 Touring with 790 horsepower and bespoke styling, crafted by Alpina’s founders.
- Frank Stephenson, a former BMW designer, led the project, focusing on elegant design and luxury upgrades.
- The vehicle retains the M5 Touring’s V8 engine but adds performance enhancements, including an Akrapovič exhaust system.
- The Bovensiepen 05 GT is marketed as a successor to the discontinued Alpina B5 Touring, which BMW never produced.
- Starting prices for the Bovensiepen 05 GT range from €198,900 to €200,000, depending on configuration.
Still unconfirmed:
- The Bovensiepen 05 GT is claimed to produce 789 horsepower in some reports, though 790 horsepower is more widely cited.
- The vehicle may feature Alpina-style craftsmanship and custom interiors, though exact details remain unspecified in some sources.
- A USD $173,000 price point has been mentioned, though this conflicts with the €200,000 figure from other reports.