2016 BMW ALPINA B6 xDrive Gran Coupe gets 600 HP and styling update

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Originally Posted by JimM6GC

For all you B6 fans, I learned through Doug_999's St. Louis contact Brett that there are only two unsold production slots left in the US (his dealership did not have one). I'm working with Djsaad1's contact Greg to see if we can get one of them. Greg must have his smartphone wired directly into his brain. I've never seen anybody respond so quickly and consistently to my messages. Very impressive.

I also learned that not all of this year's filled production slots were priority 1 customer sold. In fact, Greg has one available coming in mid-August (it's currently in transit to the VPC). He sent me the info on it, and it was listed as priority 3 dealer stock. So I guess some available ones may begin to show up in dealer showrooms soon. My wife and I want something with a little more contrast than the standard gray poplar trim, so we had to pass on it (close, but no cigar, as the saying goes).

If Greg can't get us a '16, then I told him that we would gladly order a '17 from him next year.

If anybody is interested, the B6 that Greg has coming is:
A96 -Mineral White
NASW - Black Interior
ZDB - Driver Assistance Plus
ZEC - Executive Package
5AT - ACC Stop & Go + Active Drive Assist
6F2 - Bang & Olufson Sound System
6NS - Enhanced Bluetooth and Smartphone Integration

I don't know what he wants for it, though, since we never got that far. I, too, can recommend him.

Jim

Does he need to convince another dealer to give him the slot? Or does he just need to convince bmw na?

I am also curious how many slots there were total. I think the press release said 300 cars were allocated to the U.S. per year. Did they really already sell 298 slots?

[JimM6GC]

Originally Posted by djsaad1

Does he need to convince another dealer to give him the slot? Or does he just need to convince bmw na?

I am also curious how many slots there were total. I think the press release said 300 cars were allocated to the U.S. per year. Did they really already sell 298 slots?

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2) 300 total US was my understanding, too. When Brett said that there were two "unsold" production slots left, that certainly implied that 298 were sold. However, I suspect that is not true given Greg's order for dealer stock. I asked Brett whether his number was for the current batch or for the year's allocation, but he didn't respond. Seems a bit difficult to believe that 298 were sold so soon. I'll keep everyone informed as I find out more.

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Called the tracking number today, it now says being transferred to port instead of awaiting for carrier like it has been for the past month. I guess it's finally on its way to alpina now.

It doesn't look like I will be driving the car in Europe at all. Instead we are doing a family trip with some other friends to Italy. I will just fly from there to Munich for a day and go back to Italy. On the bright side, it should get to the states faster. Hopefully it will get on a boat before I leave Italy.

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For those of you guys that received the car, what is the exhaust note like? Is it quite like the 650? Or more like an M6?

[Hagan]

Just picked up my 2016 B6 for E.D. a couple days ago. For those interested in the exhaust note, here's a short clip of the startup and also some pictures.

https://youtu.be/_HWa5v5K2uU

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Originally Posted by Hagan

Just picked up my 2016 B6 for E.D. a couple days ago. For those interested in the exhaust note, here's a short clip of the startup and also some pictures.

https://youtu.be/_HWa5v5K2uU

Stunning!!
Congrats and drive in good health.

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Originally Posted by Hagan

Just picked up my 2016 B6 for E.D. a couple days ago. For those interested in the exhaust note, here's a short clip of the startup and also some pictures.

https://youtu.be/_HWa5v5K2uU

Congrats! Beautiful car. That sounds a good amount louder than the 650.

[JimM6GC]

FWIW, I was told by a dealer that there are only two modifiable production slots left for the production year. Presumably that means only two 111/112 status code cars are left. The remaining cars are status code 150 or above, and not all produced cars are customer sold. Indeed, B6's are definitely showing up at SoCal dealers (e.g., Crevier, Irvine, McKenna). Check out this frozen white B6 at Irvine BMW (incorrectly listed as a 650i - Djsaad1 told me about that one).

Pure speculation on my part, but given the difficulty that I have had trying to snag one of those production slots, I am wondering if BMW is saving them for VIP's like entertainment/sports celebrities or prominent political figures.

[JimM6GC]

So far, I found 15 B6's on the west coast. All are in California, and 13 of them are in SoCal. Just for the heck of it, I did a nationwide search centered around the larger cities. Nowhere else comes close to the level of B6 concentration in SoCal.

As I posted elsewhere, my wife and I agreed to buy one that is currently on a boat cruising up the west side of Mexico. August 4 arrival in Port Hueneme.

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How many did you find nationwide? I seem to have the only one on order in Austin. Surprised the dealer didn't order any for stock.

[JimM6GC]

Originally Posted by djsaad1

How many did you find nationwide? I seem to have the only one on order in Austin. Surprised the dealer didn't order any for stock.

I didn't count them, mostly because it seemed like just one here and there. In fact, I wouldn't be surprised if there are more B6's in SoCal than the rest of the country combined. That would be consistent with a similar search I did late last year.

I did notice another frozen white one in Beaumont, TX. The one at Irvine BMW appears to be gone already.

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Originally Posted by JimM6GC

I didn't count them, mostly because it seemed like just one here and there. In fact, I wouldn't be surprised if there are more B6's in SoCal than the rest of the country combined. That would be consistent with a similar search I did late last year.

I did notice another frozen white one in Beaumont, TX. The one at Irvine BMW appears to be gone already.

I saw that bmw of Dallas had a frozen white too. That is the 5th 2016 frozen white I have seen.

[QuikB6]

Great vid clip. New to the board. Just picked up 2016
Alpina B6. Amazing. Thrilled with it. Will post pics.
White/blk interior. Loaded.

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JimM6GC did you pick up that car that came in?

[JimM6GC]

Originally Posted by djsaad1

JimM6GC did you pick up that car that came in?

Supposedly undergoing finishing touches at the VPC. Assuming no transportation damage that needs to be fixed, I'm hoping within the next week.

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http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articl...e-tourer-class

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He starts with stating the alpina has 600hp, then mentions the m6 has 20 more horsepower at 560hp. That was an odd paragraph to read.

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Would you be missing out on much if you went with the Alpina, as far as the Dynamic Digital Instrument Cluster? If you went with the 2016 650 or maybe the M6 as well (assuming the M gets the DDIC), they now have the digital gauges while the B6 goes with the the blue Alpina cluster. Is there a big difference besides the changing color for sport mode and digital dials?

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I had the digital cluster on my 650 and didn't care for it. All it did was switch colors, there wasn't any added function with it like you get with other digital clusters on other cars.

You actually lose functionality in the hud by having it, for example you can't have turn signals or lane lines be shown in the hud if you have the digital cluster.

But if you want, you can retrofit it, I think it's about $1200-1500.

[JimM6GC]

Finally...

A pleasant surprise is that mineral white really pops in the sunlight. An unpleasant surprise is that, even in sport mode, cornering feels disconcertingly numb compared to my M6 in comfort mode. Still love the car overall, though.

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Congratulations! Stunning car! It looks frozen in these pictures.

Is the exhaust note as loud as the m6?

[M6-Coupe]

Congratulation. Very nice color