Bmw Alpina Roadster

about the BMW Alpina Roadster V. The Alpina Roadster S is a sports car manufactured by the German automobile manufacturer Alpina from 2003 to 2007. Based on the BMW Z4 (E85), the Roadster S was unveiled at the 2003 Frankfurt Motor Show.

ALPINA Automobiles based on BMW Roadsters - Z1 / Z8 (E52) / Z4 (E85). The Alpina Roadster V8 was introduced in 2003 based on the BMW Z8. Following the Alpina tradition, the Roadster was a car more suited for grand touring than a racetrack due to modifications to improve the comfort of the car.

One of these main changes was the removal of the run flat tires in favor of standard tires. The V8 engine was tuned by Alpina in order to achieve greater torque delivery. One very rare model produced by Alpina was the Roadster S, an open-top sports car based on the Z4 that arrived just after the turn of the millennium.

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To create its Roadster S, Alpina replaced the Z4's M54 engine with its own S52-based E5/2, which used the US-spec engine's cast iron block with larger bore diameters and a longer stroke for 3,346cc of displacement. Combined with an Alpina intake, exhaust, and electronics, the E5/2 delivered a sterling 300 horsepower and 267 lb. In September 2003, the Roadster S was introduced at IAA 2003.

The Roadster is based on the BMW Z4 3.0. It didn't replace any existing Alpina models as no Alpina version of the BMW Z3.