Why did Alpina not make a coupe?

JAD · Post by **JAD** » Thu Mar 02, 2017 5:37 pm

Always intrigued me as to why Alpina did not conduct their magic on the coupe as well as the roadster?

I appreciate that the roadster is the far better choice...

Mister T · Post by **Mister T** » Thu Mar 02, 2017 5:50 pm

Engine emissions - they canned the Roadster S in 2005, the same year they started production of the E86.

gannet · Post by **gannet** » Thu Mar 02, 2017 5:53 pm

Neatly coincided with the introduction of the ///M...

PerryGunn · Post by **PerryGunn** » Thu Mar 02, 2017 9:01 pm

gannet wrote:Neatly coincided with the introduction of the ///M...

...it's purely coincidental that BMW stopped Alpina producing the RS just before they released the ///M...

Zed Five · Post by **Zed Five** » Thu Mar 02, 2017 9:29 pm

I once saw a metallic green e86 wearing alpina alloys. It did look fab. Shame they never did one. Good project for someone.

buzyg · Post by **buzyg** » Thu Mar 02, 2017 9:31 pm

As said there was an emission compliant ///M to compete with. So they probably would not have sold many, even if given the engine. Would have made them Classics now of course.

original guvnor · Post by **original guvnor** » Thu Mar 02, 2017 10:56 pm

I always wondered why they didn't do an E89 Aflpina too.

Marius · Post by **Marius** » Fri Mar 03, 2017 9:36 pm

Rich-hill · Post by **Rich-hill** » Sat Mar 04, 2017 11:24 am

Marius wrote:

Oh my car has a slightly more robust roof now!

Number5 · Post by **Number5** » Sat Mar 04, 2017 5:04 pm

Zed Five wrote: Good project for someone.

Forum member Kis bought my Alpina Front Spoiler for his Coupe project, so we may see something similar soon

Spikey · Post by **Spikey** » Sat Mar 04, 2017 5:27 pm

Sounds like marketing reasons to me - de-conflicting //M coupe sales

Would be nice to see a coupe with the plastic bits on though

kis · Post by **kis** » Tue Mar 07, 2017 12:54 pm

Number5 wrote:
Zed Five wrote: Good project for someone.
Forum member Kis bought my Alpina Front Spoiler for his Coupe project, so me may see something similar soon

Sadly not so! I'm running a roadster!

I do love the look of the Alpina on a coupe tho!

NeilP · Post by **NeilP** » Mon Apr 03, 2017 10:41 pm

Tempted to run my Aplina front end on my coupe now just to see how it would look!

kis · Post by **kis** » Tue Apr 04, 2017 11:37 am

DO it!!!

markeg · Post by **markeg** » Tue Apr 04, 2017 3:29 pm

original guvnor wrote: ↑
Thu Mar 02, 2017 10:56 pm
I always wondered why they didn't do an E89 Aflpina too.

probably because that extra 'f' wouldn't fit on the boot, OG