[BMWGirlFL]

Andreas Bovensiepen is the CEO of Alpina, the famous company that takes BMWs and turns them into some of the fastest and most exclusive sleepers available. Alpina Automobiles was founded in 1965 by Andreas' father, Burkard Bovensiepen. That company started out in typewriters before moving into textiles and ultimately, building fast cars. We know which we prefer.
We ask about how the company started; about his experience working for BMW before going to Alpina; attempting to put a V12 in a Z8; why putting an automatic in a car was a good idea; why racing is important; the reason for reasoning behind those famous 20-spoke wheels; why he bought an NSX; and what he thinks of BMW's new grills.

0:00 Preview
0:34 Sponsors
5:18 Show Contents- Alpina!
6:13 Start
7:25 Start of Alpina
9:50 Niki Lauda came knocking
12:13 Iconic 20-spoke wheel design
13:17 Passion vs Marketing
14:48 BMW Starting M Division
16:15 Flashy designs in a sea of black
17:55 When Andreas started
19:25 Alpina Z8
23:30 Alpina B7 development
24:15 Much more than a tuner company
26:20 Alpina customer vs BMW M customer
27:26 Sponsor- NASCAR
28:32 Turbo V8 Wagons
30:04 Parts made in-house
32:00 Tuner company vs Manufacturer
33:30 Heritage rebuild vehicles in the future
34:18 Attempts that didn't work
37:16 Nostalgia vs The Next Project
39:55 The next few years with BMW
42:44 Wine!
46:24 Patreon questions
46:46 North American market
48:05 Big new BMW grilles
48:40 Environmental regulations good for tuners
50:35 SUV owners vs sedan owners
51:33 Favorite non-Alpina car
52:07 Inspiration for the deco stripe
53:21 Racecar development company advice
53:55 Influence over design philosophy
55:08 Benchmark other forms of transportation
55:50 Favorite car at cars and coffee
56:45 Classic Alpina service in US
57:30 Flying back to Germany
58:05 See you next week

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Thanks for posting this, just watched it last night.