When you hear a car is rare, which range of numbers comes to mind? According to popular opinion among automakers and collectors today, a vehicle with a few thousand units can fit into the bracket of a rare car. Now, imagine the rank of a car with less than a thousand units – the Alpina Roadster V8.

The Alpina Roadster V8 is an aerodynamic marvel. Best of all, if you own it, you can drive it around for years without crossing paths with another example — it is that rare. Alpina only made 555 units of the Alpina Roadster V8. It is also the first Alpina car sold directly by through BMW dealerships.

The Alpina Roadster has many questions raised about its performance and how unique it is. Best advice: forget everything you hear about the Alpina Roadster V8, as much of what you hear are opinions transferred from experience with the BMW Z8 — the car’s predecessor. Not that the Z8 is a bad machine, though. It is an excellent car that receives its fair share of “I believe BMW could have done this and that better” but look around, which car doesn’t get that?

Now, that’s out of the way, it is an excellent time to leave biases behind and take a look at the Alpina Roadster V8.

Overview Of The Alpina Roadster V8

Alpina, located in the Bavarian town of Buchloe, is an engineering company producing high-end automobiles, sometimes based on BMW cars. The modifications Alpina gives cars are not just cosmetics – they also extend to the…