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Originally Posted by Toshi
Kinda old thread, but it catched me 
Good guess but I have a different perspective.
Alpina sells D5 "single" Turbo exclusively for Japan instead of BiTurbo in order to adapt to Japanese strict regulations on diesel emissions. This means they are capable of manufacturing country-specific model.
In fact, I heard Alpina has been interested in the US market for some time, but your country is too big for them! As said, Alpina's production is very low because they almost hand-makes their cars (one meister per one car), so they can hardly handle the orders if they get into the US.
One exception is B7. You can buy B7 through BMW dealerships in your country as an alternative "M"7. The 7er doesn't sell much even in the US, compared to 3er and 5er. |
Correct me if I'm wrong but someone had mentioned this on few pages back; the reason Alpina couldn't sell their cars in the US (Except the B7) is due to an agreement with BMW so the Alpina won't take M3, M5 market share... But I'm sure US customers actually could find or order Alpina B3 or B5 or D3 or D5 through some gray markets..