Bovensiepen's second car is an 800 hp super-estate, and the Alpina story just got interesting again
The people who made the fast Alpina estate famous have just built its true successor
The family that built Alpina into a legend is back with its own brand, and the second car is the one that matters. The Bovensiepen 05 GT is an 800 hp (589 kW) plug-in hybrid super-estate, hand-built in Buchloe, and it picks up exactly where the great Alpina Tourings left off. After the limited-run Bovensiepen Zagato opened the brand in 2025, the 05 GT is the first model that looks like a genuine product line rather than a statement piece.
Why this is the Alpina story, continued
Alpina, the legendary BMW tuner, was sold to BMW, which now controls the name. The Bovensiepen family, who founded and ran Alpina for decades, kept their Buchloe facility and started again under their own surname. The Bovensiepen 05 GT is built on the current BMW 5 Series Touring. That makes it, in spirit and in substance, the car the Alpina B5 Touring would have become. The same recipe is here: a fast, comfortable, beautifully finished estate that does not shout, built in small numbers by people who have done this for fifty years.
800 hp, 1,100 Nm, and an Akrapovič voice
The 05 GT produces a system output of 800 hp (589 kW) and 1,100 Nm of torque from its plug-in hybrid powertrain. It reaches 100 km/h in under 3.6 seconds and runs to a top speed of 305 km/h. Bovensiepen optimised the engine software after extensive testing in summer and winter conditions and at the high-speed proving grounds of Papenburg and Nardò. A bespoke Akrapovič titanium exhaust system with four oval tailpipes saves 7.8 kg and gives the car a bass-heavy soundtrack.
This is a 2,555 kg estate that hits 100 km/h faster than most dedicated sports cars. The figures matter, but so does the way they are delivered. Bovensiepen fitted custom Pirelli tyres marked BOV on the sidewall, Eibach springs, modified support bearings and a special strut tower brace. The aim is precise, sporty handling without sacrificing ride comfort, including for rear passengers.
Frank Stephenson designed it
The exterior is the work of Frank Stephenson, one of the most significant designers of the modern era. Stephenson designed the first BMW X5 and led the relaunch of the modern MINI Cooper, and has worked with Ferrari, Maserati and McLaren. For the 05 GT he created a new Bovensiepen design language built around a wraparound design line that runs across the front bumper, side skirts and rear, a laser-cut stainless steel grille and 21-inch forged wheels with twenty milled spokes. The design line colour can be matched to the exterior paint, one of countless customisation options.
Hand-built, numbered, and trimmed in Lavalina leather
Every 05 GT carries a numbered production plate. The cabin is built around a handcrafted Lavalina leather steering wheel with milled aluminium shift paddles. Lavalina is a barrel-dyed cowhide that Bovensiepen describes as the highest-quality leather in the industry, sourced from selected farms in southern Germany, Austria, Switzerland and northern Italy. The customisation is effectively limitless: contrast stitching, full-leather interiors, Alcantara-lined boots, embossed headrests and bespoke embroidery are all part of the standard conversation with the Buchloe upholstery shop.
Price and availability
The Bovensiepen 05 GT starts at €198,900 including German VAT, ex-factory Buchloe. First customer deliveries are scheduled for the fourth quarter of 2026. It measures 5,092 mm long and 1,970 mm wide without mirrors, putting it firmly in full-size executive estate territory.
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There was a real fear, when BMW absorbed the Alpina name, that the recipe would be diluted into a trim level. The 05 GT is the proof that the actual talent walked out of the building and kept going. An 800 hp estate with a Frank Stephenson body and a fully bespoke Lavalina interior is not a tribute to what Alpina was. It is the next chapter, written by the same hands, and at €198,900 it is exactly the kind of quietly devastating car that made the Buchloe family famous in the first place.
