Bovensiepen says "more tomorrow" and the next chapter looks significant
Bovensiepen says "more tomorrow" and the next chapter looks significant
Bovensiepen has posted a single image and three words: "More tomorrow. Stay ready." The teaser shows a close-up of a grille bearing the Bovensiepen name, overlaid with the line "The Next Chapter of Fine Driving." It is deliberately minimal. But if the rumours circulating around the brand are accurate, what is coming is anything but small.
One image, a familiar name, and a clear intention
The teaser was shared on social media with the hashtags #FineDriving and #BornAndMadeInBuchloe, the second of which carries obvious weight. Buchloe is where Alpina was born, where the Bovensiepen family built decades of engineering reputation, and where they remain today. The imagery is dark and controlled, the grille angular and confident. Whatever is being revealed, the brand is not treating it as a soft announcement.
The second car in the lineup
According to information reaching AutoNext, this reveal marks the second car in the Bovensiepen range. The first was the Bovensiepen Zagato, a coachbuilt collaboration that was deliberately exclusive and deliberately rare. That car was a signal of intent. It showed Bovensiepen could operate at the very top of the market. This next model appears to broaden that ambition considerably.
More is coming, reportedly in October too
The timing matters. The new model is expected within the next day or two, but sources close to the brand suggest the product calendar does not stop there. At least one further model is expected in October. That would give Bovensiepen three cars in the range by the end of 2025, a genuine lineup, not a one-off statement.
Closer to the old Alpina formula
Of the additional models reportedly coming this year, the character is significant. Where the Zagato positioned itself as a limited coachbuilt object, the next cars are said to sit closer to what Alpina used to be before BMW's acquisition: refined, performance-focused road cars built on premium platforms, but with a sharper edge and a more individual character than the base vehicle. That is a compelling space to occupy. And it is one that has been largely empty since Alpina became a BMW sub-brand.
AutoNext Take
The Bovensiepen story is one of the most interesting in the current car world, and it does not get nearly enough attention. Here is a family that spent six decades defining what a small, independent car builder could do at the highest level and when the brand they created was absorbed into a large manufacturer, they did not retire. They started again.
Tomorrow will tell us more. But the hashtag says it best. Born and made in Buchloe. The chapter is not closed. It is just starting.
