BMW M4-Based Bovensiepen Zagato Climbs Goodwood Hill: Video

Having been acquired by the BMW Group three years in the past, ALPINA will enter a brand new section beginning in 2026. It’s set to turn into an upper-luxury marque positioned between high-end BMWs and the least costly Rolls-Royce fashions. Time is operating out for the present vehicles, however a brand new firm continues the legacy of the late Burkard Bovensiepen.

His sons, Andreas and Florian Bovensiepen, have based a brand new firm separate from the BMW Group. Their first automotive is a collaborative effort with Zagato, based mostly on the M4 Convertible. Nevertheless, the G83 has been reworked right into a coupe with a double-bubble roof penned by the Italian design home. We first noticed the coupe-ified cabriolet on the Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este in Might, and the coachbuilt particular additionally made an look over the weekend on the Goodwood Pageant of Pace.

Though it’s billed as a GT automotive with an emphasis on consolation, the Bovensiepen Zagato remains to be a efficiency machine. It already had a strong basis by borrowing the G83’s underpinnings, however now the inline-six engine delivers much more energy. The S58 produces an additional 79 hp and 50 Nm (37 lb-ft), reaching 602 hp and 700 Nm (516 lb-ft). It’s 0.4s faster to 62 mph (100 km/h) than the M4 Convertible, en path to over 186 mph (300 km/h).

It appears and sounds fairly pretty because it goes up the well-known hill, however one has to surprise how many individuals pays the steep premium over an M4 Coupe. Pricing for the pillarless coupe hasn’t been finalized, though Bovensiepen Vehicle GmbH says it’s focusing on €400,000 to €500,000. Closing pricing might be disclosed nearer to the 12 months’s finish, forward of deliveries starting within the second quarter of 2026.

Then once more, 50 folks plunked down an estimated €750,000 to purchase the BMW 3.0 CSL, a rebodied M4 CSL with a guide gearbox and barely extra energy. So maybe there’s a market large enough for the Milan-designed Bovensiepen Zagato, particularly for the reason that “strictly restricted” manufacturing run suggests excessive exclusivity.

We’re hoping the corporate has what it takes to succeed, since extra selection within the BMW world is all the time welcome, particularly when such an essential household is concerned. Having the gifted crew of designers from Zagato on board is the icing on the cake.

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