New spy footage and official test clips released this week show the first production model from BMW's newly integrated Alpina sub‑brand exceeding 300 km/h (186 mph) during high‑speed validation at Italy's Nardò Technical Center. The footage, published 3 November 2026, captures a heavily camouflaged 7 Series‑based sedan run at sustained top‑speed laps on the 12.6 km circuit.

What the footage reveals

The video shows the prototype crossing the 300 km/h threshold while still wearing development camouflage; at one point the windscreen head‑up projection displays 439 kW and 784 Nm (roughly 589 hp and 578 lb‑ft), figures visible in the clip though BMW has not confirmed final production outputs. BMW and Alpina describe the exercise as high‑speed validation intended to demonstrate Alpina’s “Speed, not Sport” philosophy. The company also confirms the car uses a V8 powertrain and retains Alpina signature details such as multi‑spoke wheels and quad exhaust outlets.

Context: Alpina under BMW Group

The test marks a milestone for Alpina as the brand becomes fully integrated into BMW Group: BMW has stated Alpina‑badged cars will be built within BMW’s production footprint rather than at Alpina’s former Buchloe facility, and the Nardò footage is the clearest early indication of how BMW intends to position the revived marque within its luxury line‑up.

What this means for the market

For Central and Eastern Europe the development matters on several fronts. BMW’s decision to fold Alpina production into existing BMW facilities implies volume and supplier integration that will route engineering, components and aftermarket demand through BMW’s established European supply chain — a chain with deep links into CEE parts suppliers and tyre makers. The emergence of a high‑speed, V8‑powered luxury sedan from a mainstream premium group also underlines the continuing market for high‑performance ICE derivatives in the luxury segment even as electrification accelerates elsewhere.

BMW and independent outlets have positioned the car as a comfortable grand tourer engineered to sustain high speeds with refinement rather than a track‑focused M rival; that positioning will shape demand for unique Alpina calibration work, bespoke tyres and braking systems — product areas supplied today by multiple Eastern European component firms.

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Sources: Motor1, BMWBLOG, Top Gear, CarScoops