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BMW Alpina B7 – the closest you’ll get to an M7

The BMW Alpina B7 - now available in the US BMW has made it clear that they won’t be making an ‘M’ version of the 7 Series. I know, we’ve hear that all before with the X5, but they seem adamant. In fact, one of our readers questioned our story about ‘No BMW M7‘ a couple of months ago after his local dealer said the M7 was coming in Spring 2010.

Pebble Beach Automotive Week and Monterey Classics Week 2013 preview

Newspress If you love cars, one little corner of the globe will be irresistibly calling out to you this week. The air around Pebble Beach and the Monterey Peninsula in California is throbbing with the engine notes of world’s greatest, fastest, newest and most valuable cars. It’s Pebble Beach Automotive Week and Monterey Classics Week 2013, a loose collection of glittering world-class car events bringing together an incredible collection of jaw-dropping exotica from across the entire automotive spectrum.

Tesla Model S: European price revealed

Tesla has announced prices and model availability for Europe of the Model S – it starts at €72,600 – but no UK prices until late 2013. The Tesla Model S is garnering some impressive reviews now it’s out in the wild in the US, but it’s still some way from landing in Europe. But at least Tesla has come up with price and spec details for Europe, even though RHD models for the UK still don’t have a number.