Uploaded July 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
These are my first meters in the Bovensiepen 05 GT, the second project from the company formerly known as ALPINA after it sold the ALPINA name to BMW. Based on the G99 M5, the 05 GT gets 800 horsepower and 1,000 Nm from the same plug-in hybrid V8, plus new springs, top mounts, and anti-roll bars aimed at fixing the M5's biggest weakness: ride quality.
A custom Akrapovic titanium exhaust (behind the OPF) changes how it sounds from the outside, and Frank Stevenson's design studio reworked the front bumper, side skirts, rear bumper, and diffuser. Bovensiepen will build 199 a year at 50,000 euros over the price of a stock M5, putting this at over 200,000 euros before you touch the leather options. I only got it on track today, but on this early impression, it already feels better than the M5.
Frank Stevenson's studio also walks through the design changes in detail.
0:00 First impressions on track
0:16 What Bovensiepen is, and why it's not Alpina anymore
0:28 The second project after the Zagato
0:43 Powertrain, suspension, and running gear changes
1:04 800 hp and 1,000 Nm from the plug-in hybrid V8
1:23 New springs, top mounts, and anti-roll bars
1:59 Fixing the M5's ride quality
2:29 More power via intake and exhaust changes
2:44 OPF, and the custom Akrapovic titanium exhaust
3:21 What it's like to drive on track
3:36 Pricing: 199 units a year, 50,000 euros over an M5
4:02 Frank Stevenson's redesigned front end
4:24 Side skirts blending the M arches into the G61 doors
4:49 Frank Stevenson's design pedigree
5:13 Quad titanium exhaust and functional intakes
5:35 New rear bumper and diffuser
5:53 Inside: Lavalina leather and interior quality
6:15 Leather packages and pricing
6:55 Interview with Bovensiepen's design team
9:19 Euan McPherson walks through the exterior design
11:36 Rear design changes explained
13:02 Closing thoughts and design sketches
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These are my first meters in the Bovensiepen 05 GT, the second project from the company formerly known as ALPINA after it sold the ALPINA name to BMW. Based on the G99 M5, the 05 GT gets 800 horsepower and 1,000 Nm from the same plug-in hybrid V8, plus new springs, top mounts, and anti-roll bars aimed at fixing the M5's biggest weakness: ride quality.
A custom Akrapovic titanium exhaust (behind the OPF) changes how it sounds from the outside, and Frank Stevenson's design studio reworked the front bumper, side skirts, rear bumper, and diffuser. Bovensiepen will build 199 a year at 50,000 euros over the price of a stock M5, putting this at over 200,000 euros before you touch the leather options. I only got it on track today, but on this early impression, it already feels better than the M5.
Frank Stevenson's studio also walks through the design changes in detail.
0:00 First impressions on track
0:16 What Bovensiepen is, and why it's not Alpina anymore
0:28 The second project after the Zagato
0:43 Powertrain, suspension, and running gear changes
1:04 800 hp and 1,000 Nm from the plug-in hybrid V8
1:23 New springs, top mounts, and anti-roll bars
1:59 Fixing the M5's ride quality
2:29 More power via intake and exhaust changes
2:44 OPF, and the custom Akrapovic titanium exhaust
3:21 What it's like to drive on track
3:36 Pricing: 199 units a year, 50,000 euros over an M5
4:02 Frank Stevenson's redesigned front end
4:24 Side skirts blending the M arches into the G61 doors
4:49 Frank Stevenson's design pedigree
5:13 Quad titanium exhaust and functional intakes
5:35 New rear bumper and diffuser
5:53 Inside: Lavalina leather and interior quality
6:15 Leather packages and pricing
6:55 Interview with Bovensiepen's design team
9:19 Euan McPherson walks through the exterior design
11:36 Rear design changes explained
13:02 Closing thoughts and design sketches
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