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BMW Alpina B4 vs Lexus LM 500H

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BMW Alpina B4
BMW Alpina B4

2018 price

Lexus LM 500H
Lexus LM 500H

$220,272 - $220,272

2025 price

Summary

2018 BMW Alpina B4
2025 Lexus LM 500H
Safety Rating

Engine Type
Turbo 6, 3.0L

Inline 4, 2.4L
Fuel Type
Premium Unleaded Petrol

Premium Unleaded Petrol
Fuel Efficiency
7.6L/100km (combined)

6.6L/100km (combined)
Seating
4

4
Dislikes
  • The price
  • No Apple CarPlay/Android Auto
  • Some dodgy styling features

  • Privacy screen separting back seats
  • Not much space up front
  • Expensive
2018 BMW Alpina B4 Summary

If you're looking for a sleek, two-door coupe with a sparkling chassis, rear-wheel drive and a charismatic turbo straight-six, BMW has you covered with about eight choices. That should be that, then. But wait. There's more. 

Since 1965, Alpina - the name of a resurrected a typewriter company - has collaborated closely with BMW to produce distinct, high performance Alpina-badged cars. It actually started with a Weber dual-carburettor unofficial conversion for the BMW 1500 in 1962 and over the years built into a racing operation winning championships and races like the Spa 24 Hours.

Alpina returned to Australian shores in 2017 after a long hiatus with a new range including the BMW 4 Series based B4. Not long after, BMW updated the 4 in what it calls LCI (Lifecycle Impulse), so Alpina followed suit with a price drop, new gear and called it the B4 S.

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2025 Lexus LM 500H Summary

In 15 years as a car reviewer there have been plenty of super luxurious cars and there has been plenty of people moving. But not many super luxurious people movers. Until now. Until the Lexus LM 500h.

This people mover costs a quarter of a million dollars. And if that caught your attention you probably also want to know what that buys you. My family and I found out when we lived with the LM 500h Ultra Luxury for a week.

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