This nameplate combination ties together two important luxury performance threads in BMW history. The BMW 750i appeared in the second-generation 7 Series in 1987, when BMW introduced its first postwar V12-powered flagship sedan and used it to establish the 7 Series at the top of the company’s luxury lineup. The 750i became one of the defining versions of the 7 Series and remained a recurring high-end badge across later generations in various markets.
ALPINA’s B7 has a separate and more complex story. The first B7 appeared in the late 1970s as a coupe based on the BMW 6 Series, marking a turning point for ALPINA because it applied the brand’s performance-and-refinement formula to a luxury car. After that early era, the B7 name returned much later on 7 Series-based sedans, beginning with the 2007 model year in North America, and continued through successive generations as ALPINA’s full-size performance-luxury flagship. BMW Group materials describe the modern B7 as part of a long lineage of ALPINA automobiles based on the BMW 7 Series.
Because the B7 nameplate disappeared and later returned, this entry should be treated as having multiple production periods rather than one continuous run. The result is a history that spans an early late-1970s coupe, then a revived 7 Series-derived sedan family from the 2000s onward. In enthusiast terms, the 750i represents BMW’s own V12 flagship identity, while the B7 represents ALPINA’s more exclusive interpretation of the same luxury class.