BMW permitted Alpina to produce a high-performance version of its flagship 7 Series, however they did not want it to be a high-revving, BMW M version (which would have been known as a "BMW M7" under the current nomenclature).
BMW on andnud lubade Alpinal toota oma lipulaeva 7-seeria suure jõudlusega versiooni, kuid ei soovinud, et see oleks BMW M versioon (mis oleks praeguse nime all "BMW M7").