Shortly after taking full rights to the brand, BMW has tweaked the ALPINA emblem. Welcome to the BMW ALPINA era.

Chris Harris peruses the latest metal at IAA Frankfurt, with a short intermission involving a quick blat around the Lauitzring in the updated 380bhp Mercedes-AMG A45.

That VW Kombi Ducati hauler...

Legendary BMW tuner ALPINA looks back and celebrates fifty years of tuning and racing Bavaria's finest.