Alpina builds a few hundred of these a year, so a deep red B8 Gran Coupe isn't a car you'll see in many shops, and it isn't one you'd want to leave unprotected either. We finished its Icon Rocklear install, our permanent paint protection coating, and rolled it straight under the lights. Red metallic's where the coating shows off, and that long Gran Coupe roofline carries one unbroken reflection from the windshield all the way to the tail.

A car this uncommon is a keeper by definition, and what's protecting it now matches that, with nothing left to book afterwards. Here's how Icon Rocklear works on paint like this.

An Alpina B8 Gran Coupe, a $140,000-plus car new.