BMW Alpina B3 News

Australians love wagons. But the advent of SUVs and their sheer popularity against waning sedan sales means that wagon numbers, too, have dropped. From nearly 40 different models to choose from a decade ago, today, that number is down to a dozen... and dropping.

Having shown the big-booted B3 Touring at this year's Frankfurt motor show, Alpina has now rolled out the four-door version at the Tokyo motor show.Mirroring the Touring, the B3 sedan is also powered by the S58 3.0-litre twin-turbocharged in-line six-cyli

It might not be an official M3 wagon, but with the same S58 engine and all-wheel drive, the Alpina B3 Touring might be the closest Australian buyers will get to a hardcore, big-booted BMW mid-sizer.Confirmed for a local market introduction in the latter h

If you wanted a go-fast BMW in the past, the clear choice would be a German car with an M badge.The M car line-up currently encompasses models from the baby M2 Competition coupe, all the way up to the bahn-storming M5 Competition sedan, and as also recent

The Internationale Automobil-Ausstellung (IAA) motor show in Frankfurt is always a cacophony of news as the biggest brands in the world gather together in one place to show off their latest cars and technology.

Alpina has revealed its new-generation B3 Touring AWD, based on BMW's latest 3 Series long roof.According to a spokesperson from Alpina Australia, the firm is finalising the business case to bring the B3 Touring to market."From an Australian viewpoint, th

Alpina Automobiles Australia is offering customers of its recently-introduced range of performance-enhanced BMWs the opportunity to upgrade their final drive with a mechanical limited-slip differentia

Alpina has a history of making BMW models go faster, with perhaps a bit more focus on luxury and a bit less emphasis on motorsports than BMW’s M Division.One of these models is the 3-Series-based B3, which has traditionally served up more performance and luxury than BMW offers from its mainstay model (M3 variants excluded).In previous form, based on the E90 platform, the Alpina B3 delivered 290 kilowatts from BMW’s N55 twin-turbo in-line six engine. An even faster version, the Alpina B3 GT3, produced 300 kilowatts from the same engine.At this week’s Geneva Motor Show, Alpina is poised to introduce an all-new B3 model, based on the F30 3-Series platform. The new car, seen in the teaser images above, will produce a claimed 301 kilowatts and 600 Newton metres of torque, which is good enough for a 0-100km/h time of 4.2 seconds and a top speed of 304km/h.The 2013 Alpina B3 will also include an eight-speed Sport-Automatic transmission, an adaptive Alpina Sport Suspension and the iconic 20-inch Alpina Classic Wheels.www.motorauthority.com