Thursday, March 7, 2013

BMW F30 3-Series-Based Alpina B3 Turbocharges Into the Geneva Motor Show


The Alpina company debuted its own version of BMW's new F30 3-Series at the Geneva Motor Show. It keeps the old model's B3 name and features an uprated version of BMW's twin-turbocharged 3.0-liter straight-six. The power figure of the engine is increased to 410 PS (404 hp), while torque is also up to an impressive 600 Nm (442 lb-ft).

The B3 is capable of sprinting from 0-100 km/h (0-62 mph) in just 4.2 seconds, before topping out at 302 km/h or 189 mph.

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