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Written by Ollie Kew
There"s no BMW X3 M just yet, but when it does arrive, you can bet it"ll feature much bodykit, many exhausts and generous lashings of badging. Subtlety is no longer known to the M Division. Enter Alpina. Since the 1960s, it"s been pursuing the noble art of making BMWs go faster, without anyone who"s not a connoisseur of the marque actually noticing. Its latest offering, heading to the UK in April 2019, is Alpina"s second go at tuning up an X3. Rather than using an uprated petrol straight-six, Alpina actually chooses to replace the standard BMW diesel engine"s single turbocharger with two turbos: a small one for instant urge and a larger one to sustain the potency. Alpina claims 516lb ft, 328bhp, and 0-62mph in 4.8 seconds. Betcha the in-gear acceleration feels even meatier than that.
Date written: 16 Nov 2018
More of this article on the Top gear website
ID: 14069
There"s no BMW X3 M just yet, but when it does arrive, you can bet it"ll feature much bodykit, many exhausts and generous lashings of badging. Subtlety is no longer known to the M Division. Enter Alpina. Since the 1960s, it"s been pursuing the noble art of making BMWs go faster, without anyone who"s not a connoisseur of the marque actually noticing. Its latest offering, heading to the UK in April 2019, is Alpina"s second go at tuning up an X3. Rather than using an uprated petrol straight-six, Alpina actually chooses to replace the standard BMW diesel engine"s single turbocharger with two turbos: a small one for instant urge and a larger one to sustain the potency. Alpina claims 516lb ft, 328bhp, and 0-62mph in 4.8 seconds. Betcha the in-gear acceleration feels even meatier than that.
Date written: 16 Nov 2018
More of this article on the Top gear website
ID: 14069