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BMW Alpina B3 Biturbo Coupe: Maturity Apparatus

Alpina turboprojects began with the top five and six BMW samples. To us on the test, the Shvabsky projectile got just for the holiday.
Yes, Alpina B3 Biturbo is standing in order to wait ... Personally, this truth has opened long before a personal acquaintance with B3; After a long reflection on the topic as tuningers managed to build a BMW M3 antagonist, having an inline six, and not V8. Emka is 60 liters. With. more powerful (420 versus 360 in Alpina); Its engine per liter more (4.0 versus 3.0.), But overclocking up to hundreds of both cars occupies identical 4.8 s!
But the torque is much higher at B3: 500 nm against 400 nm at BMW M3. However, such comparison is not enough: both m3, and B3 are able to drive a speedometer arrow much further than 100, 200 and even 250 km / h. Therefore, there are other numbers: Alpina drives a kilometer from a place for 23.5 from whereas the BMW M3 does the same for 23.3 s. That is, the two starting M3 and B3 starting at the same time will be the whole kilometer of the way to rush the nostril in the nostril, and only on the last century the nose BMW on the polcarus breaks forward.
But when the M3 speedometer poins 250, its tachometer sharply stroops the arrow on the spot, and the growing sound of continued acceleration will be replaced by an unpleasant unchanging monotone buzz. Cutch
In the meantime, Alpina B3 will fly by, with which the limiter is removed, and then nothing hurts a coupe from Butchelo to develop its 285 km / h.
Finally came the day of personal acquaintance. Here she, BMW Alpina B3 Biturbo Coupe (sounds like a noble title, is it true?) Traditional blue (branded colors Alpina blue and green) Blau Metallic Blue Metallic. There is no longer the point of straining the imagination and theoretical on the topic of confrontation between the rivalry B3 and M3, the row six, and the V8, good and evil just never seen BMW will not be able to distinguish the BMW from Alpina.
B3 is guessed by branded wheels with Rubber Michelin 245/40 Zr 18. By the way, each such wheel costs about 120,000 rubles, and the kit as a new golf class car. In front of Alpina it is easy to distinguish with a massive bumper with mesh air intakes and pronounced dividers, on the side, except for the wheels, on the thresholds, and behind the visor of the spoiler on the edge of the trunk and two pairs (instead of one in 335i) silencers.
In the interior, as expected, immodestly. Leather interior, wooden inserts, idrive joystick with a large monitor; Over my head hangs a sign with the Alpina logo and the inscription manufacturer of exclusive cars, as well as the sequence number of this B3 067.
Autographs author, by the way, in the interior there is a lot of: a stamp on the wooden panels of the Torpedo finish, logo on the mats and, naturally, on the steering wheel, Alpina on the instrument panel and on the inner thresholds so, forget, at the wheel of which car you are, is simply impossible.
Sit so as to stick to the car and not jump out of the chair in turns, it was possible to intervene alpina. So tangible lateral support, as here, you will not meet in civil models. No wonder, because it really needs it here!
Price
Alpina cars are set in euros. Dealers recalculate them on rubles at the rate of the Central Bank on the day of purchase. During the course 36.00 rubles for the Euro coupe B3 Biturbo will cost 2,696,400 rubles. This amount includes ABS with a stability control system when passing CBC turns, DSC stabilization system, DBC braking control system, driver and passenger airbags, climate control, dynamic cruise control, heating and front seats, Headlights, Rain Sensor, Salon Finishing Tree, Aerodynamic Parts Alpina
The list of additional options is wide and varied. For example, paint the car in the branded blue metallic costs 90 756 rubles, and in green metallic 114 012 rub. Vellar rugs will cost 13,500 euros, and a sports steering wheel with a blue-green snatching 18 144 rubles. For the acoustic system High End BMW Individual, it is necessary to pay 97 920 rubles, and for the Navigation system Professional 115,200 euros.
The car provided for the test costs about 3,420 200 rubles.
It does not matter what the transfer is included: at least the first, at least sixth. It is worth drowning the floor gas pedal, fastening the foot in the floor a small button, as a mighty kick will follow. You feel a football ball in my legs from Roberto Carlos, only in one exception: a shell of a Brazilian is accelerated to 120 km / h, I accelerates much faster for 10
The first dozen of such accelerations lead to indescribable delight, but some time later you get used to and you begin to perceive Newton-meters B3 as something of granted.
However, the charm of the alpine is also in its versatility; The fact that B3 is perfectly suitable as a car for every day, and not just for traffic lights or highways. Although it is difficult to argue with the fact that it is best to drive it
However, B3 Biturbo is perfect for a measured ride. You are going to yourself, while you manage to catch surprised and sometimes enthusiastic views of passersby. Surprisingly, right? M3 owners are not accustomed to this. And all because the engine in B3 is connected to the wheels of the automatic gearbox, and in BMW mechanics with hard clutch!
Although Alpina has and weak compared to the M3 side. For example, the absence of any rear differential. This somewhat worsens the thrust on slippery surfaces and excludes the most powerful controlled slides, due to which the number of fans of the new M3 is constantly growing. However, this can be considered a good indicator of the maturity of a typical driver b-third
 
Comparative characteristics
Car MBMW 335i Alpina B3 Biturbo BMW M3 Coupe
Start Sales in Russia, G 2007 2008 2008
Engines, l (l.) 3.0 (306) 3.0 (360) 4.0 (420)
Torque, nm 400 500 400
Acceleration up to 100 km / h, from 5.5 4.8 4.8
Maximum speed, km / h 250 275 250
Fuel consumption, l. (city / highway) 14.3 / 6.7 14.6 / 7.5 17.9 / 9.2
price, rub. from 1 872,000 from 2 696 400 from 2 655 000
 
 
The car is provided by Eurosib Lachta by the official Alpina dealer.
Text: Alexander Korchenko
Photo: Roman Zubko

 
 

 

 

A source: Magazine "Wheels" [October 2008]