WORLD PREMIERE: BMW ALPINA B3 TOURING - IAA 2019

The strongest BMW 3 Series Touring comes neither from Munich or Garching. The new ALPINA B3 Touring arrives from the neighbors in Buchloe and with … The strongest BMW 3 Series Touring comes neither from Munich or Garching. The new ALPINA B3 Touring arrives from the neighbors in Buchloe and with 4Ish 62 horsepower on tap, it’s one of the most powerful tourings on the market. For the world premiere at the 2019 IAA, the ALPINA B3 Touring G21 is one of the stars in Hall 11, which the BMW Group is sharing with other manufacturers for the first time in years. The in-line six-cylinder engine of the new ALPINA B3 Touring is actually the S58 engine which will debut in the G80 BMW M3 next year. It’s a detuned unit with bespoke turbos and cooling making 462 horsepower. The maximum power is released between 5,000 and 7,000 rpm while the 700 Nm of torque is released between 3,000 and 4,250 Nm