Powertrain

Agile, powerful athletes graced with endurance. The B3 S Bi-Turbo’s exceptional powerplant yields 294kW (400hp) at 6000rpm with a maximum torque of 540Nm (397lbs-ft) at 4500rpm. The sporting engine revs cleanly up to 7000rpm, yet offers massive thrust across a wide powerband – 400Nm (294lbs-ft) of torque is already available from just 1300rpm, all the way to 6000 rpm. Rarely has sporty, dynamic and economic driving been so enjoyable.

Exceptional efficiency – more output, better economy. Despite superior performance, the new BMW ALPINA B3 S Bi-Turbo retains its class leading fuel economy figures: just 9.6 l/100km (29.4 mpg) and 224-225 g/km CO2 in the combined EU test cycle.

The B3 S Bi-Turbo’s is unique in that it delivers V8-like performance from a light and frugal 3.0-litre straight-six with aluminium block and Bi-Turbo charging. Performance can be called up effortlessly and almost anywhere in the rev range. The 0-62mph sprint takes just 4.7 seconds with both the saloon and coupé capable of achieving a top speed of 300km/h (186mph).

The sports-automatic transmission with ALPINA SWITCH-TRONIC offers shifting characteristics for every taste and situation. While the automatic mode shifts gently and comfortably, the transmission reveals its true sporting qualities in manual mode: using the shift buttons on the back of the steering wheel, the driver can up-shift in just a few hundred milliseconds with no perceptible loss in power.