Chief among them were the M3 and M3 CSL ... The B3 3.3 was Alpina’s first attempt at turning the E46 BMW 3 Series into a genuine sports sedan, and it featured the 328i specification as a ...

Alpina takes a different approach to tuning than BMW M, but still produces cars ... but maybe the most quintessential 3er here. For many the E46 is the ultimate M3, with its excellent handling ...

Pretty much all Audi RS, BMW M, and Mercedes AMG models brought into Japan until the early 2000s were left-hand-drive. Alpina had a single ... that found in the E46 M3. While that work was being ...

Then there was the E92 pick-up, a (sort of) April Fool’s joke BMW turned ... draw of the E46 M3, but you do still get an M-sourced engine up front, which is a rarity for Alpina.

The BMW E46 M3 is known for its powerful and well-balanced performance, thanks to its 3.2-liter S54 inline-six engine and upgraded suspension. Compared to its 3-series siblings and its predecessor ...

Legend has it that M engineers set up the E46 M3 to steer more sweetly on ... the B6 3.5 S used nothing less than the original M3. Alpina ditched BMW’s 2.3-litre race engine and installed ...

With the exception of the engine, most parts of this Laguna Seca Blue M3 are original. The E46 BMW M3 is rightfully regarded as one of the finest generations of M cars ever released. The demand ...

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Nicht wenige sehen das BMW Alpina B3 S Coupé dabei als optische und technische ... Auch eine Abgasanlage mit vier Endrohren, wie sie der M3 zu E46-Zeiten erstmals erhalten hatte, war bei Alpina noch ...

To comply with ALMS homologation rules, BMW created the M3 GTR Straßenversion (Street Version) but plans to produce 100 cars were abandoned after rule changes. For its real-life tribute to the ...