ALPINA is making an urgent point to compare their new D3 Bi-Turbo engine with what is on offer from the BMW factory. The ALPINA D3 Bi-Turbo sedan with manual transmission is priced at £29,950 on the road (OTR) compared to the less powerful standard 320d M Sport sedan which goes for £30,185. The D3 Bi-Turbo sedan with automatic transmission costs £31,585. For the D3 Bi-Turbo, ALPINA chose to use the BMW four-cylinder engine from the 123d. Power has been hiked from 204hp (150kW) to 214hp (157kW). Torque goes up to 450Nm and peaks at a relatively low 2000rpm. The 0 - 62mph speed is dispatched in 6.9 seconds amazingly for both manual and automatic gearboxes. Top speed is rated at 152mph for the manual while the automatic goes the extra mile at 153mph. Diesel buyers look for two vitally important traits. They are frugality at the pumps and torque pulling power. The latter has been clearly covered and ALPINA says the former comes to 52.3 mpg and 50.4 mpg for manual and automatic transmissions respectively. C02 emissions are quoted at 143 g/km for the manual and 150 g/km in automatic. Potential owners need only worry about trim levels, exterior colour and transmission choices when they contact their nearest Alpina dealer for a D3 sedan because the cars are already fully specced. In relation to the ALPINA D3 single turbo model of 2008 the new car is priced at £1,600 higher, gains 14 more ponies and 40 more Newton metres. Sounds like a big price hike, but when you consider that the factory 320d M Sport has 37hp and 100Nm of torque less than the D3 Bi-Turbo, it's more than justified. Press Release The new BMW ALPINA D3 Bi-Turbo Saloon Is this the cleverest performance car available? Unbeatable combination of performance, economy and emissions The new BMW ALPINA D3. Saloon car evolution of the acclaimed D3 Coupe is now in the showrooms. A four cylinder four-door car, arguably the cleverest buy for all discerning UK drivers, delivering more than any larger engined counterpart in terms of performance, economy, low emissions and sheer exclusivity. ALPINA engineers have once again used their development of BMW's state-of-the-art twin turbo diesel engine from the 123d, which - at 214 hp - produces more horsepower per litre than any other engine in a current BMW ALPINA road car. Like the previous D3 Saloon, all UK cars will be ordered in a single specification meaning that customers only need to choose between manual and automatic gearbox and select their preferred colour and trim. BMW ALPINA D3 Bi-Turbo Saloon Price OTR Power hp Torque Nm 0-62 mph Seconds Top speed mph Combined mpg CO2g/km Manual gearbox £29,950 214 450 6.9 152 52.3 143 Automatic gearbox £31,585 214 450 6.9 152 50.4 148 The car is capable of 152 mph and 0-62 mph in 6.9 secs and yet the official fuel consumption and emission figures tell a very different story: 52.3 mpg (overall EU) and 143 g/km (manual gearbox version). John Quigley, Managing Director of ALPINA GB said: "The previous model D3 was one of our most successful cars ever. We believe we really hit the spot in terms of performance, exclusivity and price. But the new car is even better than the previous model in all the key areas; performance is improved, yet both fuel economy and - crucially - emissions are reduced. Around half of D3 sales will be to business users - who will relish any opportunity to lower their personal benefit in kind charges." ALPINA GB, part of the Sytner Group, has been the sole UK importer for ALPINA since 1983. ALPINA has worked closely with BMW since 1961, with shared warranty coverage since 1964. ALPINA was registered as an automobile manufacturer to ISO standards in 1983.
