The new BMW Alpina D3 Bi-Turbo saloon has arrived on UK showroom floors priced at £29,950 when equipped with a manual gearbox and at £31,585 when opted with an automatic transmission. Based on the recently facelifted BMW 3-Series sedan, the Alpina D3 utilizes a modified version of the 123d’s 2.0-liter twin-turbocharged 4-cylinder diesel engine producing an output of 214HP at 4,100 rpm and an M3-beating 450Nm (332 lbs)of torque at 2,000 – 2,500 rpm.
Alpina claims that the D3 Bi-Turbo saloon can reach a top speed of 152mph (245 km/h) while performing the 0-62 mph (100 km/h) sprint in 6.9 seconds. Not bad at all especially when you take into consideration that manual version returns a combined economy figure (EU cycle) of 52.3mpg UK (that’s 5.4 lt /100km or 43.6 mpg US) with 143 g/km of CO2.
ALPINA D3Bi-Turbo Saloon |
PriceOTR |
Powerhp |
TorqueNm |
0-62 mphSec |
Top speedmph |
Combinedmpg |
CO2g/km |
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Manual gearbox |
£29,950 |
214 |
450 |
6.9 |
152 |
52.3 |
143 |
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Automatic gearbox |
£31,585 |
214 |
450 |
6.9 |
152 |
50.4 |
148 |