I am not impressed by the speces, lets wait for the real life weight.

Alpina has shown for years how to do it right (biturbo) and now BMW really has to show that they developed a superior package over the last three years!  Alpina has 410 hp and 600 nm, pretty impressive stuff, particularly if u notice how much they improved the engine compared to the b3 S (now with 500 nm from 2000 rpm !).

Additionally the 7 speed Dkg still has to prove it'merits.  I know it is fast and everyting but 7 gears means 6 gears for performance and one for fuel saving, so in reality there will not be an advantage performancewise over a 6 gear dkg. Alpina on the other side adopts the zf 8 gear which, while probably a bit slower and certainly heavier, allows for 7 performance gears.... 

So the new M3/4 really has to be very well executed in order to shine next to its more touristy Alpina rival...


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turbolite