We're about to order the replacement for our current company car. Currently that's an A8L 4.2tdi, while the engine has been a real peach, the rest of the car is entirely uninteresting to anyone who loves driving, hence the decision was made to take a few steps back in terms of size and weight.

I had testdriven the Alpina B3 a couple of weeks ago, and really fell for its charms. A characterful, powerful engine, an enjoyable chassis, a lovely soundtrack and an upgraded interior. Since we're travelling +/- 75k km/year, the D3 makes more sense to us, and with 350hp and 700Nm, I'm thinking the performance will be similar, if not quicker in the real world.

As a color combo, I'm stuck between Alpina Grün and Citrinschwarz, while considering Mondstein as well.

This is the provisional spec:

Exterieur
162A ALPINA CLASSIC 20" CHF 1'260,00
173 Deko-Set Gold, nur Frontspoiler CHF 0,00
X02 Metallic Citrinschwarz metallic CHF 2'690,00
Interieur
1AME ALPINA Metallemblem CHF 0,00
ZAP3 Leder Merino Criollobraun / Schwarz CHF 3'420,00
Sonderausstattungen
2VF Adaptives Fahrwerk CHF 0,00
4DL Akzentleiste Schwarz hochglänzend CHF 0,00
2XAA ALPINA SWITCH-TRONIC Sportlederlenkrad inkl. Multifunktion CHF 0,00
6AK ConnectedDrive Services CHF 480,00
654 DAB Tuner CHF 440,00
775 Dachhimmel Anthrazit CHF 330,00
3AT Dachreling Aluminium Satiniert CHF 450,00
111 Fußmatten ALPINA CHF 0,00
3AP Graukeil-Frontscheibe CHF 120,00
209 Hinterachsgetriebe mit Differenzialsperre CHF 3'050,00
4AD Interieurleisten Aluminium Längsschliff fein CHF 260,00
6AR Internet CHF 140,00
175 Modellbezeichnung und Schriftzug ALPINA CHF 0,00
609 Navigationssystem Professional CHF 3'300,00
440 Nichtraucherpaket CHF 0,00
502 Scheinwerfer-Waschanlage CHF 0,00
494 Sitzheizung für Fahrer und Beifahrer CHF 510,00
420 Sonnenschutzverglasung CHF 540,00
2TB Sport-Automatik Getriebe (8-Gang) mit ALPINA SWITCH-TRONIC CHF 0,00
481 Sportsitz für Fahrer und Beifahrer CHF 0,00
601 TV-Funktion CHF 1'170,00
2VL Variable Sportlenkung inkl. Servotronic CHF 0,00

522 Xenon-Licht für Abblend- und Fernlicht CHF 0,00
575 Zusätzliche 12 V-Steckdose CHF 0,00

Any input is welcome towards any must have options on this car. I'd consider the full (and lovely) Lavalina-interior, but at 12k CHF, it's too much.