BMW is close to revealing its first M3 Touring, but semi-official BMW tuner Alpina has been offering its own high-performance wagon based on the 3-Series Touring for a number of years. The B3 Touring ...

One of the best Alpinas we miss out on in the U.S. is the B3 based on the BMW 3-Series. Available in sedan and wagon body styles, the B3 makes a great alternative to the BMW M3, especially for buyers ...

With the Frankfurt Motor Show in full swing, the world is getting some of its first looks at the industry’s latest offerings, one of which is the all-new BMW 3-Series Touring-based Alpina B3. Using ...

In this video, we take the Alpina B3 S E46 onto the unrestricted German Autobahn to find out whether this rare performance ...

In the inner cycles of BMW enthusiasts one question always arises: Alpina B3, or ‘the standard’ M3? For those who prefer a wagon high-performance BMW, the question used to have an easy answer but with ...

The most exciting and practical 3 Series of the bunch is the M3 Touring, a twin-turbo land missile that comes with M xDrive all-wheel drive in combination with ZF's well-known 8HP automatic ...

For decades, Alpina has been taking BMW models and outfitting them with a plethora of upgrades to lift them to new heights. The BMW X7-based Alpina XB7 and the BMW 3-Series-based Alpina B3 are two of ...

The BMW M3 Touring is shaping up to be one of the automaker’s most eagerly anticipated performance models for quite some time but it will no doubt continue to cause controversy with its large kidney ...

Need somebody to bore you with ideal bore to stroke ratios, or the intricacies of how variable valve timing works? Ask Andrei and watch the hours roll by… He’s also quite a strange bloke who never ...

Alpina is an interesting BMW tuner, taking run-of-the-mill BMWs and transforming them directly on the BMW assembly line. In some markets, like here in Southern California, you can walk into your local ...