2019 BMW Alpina XD3 Reviews

The Alpina B5 Biturbo might just be the fastest family car you've never heard of. Here's how it fared on weekend duties.Looking for a fast family car but keen to avoid being labelled a show-off by your neighbours? If so, then I might just have the perfect mild-mannered missile for you.Not that the Alpina B5 Biturbo 2019 sedan isn't an eye-catching car. It's more that most people might never have heard of it. Alpina is a German tuning company, which in this case has worked its magic on a BMW M5.As a result, the B5 - priced at a rather hefty $240,349 - is a high-performance sedan that might just go unnoticed.  That money buys you a heap of standard features, including leather upholstery, four-zone climate control, navigation, Alpina-embossed headrests, a 10.25-inch infotainment display, digital radio, Alpina door sills, a sunroof, a 12-speaker Harman Kardon stereo, a head-up display, Alpina's virtual instrument cluster, heated front and rear seats, and those 20-inch Alpina alloy wheels.So, how will the B5 handle family taxi duties? My kids and I had the weekend to find out.

The BMW M5 not fast or comfortable enough for you? Allow us to introduce the Alpina B5 Bi-Turbo.

So, the BMW 750Li's not quite fast enough, or luxurious enough for you? Time to step right up to the 330km/h Alpina B7 monster limo, then. If you're game.

If you're looking for a sleek, two-door coupe with a sparkling chassis, rear-wheel drive and a charismatic turbo straight-six, BMW has you covered with about eight choices. That should be that, then.

Alpina Automobiles Australia is offering customers of its recently-introduced range of performance-enhanced BMWs the opportunity to upgrade their final drive with a mechanical limited-slip differentia

Craig Duff road tests and reviews the 2016 Alpina B4 Bi-Turbo Coupe with specs, fuel consumption and verdict.

Alpina has a history of making BMW models go faster, with perhaps a bit more focus on luxury and a bit less emphasis on motorsports than BMW’s M Division.One of these models is the 3-Series-based B3, which has traditionally served up more performance and luxury than BMW offers from its mainstay model (M3 variants excluded).In previous form, based on the E90 platform, the Alpina B3 delivered 290 kilowatts from BMW’s N55 twin-turbo in-line six engine. An even faster version, the Alpina B3 GT3, produced 300 kilowatts from the same engine.At this week’s Geneva Motor Show, Alpina is poised to introduce an all-new B3 model, based on the F30 3-Series platform. The new car, seen in the teaser images above, will produce a claimed 301 kilowatts and 600 Newton metres of torque, which is good enough for a 0-100km/h time of 4.2 seconds and a top speed of 304km/h.The 2013 Alpina B3 will also include an eight-speed Sport-Automatic transmission, an adaptive Alpina Sport Suspension and the iconic 20-inch Alpina Classic Wheels.www.motorauthority.com