This Alpina B3 GT3 Is An M3 GTS Without The Bonkers Price Tag

Can't quite stretch to the £100k or so expected for an E92 M3 GTS? The Alpina version is a little more attainable...
This Alpina B3 GT3 Is An M3 GTS Without The Bonkers Price Tag

The products of Alpina tend to be slightly more sedate alternatives to the explosive nutters from BMW’s M Division. But, there is one car that bucks the trend: the E92-based B3 GT3. It’s best thought of as Alpina’s answer to the E92 M3 GTS, but unlike that beast, you won’t need over £100,000 to buy one: Silverstone Auctions has one going under the hammer next month with an estimate of £50-60,000.

This Alpina B3 GT3 Is An M3 GTS Without The Bonkers Price Tag

You don’t get the M3 GTS’s glorious, high-revving V8, but the GT3’s 3.0-litre, twin-turbo straight-six actually produces more torque. Its 398lb ft figure is 74lb ft up on the GTS, and you won’t be wanting for power either, with 402bhp on tap. 0-62mph is possible in 4.5 seconds, and at the top end it runs out of ideas at 186mph.

As with any Alpina worth its salt, you get a set of stunning multispoke wheels, 25 per cent lighter than the rims found on the boggo B3. Underneath the front pair you’ll find 380mm brake discs with six-pot callipers. In the suspension department, the GT3 received fully adjustable coilovers, giving a variable ride height, 12 settings for compression, and 18 for rebound. If you’re a suspension geek, you’re well catered for here.

This Alpina B3 GT3 Is An M3 GTS Without The Bonkers Price Tag

Other nice touches include a titanium exhaust, part leather/part Alcantara bucket seats with Alpina stripes, and a digital ‘race display’ system.

Still not convinced? It’s worth pointing out the GT3 is even rarer than the GTS - just 99 were made, versus 135 examples of M Division’s machine.

It’ll be auctioned off by Silverstone at Salon Privé on 3 September.

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Comments

llP VeIoclty

Nice but i would just get a used e92 M3, the v8 has so much character and the sound is just amazing

08/17/2016 - 10:25 |
12 | 0

Totally agree. Not to mention the N54/55 was even less reliable. lol

08/17/2016 - 16:30 |
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Nissan 420sx

Wait. It’s automatic right?

08/17/2016 - 10:26 |
6 | 0

not even DCT

08/17/2016 - 14:58 |
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Nassim 1

impressed

08/17/2016 - 10:26 |
22 | 0

I WANT ONE! poor af intensifies

08/17/2016 - 14:08 |
6 | 0

Ct was a rare spot on the internet without cats… than you showed up 😂

08/18/2016 - 00:09 |
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Nassim 1

no automatic=not impressed

08/17/2016 - 10:28 |
8 | 6
Willgud

I’d rather have this than the M3 GTS, I mean, it’s a freaking Alpina!

08/17/2016 - 10:39 |
78 | 2

Or you just buy a much much cheaper 335 , ecu tune it and add a rear aftermarket spoiler and you have the same performance and look except for the wheels.

08/17/2016 - 14:33 |
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JenstheGTIfreak (pizza)

No V8??

08/17/2016 - 11:11 |
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Anonymous

Blackpanthaa be like:

08/17/2016 - 11:18 |
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Poke

In reply to by Anonymous (not verified)

Dat wang!

08/17/2016 - 11:18 |
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Ach_

The wing seems unnecessarily big. Doesnt suit the car

08/17/2016 - 11:53 |
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Anonymous

In reply to by Ach_

Have you not seen the GTS’ wing? Its even bigger, this wing is tiny in comparison

08/17/2016 - 12:11 |
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Anonymous

I don’t know why, but the best BMWs money can buy has an Alpina badge on it. I remember seeing an E30 Alpina and I just stared at it for a good few mins

08/17/2016 - 13:20 |
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Malaysian Boyracer

i just wish alpina started making bonkers cars again with proper manuals…their switchtronic is silly

08/17/2016 - 14:04 |
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