Guess the motor!

[lotus116tornado]

I came across this car while browsing the net. Some amazing stats. It is a new vehicle to the market.


Combined - 30mpg
4wd
0-60 3.8secs
Top speed 190mph
Over 400bhp
Over 600nm torque.
Seats 5
£55000

[supermono]

Cayenne Turbo?

[lotus116tornado]

supermono said:

Cayenne Turbo?

I should say its not a Porsche!

[type-r]

lotus116tornado said:

I should say its not a Porsche!

Then why post it in the Porsche section?

Anyway, I would guess a BMW with a 550d motor, perhaps X5 since it is 4x4?

[selwonk]

Tesla?

[stevod]

RS4?

[sundayjumper]

On sale in the UK for £55k, or on sale in the US for a dollar amount equivalent to £55k ?

[lotus116tornado]

No to the above.

[lotus116tornado]

sundayjumper said:

On sale in the UK for £55k, or on sale in the US for a dollar amount equivalent to £55k ?

On sale in the uk

[lotus116tornado]

type-r said:

Then why post it in the Porsche section?

Anyway, I would guess a BMW with a 550d motor, perhaps X5 since it is 4x4?

I lurk in the Porsche forum, which is why i posted here. No its not an SUV

[Country Boy]

Not a Nissan GT-R?

[type-r]

Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X FQ 400 ??

[J-P]

Alpina D3 or something like that?

[fredt]

M3

[fredt]

off that! too slow

[J-P]

fredt said:

off that! too slow

Actually, new M3 might not be a bad shout - Alpina B3 does 0-62 in 4.2s and around 37mpg on the combined cycle?

[J-P]

J-P said:

fredt said:

off that! too slow

Actually, new M3 might not be a bad shout - Alpina B3 does 0-62 in 4.2s and around 37mpg on the combined cycle?

What a knoob I am! It is the Alpina B3 - you can get XDRIVE on these now - that'll meet all of the criteria!

Edited by J-P on Friday 26th April 12:26

[lotus116tornado]

J-P said:

What a knoob I am! It is the Alpina B3 - you can get XDRIVE on these now - that'll meet all of the criteria!

Edited by J-P on Friday 26th April 12:26

Thats the one, I was amazed at the figures quoted.

Alpinas tend to be softer sprung than the M - Division cars but its nearly a second quicker to sixty than the new M3 saloon and not restricted.

I shall be buying one of these at three years old for £30000.

Heres a link to the technical specifications

http://www.alpina-automobiles.com/en/models-alpina...

Edited by lotus116tornado on Friday 26th April 13:36

[lotus116tornado]

Paddy_N_Murphy said:

I have always preferred the Alpinas to the M's.


they seem to carry the sledgehammer speed ethos more suitable to the cars than big sportscars that the M division make.
IMHO

As an every day car the B3 would beat the M3 hands down, get it on a track and the M3 would win all day long.

B3 for me please and so much more exclusive. Those wheels!

[MadMark911]

But the 4WD B3 isn't being produced in right hand drive (due to packaging issues) - nor is it coming to the UK .....