ALPINA B10 4,6(e-34)

In March 1994 Alpina introduced this car, the replacement for the B10 BiTurbo. Alpina had to put the B10 BiTurbo out of production because BMW´s 3,5 litre straight-six wasn´t in production anymore. But a cool thing is that Alpina recieved the last 50 3,5 litre engines BMW produced. Anyway, this car uses a 4,6 litre V8 engine, the same engine as in the B8 4,6. Another difference is the price, 35000 D-Mark cheaper than the B10 BiTurbo. Between March 1994 and April 1996 a total of only 46 cars were built.

Engine/Gearbox

As I said before the engine is the same as in the B8 4,6. So if you want to read more about the engine, go to the B8 section in the 3-series page. The engine produces 340 bhp and has a torque of 480 Nm. The reason why the B10 has 7 bhp and 10 Nm more than the B8 is that the B10 has a different exhaust system. The standard gearbox was a 6-speed manual but the Switch-Tronic gearbox was available as an option.

Suspension/Brakes/Wheels

I don´t know much about the suspension but I guess it has the Alpina-Bilstein suspension with gas-pressure dampers and progressive springs. The wheels are 17in high with 235 tires at front and 265 tires at rear.

Interior/Exterior

The B10 4,6 has the same interior changes as the B10 4,0. The visual changes are also the same but the B10 4,6 has a rear spoiler.

Performance

The B10 4,6 is not as fast as the B10 BiTurbo but it is still a very fast car. In Auto Motor und Sport´s test of the Switch-Tronic version it accelerated from 0-100 km/h in 6,4 seconds, 0-160 km/h in 14,2 seconds, 0-200 km/h in 23,1 seconds and had a top speed of 275 km/h.

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