@@bmwblog I love the 3.0 CSL Hommage! They should do a more normal looking version of the Hommage. In General they should go back to sharknose design!😉
@@bmwblog good morning, Thank you very much for your answer. I thought this car is based on the 3 serie with the S58 engine. I didnt expect it to be based on the 340i. I have just a question , why the output power is 462hp and not close to 510 like in the M3 competition? The B5 is much closer to the M5 comp. Why not the same with the B3?? Otherwise this car is beautiful and class. I own the current RS4 but i think i will order this B3 touring, coz i cannot stand the M3 front face.
Having test driven one of Sytner’s U.K. demonstrators, but never having driven a 7, I can partially answer your question. The damping manages to combine barely any body roll with a smooth ride to a degree I haven’t experience in any other car. There are smoother riding cars and there are sharper handling cars but I suspect there are few, if any cars that combine good handling and cosseting damping so well. Having said that the ride is not akin to a magic carpet and you can definitely feel every rut in the road through your arse: it’s just that the ruts don’t crash through the cabin or upset the car. The ride is smoother than that of an M340i on which the car is based and I have driven. Bear in mind though I’m biased as my B3 is on order :)
Finally a decent review of an Alpina. There’s about ten if I’m lucky in English, have you tried the B5 touring as I like the look of them as I currently drive a big estate ( I not mention the brand as it’s not worth the abuse😉)
We talked about them. We just didn't have a chance to film it. You can also see the review here www.bmwblog.com/2020/10/05/2020-bmw-alpina-b3-touring-review/
462hp is plenty for the kind of person that will actually buy this type of car - one that is ultimately going to be ferrying the wife and kids across countries and continents on public roads with speed limits. Nobody is taking one of these on the track or going drifting in it.
