Alpina B3 Touring

YOU WAIT FORTY YEARS FOR ONE BMW M3 Touring to arrive and then two come along at once. OK, not exactly two at the same time and, technically speaking, only one is a bona fide M-car, or rather it will be, once it arrives in 2022, but with Alpina’s new B3 Touring touting a genuine M motor (a first for an Alpina), it’s cause for celebration.

Alpinas have always had a cult appeal, a car that if you know, you know. And if you don’t, you think it’s merely a BMW with a bodykit, some wheels that look impossible to clean and a set of coachlines that add a retro touch in today’s flame-surfaced world.

This latest G21 3-series-based Alpina Touring is no different (although our press demo is minus the stripes) because beneath the subtleties