MOTOR Magazine Australia

ALPINA B3

JUST A TINY bugbear, a small annoyance – sometimes that’s all it takes to frustrate. In a world where many are blessed with an abundance of choice, every factor counts. In a market proliferated with luxury performance cars, crossing I’s and dotting T’s becomes critical.

Therefore I couldn’t help but exhale a sigh of relief when first sitting behind the leather-bound steering wheel of the Alpina B3. The aluminium shift paddles are not only lovely to operate, but it also means that the dreaded shift buttons are gone. Yes, the beautifully CNC-milled items are a $502 option, but on a car with a base price of $142,900 it seems a small price to pay. For the first time, a seemingly small Alpina detail that used to be

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