For sale: Alpina B10 3.3 Touring. One of only 19 examples sold in the UK. Yours for £26,995.
The e39 5 Series dramatically raised the bar for all automotive manufacturers in the luxury saloon class. Even the modest models of E39 had rave reviews from the contemporary press. This model of 5 series saw the first massive leap forward in chassis and suspension design that had become a little dated on previous models. This enabled almost sports car level of road-holding without the rock hard, bone jarring suspension that was starting to afflict all cars at the turn of this century.
Finally, the 6 cylinder models saw the introduction of rack and pinion steering, sharpening up the steering to 3 series standards and waving goodbye to the rather dated steering box. Vague 5 series steering was a thing of the past. Alpina cars of the time benefitted from none run-flat tyres, blended with the all new suspension design, enabling the sportier models of 5 series to retain compliance in the springs and dampers.
As usual, Alpina got it right! They took what as an already brilliant product and without detracting from the original car or losing the limousine levels of refinement, the Alpina B10 offered that extra sporting edge for the driving enthusiast. Alpina worked their magic on the already legendary 3.0 litre, four valve per cylinder, twin cam engine with variable valve timing. Capacity was increased to 3.3 litres, larger valves, Alpina camshafts, Alpina pistons, Alpina conrods, Alpina crankshaft, lightened Alpina flywheel, Alpina inlet manifold and injection, Alpina exhaust system, raising power to 280 BHP and 335 Nm or toque. Power is delivered through Alpina ’s now legendary 5 Speed Switch-Tronic gearbox.
Owned by a very close friend of ours at Classic Heroes and fastidious collector. As is his way, the car was delivered to us with his usual simple instruction. It must want for nothing; I want the best. Following an inspection of the car, a program of work was drawn up. This was to take care of any obvious age-related mechanical faults but also fully future proof the car both mechanically and structurally, ensuring total corrosion protection and no nasty surprises going forward.
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