We don’t get to see them release a new car pretty much all of the sudden and enjoy it properly. Oh no, we now have to go through the annoying teasing scene.

Enter a set of spyshots caught of the F30 BMW 3 Series. Yes, I know it has been released for a long time now but this is the Alpina version, the B3.

Judging by the low amount of camouflage on the body of the car, the F30 Alpina B3 probably won’t receive too many styling updates.

As the previous version got us used to, the exterior look will be simply enhanced.

The alloys will also be swapped out for some Alpina specific units and there are a few other traditional details we expect to see happen on the new B3.

We’re almost certain to only see the automatic transmission used in the B3 and we’re also expecting the performance tune-up to be seriously consistent.

There’s no interested party that rates the future output of the N55 3.0 liter turbocharged engine at less than 400 horsepower.

We also know the upcoming F80 M3 won’t have that much more than 400 horsepower so the engine output should be quite similar between the two.

These two cars won’t be rivals by any measure. The Alpina B3 will make performance more accessible whereas the the M3 will make more performance accessible.

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With the B3 GT3, Alpina have created a BMW 3 Series that gets as close to being an M3 model as possible and eventually turned into a racer lookalike.

The base car they used is a capable E92 BMW 335i which is powered by a twin turbo 3.0 liter inline six-cylinder engine.

Thanks to a few tweaks that lovely engine now develops a total of 408 horsepower and 398 lb-ft of torque. That’s just shy of what the V8 powered M3 can develop.

It takes 4.6 seconds to get from 0 to 62 and the top speed figure now goes all the way up to 192 mph. We’re guessing that alongside the new power, the removal of the electronic speed limiter has something to do with it.

We’ve no idea of what caused the tuner to hand over the car to Sport Auto magazine for a test drive but we’re very glad they didn’t focus on the custom full-body vinyl wrap its getting.

Alpina may be the creators of some of the finest looking BMW tuning packages but they have rather missed the mark on this one.

A discrete presence, lovely lines and a grown up interior; these are all things that didn’t really find their way into the Alpina B3 GT3.

That’s a bit of a shame, since the performance version of the 3 Series is now a lot more impressive, just as the video showcases.

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