Alpina B6 3.5S

A two-door sedan based upon BMW E30 with an E30 M3 chassis. 62 cars were produced between 1987 and 1990.

Many consider the first-generation BMW M3 to be the best drivers car ever built by BMW. But the M3 was built far more for competition and serious road use than for everyday transportation with it´s raw four-cylinder engine which is not nearly as smooth as a straight-six. The M3-based Alpina B6 3.5S, which is considered to be one of Alpina´s finest efforts ever, had the best of both worlds with the performance of the powerful and smooth 3.5 liter six-cylinder engine mixed with the handling capabilities of the M3. That is what I call “the ultimate driving machine”. Unfortunately only 62 cars were produced between November 1987 and December 1990.

The engine is exactly the same unit as in the “ordinary” B6 3.5. It is based on BMW´s 3.5 liter six, which produces 218 bhp. Alpina´s version produces 254 bhp. But the two cars don´t share the gearbox. Both cars have Getrag 5-speed units but the B6S has a “sportgetriebe” with the first gear down to the left. Also called a dogleg gearbox.

The B6S shared the chassis with the standard M3 which is considered to have probably the best chassis ever built by BMW. The only difference is that the B6S was equipped with the springs, at the front, from the A/C-equipped M3s. Those are a little bit stiffer to handle the extra-weight. The brakes are the same as in the B6 3.5 but the wheels are 8in wide both at front and rear with 225/45 tires

Source: https://classicandvintagebmw.tumblr.com/e30alpinab63.5sinfo.


Changelog
- AO mapped interior and improved textures and PBR
- Rims paintable
- Front plate
- Alpina B6 conversion
- LODS
- VAO


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