E21 · 1978–1983
ALPINA B6 2.8
Based on the BMW 323i
The story
ALPINA's answer to the question nobody at BMW was asking: what if the compact E21 had a big six? Dropping a 2.8-litre engine into the little two-door created one of the fastest small saloons of its day and set the template for every ALPINA 3 Series that followed.
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