06 February 2009 - 11:00
Green, back
With manufacturers dropping out of motorsport quicker with plague-like rapidity – Honda, Mitsubishi, Subaru, Suzuki, we’re looking at you – it's a good thing there’s at least one firm making a welcome return to the track.
Alpina, the German firm renowned for doing scary things to BMWs, is heading back to the grid after a two decade absence with this: the B6 GT3 racer. We like.
We first heard of Alpina’s return to the FIA GT3 series back in May 2008, but now we’ve got a whole bunch of photos and details of the 6-Series Coupe-based racer set to do battle with Corvettes, Gallardos and 911s on track this year.
The B6 is powered by a supercharged 4.4-litre V8 putting out just over 520bhp and 535lb ft of torque. In a car weighing around 1300kg, that should be good for a 0-60mph time on the sharp side of four seconds. The B6 has already reached 177mph in testing at the Nurburgring, and Alpina reckons it could go even faster.
We’ll see the B6 racer in the metal at Geneva next month, and then on the circuit shortly after. No word yet on who’ll be driving for the Alpina factory team… but we hear a Mr J Button might have a few spare weekends this summer.
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When I drove this around the Track it was quick...
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how much is this gonna cost?, it looks awesome
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thats very green
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looks good... might be economical... coz its green
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There is a reason why Japanese car makers are pulling out of motorsport, they're leaving the oil for us people who love to play with it. Zee Germans hav lost zeir ally unt zis time xey take ova za (motorsport) world zemselves!
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This thing look ridiculous!!! Look at that HUGE spoiler. This is cool
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Usman commented on this article
06 February 2009
Is that a Snow Plough?
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