Alpina Will Enter Modified BMW 6 Series in FIA GT3 Racing

<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD3dUEVy-3DbM6DEpBRdl5wScyRaZp4PLAhkYboOiyLSJ8yiJQE9hjwUhd16d82MXEyCuMZRgWGhCR3toUVnctbLMPP39UmpR9t1d9GYEDxAnaFY7RFe0tPGokWQYWXdHDk4yyI03sKxA/s1600-h/bmw_alpina-b6_prf_09-ge-as_1_717.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5425752765521528642" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD3dUEVy-3DbM6DEpBRdl5wScyRaZp4PLAhkYboOiyLSJ8yiJQE9hjwUhd16d82MXEyCuMZRgWGhCR3toUVnctbLMPP39UmpR9t1d9GYEDxAnaFY7RFe0tPGokWQYWXdHDk4yyI03sKxA/s400/bmw_alpina-b6_prf_09-ge-as_1_717.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 261px;" /></a>BUCHLOE, Germany — Alpina, a specialist in tuner BMWs, is making a return to racing after a 20-year absence with a car based on the BMW 6 Series. The public will be able to see that car, the B6 GT3, at the Geneva Auto Show next month.<br /><div style="text-align: justify;" class="fullpost"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5djAGUE3l_4VKh-Q-V9TVOTBnw8JVJwtoC07iyCevTfeaZRXa3exqIjuu-Z2ct4cQGpGu6eE5d90aW8BZ9i3yVz90ihuC_k5FF1eBRgzkjvTufS74XYPG3q-kDLXptDkLkWrPA8XE5yo/s1600-h/bmw_alpina-b6_rear_09-ge-as_1_717.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5425752768580387714" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5djAGUE3l_4VKh-Q-V9TVOTBnw8JVJwtoC07iyCevTfeaZRXa3exqIjuu-Z2ct4cQGpGu6eE5d90aW8BZ9i3yVz90ihuC_k5FF1eBRgzkjvTufS74XYPG3q-kDLXptDkLkWrPA8XE5yo/s400/bmw_alpina-b6_rear_09-ge-as_1_717.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 272px;" /></a>The Alpina factory team will enter the FIA GT3 racing series with its B6 GT3, derived from the BMW 6 Series. The B6 GT3 is also inspired by Alpina's B6 S road car that makes 523 horsepower and 535 pound-feet of torque from a supercharged 4.4-liter V8. That B6 S is capable of accelerating to 60 mph in less than 3.9 seconds and can hit a top speed of 177 mph.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9zWlc2ik9n-84j8BfgL4j7ETfZJWB_-YTqkiZxRY3PeqFYdHLX7qcPV-TreqOTwQZ8DawQYeMRFM9tRW5K_meifPpYEtwlNHi2jZ69R57jLQ-YQGiSv1g5lrc70LRg6wxuTfV1ygShfw/s1600-h/bmw_alpina-b6_int_09-ge-as_1_717.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5425752749962468146" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9zWlc2ik9n-84j8BfgL4j7ETfZJWB_-YTqkiZxRY3PeqFYdHLX7qcPV-TreqOTwQZ8DawQYeMRFM9tRW5K_meifPpYEtwlNHi2jZ69R57jLQ-YQGiSv1g5lrc70LRg6wxuTfV1ygShfw/s400/bmw_alpina-b6_int_09-ge-as_1_717.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 262px;" /></a>In addition to putting up a factory team, Alpina will sell B6 GT3s to individuals and teams looking to compete in the series.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9sxfuygCACqApTJ87Zd0B-JFbQdXcGou1lW5x9iR8NZazzimnK7gjeIbuJIfk8Jd8Qzm_0MzJ2Zq-W_97INQGyP6Vix0w53uhf15pp3eZ5uYV5nzfaRlfEeQkpSswkt9ttDH3U1pngTU/s1600-h/bmw_alpina-b6_oth_09-ge-as_2_717.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5425752754870376722" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9sxfuygCACqApTJ87Zd0B-JFbQdXcGou1lW5x9iR8NZazzimnK7gjeIbuJIfk8Jd8Qzm_0MzJ2Zq-W_97INQGyP6Vix0w53uhf15pp3eZ5uYV5nzfaRlfEeQkpSswkt9ttDH3U1pngTU/s400/bmw_alpina-b6_oth_09-ge-as_2_717.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 256px;" /></a>Inside Line says: Alpina's expertise in tuning BMWs with the quality and polish of major manufacturers should help the company when it comes to racing. — Eric Tingwall, Correspondent.<br /></div>

Alpina Will Enter Modified BMW 6 Series in FIA GT3 Racing

BUCHLOE, Germany — Alpina, a specialist in tuner BMWs, is making a return to racing after a 20-year absence with a car based on the BMW 6 Se...

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