Compare Alpina B3 Touring E46 vs Alpina B5 Touring F11 vs BMW 5 Series Touring E39 LCI
Variants
B3 3.3
B3 3.3 Allrad AT
B3 3.3 AT
B3 S
B5 Bi-Turbo
B5 Bi-Turbo LCI
520d
520i
520i AT
525d
525d AT
525i
525i AT
530d
530d AT
530i
530i AT
540i
540i AT
Capacity
Cargo Capacity
435 L / 15.4 cu-ft ~ 1345 L / 47.5 cu-ft
560 L / 19.8 cu-ft ~ 1670 L / 59.0 cu-ft
410 L / 14.5 cu-ft ~ 1525 L / 53.9 cu-ft
Fuel Capacity
63.0 L / 16.6 gal
70.0 L / 18.5 gal
70.0 L / 18.5 gal
Passengers
5
5
5
Chassis
Brakes | Front
Ventilated discs
Ventilated discs
Ventilated discs
Brakes | Rear
Ventilated discs
Ventilated discs
Power Steering
Hydraulic Steering
Electric Steering
Hydraulic Steering
Suspension | Front
MacPherson strut
Double-wishbone
MacPherson strut
Suspension | Rear
Multi-link
Multi-link
Multi-link
Construction
Body Style
5-door Station Wagon
5-door Station Wagon
5-door Station Wagon
Dimensions
Ground Clearance
120 mm / 4.7 in
Size | Height
1409 mm / 55.5 in
Size | Length
4478 mm / 176.3 in
4913 mm / 193.4 in
4805 mm / 189.2 in
Size | Width
1739 mm / 68.5 in
1800 mm / 70.9 in
Track Width | Front
1471.0 mm / 57.9 in
1599.0 mm / 63.0 in
Track Width | Rear
1481.0 mm / 58.3 in
Wheelbase
2725 mm / 107.3 in
2968 mm / 116.9 in
2830 mm / 111.4 in
Performance
CO2 Emission
224 g/km
Towing Capacity
750 kg / 1653 lbs (w/o brakes) | 2000 kg / 4409 lbs (w/ brakes @ 12% gradient)
Powertrain
Drivetrain Layout
Front-engine (longitudinal), Rear-wheel drive
Front-engine (longitudinal), Rear-wheel drive
Engine | Bore
89.0 mm / 3.5 in
Engine | Compression Ratio
10.2:1
Engine | Displacement
4.4 L / 268.2 cu-in / 4395.0 cc
Engine | Stroke
93.8 mm / 3.7 in
88.3 mm / 3.5 in
Engine | Type
Naturally-aspirated multi-port injected petrol inline-6 DOHC engine with 4 values per cylinder
Bi-turbocharged direct-injected petrol V8 engine
Transmission | Gears
8-speed
Reviews
Neofiliac score
75%
86%
53%
Pros
- Very beautiful
- Rather reliable and easy to DIY
- Great handling
- Double-wishbone + multi-link suspension setup
- Superb styling
- Lots of power
- Alpina exclusivity
- No AWD nonsense
- Good inline-6 engines
- Clean and elegant design
- Manual transmission widely available
Cons
- Started AWD nonsense
- MacPherson front suspension
- Unreliable automatic transmission
- MacPherson front suspension
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