BMW Alpina D3

BMW Alpina D3 fills the niche in between the 320d and 325d, meanwhile Alpina acquires a wider audience for their products. It is equipped with four diesel engines and a range of sporting accessories, while maintaining top-fuel economy figures.

BMW Alpina D3 is equipped with diesel engine, which is taken from the BMW 320d. Alpina engineers installed a larger turbine, more productive injector nozzle, sport exhaust system and changed electronic engine management. Consequently, the engine develops 200 horsepower and 410 Nm maximum torque at 2000 rpm.

Stock BMW Alpina D3 obtains the original design aerodynamic body kit with Alpina recognition marks, 18-inch wheel-drives (for an extra charge - 19-inch), a dual exhaust system, sports seats and steering wheel.

0-60 it does in 7.4 seconds and the maximum speed reaches 148 miles per hour. However, disconnecting the electronic stability system - both the draft and the exchange rate stabilization - BMW Alpina D3 disappoints. It is not posible to drift or make a burnout with it. Of course, it is frivolous but it should be posible. BMW Alpina D3 will be suitable for someone who wants a car with sporting equipment and the origin, but at the same time wants to drive it everyday and not to think about lap times on the race track. But the best thing about it is that BMW Alpina D3 makes 40 mpg, so with one tank it is able to go up to 621 miles.


Stock model costs about 47'000 dollars. This car is also available as Coupe and as Touring.

Volkswagen Scirroco

Until now Volkswagen Scirroco associated with an old car for young people. Although they are already been well used, however, both first-and second-generation cars are still able to present their drivers with good dynamics and interesting design.

Volkswagen engineers managed to bring it back in presenting the concept of Iroc. The Iroc-base new Scirocco was presented last year in March at the Geneva car exhibition. Exactly the same places where 34 years ago was presented the first generation Scirocco.


German engineers has managed to preserve the characteristic features of the concept in the real model. Car is longer, lower and wider than the Golf, and, most importantly, does not look like it. Massive front bumper, which includes the giant black hole for air intake, as well as irregular headlamps clearly indicates the highly aggressive nature of this car. Scirocco seems wider from the rear than it is in reality.


Unfortunately the car interior is a disappointment. Attractive Iroc design elements have been switched to Volkswagen standard design solutions, which are derived from other VW models in most cases. It's not bad but pretty boring. The car's steering wheel is deeply profiled, exactly the same as the Cache up equipment seats.


Cheapest version - 1.4 TSI (122 horsepower) is offered only with 6-gear manual gearbox. More powerful versions 1.4 TSI (160 hp), 2.0 TSI (200 hp) and the 2.0 TDI (140 hp) can be selected from the 7-gear DSG gearbox and 6-gear manual gearbox.

All Scirocco versions includes sports suspension already in stock. It is hard so response to the rotation of the steering is sharp and precise. Also the stock versions are equipped with electronic stability control system (ESP).