Alpina has a knack for filling the gaps in BMW's lineup. Where BMW lacks a full-on M-developed 7-Series, Alpina offers the mighty B7. And where BMW decides against building sporty wagons, Alpina has them in droves. Its latest creation is this car, the B3 Touring. It's the perfect alternative for those wanting M3 levels of performance in a wagon body style—if you live outside America, anyway.

Alpina revealed the B3 Touring this week at the 2019 Frankfurt Auto Show, touting a newly developed twin-turbo 3.0-liter inline-six making an impressive 462 horsepower and 516 lb-ft of torque. That's nearly 30 horsepower more than the previous model, and 18 more horsepower than the current M3 Competition. It's worth noting the new M3, which has yet to be revealed, will most likely use the same engine from the X3 and X4 M, meaning over 500 horsepower in Competition form.

Other upgrades to the car included a beefed-up ZF eight-speed automatic transmission that's been tinkered for quicker shifts, as well as improvements to the xDrive system and rear limited-slip differential to cope with all that torque. The car also gets Alpina's standard slathering of sweet optional graphics, bespoke front an rear fascias, quad-exhaust pipes, and those signature multi-spoke wheels.

Like previous generations of B3 Touring, we don't expect to see it sold stateside, which is a shame. Currently, the only new Alpina model available in the US is the 205-mph B7.

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