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      09-11-2019, 01:54 PM   #58
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Originally Posted by guop View Post
I believe Car Throttle reports it as being a twin-turbo converted B58. If you take a look at engine close up pics, you see 2 intake inlets going from the 1 air box passenger side. Not so sure that is s58 or not tho.
You're post jogged my memory, so I did some digging.

Indeed, it would appear that history is repeating itself. Alpina's N55 engine also features a twin-turbo setup where the stock BMW N55 is single turbo. In fact, it was reported back at the time of its release that they bought the tooling from BMW:

https://www.topgear.com/car-reviews/...ic/first-drive

So, it is not at all a stretch that their B58 would also feature a twin-turbo setup. That makes a heck of a lot more sense to me than an S58. I suspect that's what is powering this new B3. Hopefully Alpina will provide confirmation soon.
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