Description
Pavilion Gardens | Buxton, Derbyshire
Viewing: Tues 20th May from 12pm
Auction: Wed 21st May from 9am
Location: St John's Rd, Buxton SK17 6BE
2004 BMW Alpina Roadster S
Estimate
£16, 000 - £18, 000
Registration No: B3 XSS
Chassis No: WAPR534004PE50163
MOT: September 2025
Rare and sought-after high-performance Convertible with 103, 000 miles
Offered with a large history file with a collection of MOTs, invoices and the current V5C
Supplied new via the Sytner group in September 2004
Number 163 of the 370-car production run, and one of just 167 UK market examples
The BMW Alpina Roadster S was the latest in a long line of heavily fettled BMWs to come out of Alpina’s (factory approved) workshops. Working hand-in-hand, the two firms took the already very good BMW Z4 and made it awesome. The third Alpina roadster, the modifications are typically thorough. The engine is bigger version of the E36 M3 straight-six with high-strength Mahle pistons, and an Alpina head and crankshaft. The result is 296bhp and 266lb/ ft of torque, enough to endow the 1, 320kg Convertible with a top speed of almost 170mph - after passing 62mph in a little over five seconds. The manual gearbox helps. Yes, that’s right; Alpina went to the trouble of binning the car’s standard automatic transmission in favour of a bespoke six-speed ZF gearbox. Suspension is via Alpina-specific dampers and Eibach springs. Obviously, a Eisenmann stainless steel exhaust was fitted. An optional Sport pack could be ordered, which added a thicker front anti-rollbar and increased the front negative camber a smidgeon. Two trim levels, standard and Luxury, were offered, along with three interior colours: Black leather with Blue and Green stitching; Red leather with Red stitching; and Tan with Maroon stitching and piping. In all, it is claimed that Alpina made more than 2, 000 modifications to the interior, so it will come as no surprise to find out that its logo was prevalent, making an appearance on the instrument cluster, seats, steering wheel, gearknob, door sills, and an overhead plaque that detailed the production build number. The exterior changes were modest by comparison, just a front spoiler along with a three-piece one at the rear. Alpina 18-inch Dynamic alloy wheels were fitted to the standard model, and 19-inch to the Luxury. The BMW Alpina Roadster S was available in Alpina Blue, Sterling Grey, Japan Red, Black Sapphire, Titanium Silver, Royal Red, and Maldive Blue. Only built in Europe between 2004-05, just 167 were ever built, making it as exclusive as it is fantastic to drive.
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