2015 BMW M3 squares off against Alpina D3 in gas vs. diesel throwdown
 

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There was a time when diesel meant one of two things: This vehicle's owner either wants to save some money at the pump or needs to haul massive loads. It definitely did not mean that the owner of said machine wanted to drive fast, but that perception has slowly but surely been changing over the last several years, with automakers from <a href="http://autoblog.com/volkswagen/">Volkswagen</a> and <a href="http://autoblog.com/ford/">Ford</a> to <a href="http://autoblog.com/audi/">Audi</a> and <a href="http://autoblog.com/bmw/">BMW</a> offering spiced-up versions of their high-compression, turbocharged diesels.<br />
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It's that last automaker we mentioned that's the subject of the video you'll see down below. One bright-blue <a href="http://autoblog.com/bmw/m3/">BMW M3</a> was procured by the Brits at <em>Autocar</em>, and it was lined up against a deep-black <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/tag/alpina+d3/">Alpina D3</a> (which we sadly can't buy in the US) in a spate of tests, including acceleration, stopping, sound and lap times on a closed circuit. The results, which we won't spoil for you, were enlightening, and were followed up by personal impressions from the man behind the wheel.<br />
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We know you're curious. All it takes to find out which of these 3.0-liter, twin-turbo-powered 3 Series variants came out on top is to <a href="/2014/07/26/bmw-m3-alpina-d3-comparison-video/#continued">scroll down below and watch</a>. You know what to do.<p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2014/07/26/bmw-m3-alpina-d3-comparison-video/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>2015 BMW M3 squares off against Alpina D3 in gas vs. diesel throwdown</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;backgr ound:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2014/07/26/bmw-m3-alpina-d3-comparison-video/">2015 BMW M3 squares off against Alpina D3 in gas vs. diesel throwdown</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.autoblog.com">Autoblo g</a> on Sat, 26 Jul 2014 20:01:00 EST. Please see our <a href="/rss-term-of-use/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2014/07/26/bmw-m3-alpina-d3-comparison-video/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/forward/20937393/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2014/07/26/bmw-m3-alpina-d3-comparison-video/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>

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