| Main Params  | 
        
        
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            | Car name | 
            
                Alpina B4
             | 
            
                Lotus Elite
             | 
        
        
            | Car type | 
            
                passenger cars
             | 
            
                passenger cars
             | 
        
        
            | Car body type | 
            
                coupe
             | 
            
                station wagon
             | 
        
        
            | Model | 
            
                alpina
             | 
            
                lotus
             | 
        
        
            | Variant | 
            
                b4
             | 
            
                elite
             | 
        
        
            | Modification | 
            
                3.0 AT (410 hp) 4x4
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                2.0 MT (162 hp)
             | 
        
        
            | Release of cars | 
            
                2013
             | 
            
                1974
             | 
        
        
            | The end of production | 
            
                2016
             | 
            
                1982
             | 
        
                
                    |  Engine  | 
                
                
                    | Boost type | 
                    turbocharging | 
                    No | 
                
                
                    | Compression ratio | 
                    10.2 | 
                    No | 
                
                
                    | Cylinder arrangement | 
                    in-line | 
                    in-line | 
                
                
                    | Cylinder diameter and piston stroke, mm | 
                    84 × 89.6 | 
                    95.2 × 69.3 | 
                
                
                    | Engine capacity, cm³ | 
                    2979 | 
                    1973 | 
                
                
                    | Engine location | 
                    front, longitudinal | 
                    No | 
                
                
                    | Engine power supply system | 
                    direct injection into the combustion chamber | 
                    carburetor | 
                
                
                    | Engine type | 
                    petrol | 
                    petrol | 
                
                
                    | Maximum power, hp/kW at rpm | 
                    410 / 301 at 5500 - 6250 | 
                    162 / 119 at 6200 | 
                
                
                    | Maximum torque, N*m at rpm | 
                    600 at 3000 - 4000 | 
                    190 at 4900 | 
                
                
                    | Number of cylinders | 
                    6 | 
                    4 | 
                
                
                    | Number of valves per cylinder | 
                    4 | 
                    4 | 
                
                
                    |  General information  | 
                
                
                    | Brand country | 
                    Germany | 
                    Great Britain | 
                
                
                    | Car class | 
                    D | 
                    S | 
                
                
                    | Model assembly | 
                    Germany | 
                    No | 
                
                
                    | Number of doors | 
                    2 | 
                    3 | 
                
                
                    |  Performance indicators  | 
                
                
                    | Acceleration to 100 km/h, s | 
                    4 | 
                    7.8 | 
                
                
                    | CO2 emissions, g/km | 
                    183 | 
                    No | 
                
                
                    | Ecological class | 
                    Euro 6 | 
                    No | 
                
                
                    | Fuel consumption, l city / highway / combined | 
                    10.6 / 6.3 / 7.9 | 
                    No | 
                
                
                    | Fuel type | 
                    Super Plus (98) | 
                    No | 
                
                
                    | Maximum speed, km/h | 
                    303 | 
                    200 | 
                
                
                    |  Sizes in mm  | 
                
                
                    | Front track width | 
                    1552 | 
                    1490 | 
                
                
                    | Ground clearance | 
                    No | 
                    140 | 
                
                
                    | Height | 
                    1373 | 
                    1210 | 
                
                
                    | Length | 
                    4640 | 
                    4460 | 
                
                
                    | Rear track width | 
                    1576 | 
                    1490 | 
                
                
                    | Wheel size | 
                    245 / 30 / R20 265 / 30 / R20 | 
                    No | 
                
                
                    | Wheelbase | 
                    2810 | 
                    2480 | 
                
                
                    | Width | 
                    1825 | 
                    1820 | 
                
                
                    |  Suspension and brakes  | 
                
                
                    | Front brakes | 
                    disk ventilated | 
                    disc | 
                
                
                    | Rear brakes | 
                    disk ventilated | 
                    drum | 
                
                
                    | Type of front suspension | 
                    independent, spring | 
                    independent, spring | 
                
                
                    | Type of rear suspension | 
                    independent, spring | 
                    independent, spring | 
                
                
                    |  Transmission  | 
                
                
                    | Drive type | 
                    full | 
                    rear | 
                
                
                    | Number of gears | 
                    8 | 
                    5 | 
                
                
                    | Transmission | 
                    automatic | 
                    mechanical | 
                
                
                    |  Volume and weight  | 
                
                
                    | Curb weight, kg | 
                    1680 | 
                    1060 | 
                
                
                    | Fuel tank capacity, l | 
                    60 | 
                    No | 
                
                
                    | Gross weight, kg | 
                    2200 | 
                    No | 
                
                
                    | Trunk volume min/max, l | 
                    445 | 
                    No |