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[@lukemjproctor]

Just bought an M340i touring, even without the modifications it feels like the best value for money proposition out there - exceptional cars 👌🏼

[@pharaon8134]

how much did you payed?

[@Account1746]

340i touring with a tune and maybe exhaust if needed, is literally the Perfect vehicle

[@dinges8561]

Alpina has one. The B3 with 495 horsepower. 0-100 in 3.7 sec 302km/u topspeed.

[@Account1746]

You not gonna 0-60 it every single time you stop lool anything under 6 seconds is plenty

[@dinges8561]

@@Account1746 okay .. then why talking about tune it if the 340i does 0-100 in 4.6 sec? Its plenty enough(under 6), right??

[@fancytracy]

@@dinges8561 lmao

[@Account1746]

@@dinges8561 more power can be used for thing other than 0-60 bozo

[@lucwijngaard8413]

No matter how great the M3 is, it's aggressiveness isn't something I'd want on the daily, either this or an Alpina B3 touring are perfectly balanced between performance and usability!

[@冠賽陳-r6s]

40 series exhaust sound much better than M POWER

[@AG-uk9ft]

perfect and wise comment. congrats

[@yaminoyume610]

I will never get used to the M3/M4 grilles. The M340i and M5 look much better

[@whotf888]

True. Just so out of proportion

[@sibusisoprince.]

Used to feel like that too but now i think the M3 pulls off the look. Because it’s a sedan, It looks much more proportional and it’s lines just manage to make the grill work. The M3 touring on the other hand is just perfection.

[@joemyers8289]

These grilles have to grow on you, its like BMW make the rear nice and the front tacky when it makes no sense. Like Bentley & Rolls Royce, the front are nice and the rear are ugly, one day they will work it out hopefully.

[@blazer6708]

its not that bad if you dont need to have a registration plate in the middle of it, but most places require you to have it, still prefer the old ones tho regardless

[@aleksei8884]

Hey, at least they are better than the 4 series grill lol

[@timwin7155]

Most people forget that the M3 isnt just about more power and styling. They did major chassis adjustemnts etc. for the rear end etc. to get the same performance as the sedan.

[@mattevans5631]

180mph + and its still pulling wow love how chilled out you are aswell 😎 m340d also a brilliant package.

[@eliaspemmerl5152]

I love my M340i, such a beast of a care. I've got Stage 2 as well, it sounds awesome, the B58 is one of the best engines, it's fast as hell but also comfortabel on a road trip

[@philipfastre7000]

From experience: A 460 bhp M340I sedan will do 307 km/h if given enough space on the left lane. An absolute brilliant sleeper!

[@yesitsme8943]

I bought an x3 m40i after having the m340i touring for a week as a rental. In love with that b58.

[@krissklein]

Affordable dream car right there.

[@kevinmarie3073]

Тихон Борисов, ты ошибся уже когда зарегистрировался в этом казино, в этом нечистоплотном заведении никогда не стоит там делать ставки, это на 98% обманные заведения, если вы собираетесь играть в интернет казино, то предельно внимательно подходи к выбору казино, изучи рецензии, списки лучших, необходимо убедись, что казино имеет лицензию, в интернете много подобных, мне по душе казирейт, на дистанции у меня ноль, но точно не такой минус как у вас.

[@huntaaa4]

idk these m340i sedans and wagons just look beautiful with a little bit lower springs , specifically grey or black

[@S8ER]

That color looks very similar to Destroyer Grey...love it!

[@vangelis13]

Great video! I see the car is wearing the M performance 795M 20" wheels, which are the same wheels that my UK M340i xdrive came with when i bought it back in 2020. Interested to know what tyres the car wears. Mine came with Pirelli PZ4 run flat * BMW homologated tyres (225/35/20 front / 255/30/20 in the back). I'm asking as BMW in the UK suggests that only star mark approved tyres should be used on xdrive models, other wise if any issues were to arrise with the 4wheel drive system or the transfer box would not be covered under warranty. I was thinking of changing the pirelli's with Michilin PS4s non run flats at the same dimensions but i cant find a star marked BMW PS4s at these sizes. I would appreciate any insight on the matter.

[@kaybe3044]

That sound is absolutely insane

[@Dutchcarsofficial]

Dit is toch de beste station van BMW🥰🥰🥰

[@amaninamodi]

sounds great!

[@Wookson71]

@AutoTopnl So you claim, that ecu tuning is finally possible, i mean drivers are unlocked? I own M340i Tourin LCI from 7 months, and as I was told by my tuner there is still no option for that. It would be fantastic, as I have the same plans :-) ECU remap plus downpipe and intake :-)

[@donaghgavin8132]

Max 2..you make a lot of sense.. understand the hype around the M3..but value money with upgrades is a no brainer.. front end of new generation BMWs are a huge design error..designed for Far East market I believe.. another great review..keep up the great content

[@rw1592]

Love it and would prefer it over the M3. Could be the one which will replace my M550D Touring.

[@sveeny]

one has bad ass wide wheel arches. the other one has a decent looking front/grille design...

[@oneofakind2994]

Just because of the M3 Touring horrible front grille I would go for the M340i and tune it just like this one. You got a better looking and sounding car, a Beast58 engine and you save a lot of money. What else ?

[@ultimate_power255]

Auto man and today i have a happy day!

[@fullsendsimracing]

Perfect all-arounder and daily car

[@lukenfoci]

I just checked - MSRP around £70k with a couple of packages and upgrades... ouch...

[@3rkowtf669]

Beautiful ride, perfect blend of practicality and power, tooooo bad it’s not imported here in the USA.

[@AaronRandolphChen]

You should do more reviews, really. You're a natural.

[@arvisgri7491]

You can get 2-3 year older Bmw m5 f90 for the same price as m340i. The only reason I would go for m340i is if I need touring. Every other day, m5 is better value.

[@mohammadsattar5488]

This is a lot better than the M3 touring in my opinion

[@idowedo]

someone got executed at 4:48

[@s.t3141]

Also comes a review of the 2023 m340i?

[@jaworq]

nothing has changed except bumpers, mirrors and interior.

[@jspope2008]

Great to have a gearbox that changes so fast but I’m not convinced that gearbox will last long. BMW could have built that box but for mass production decided……… maybe not !

[@arnold_2523]

Wow amazing, another BMW video

[@faultier3782]

interesting to see how the touring affects the 100-200, i have a sedan with a similar tune setup and consistently 8.5s 100-200

[@TheFrankybody]

20 inch wheels + extra weight for being a touring must have something to do with it.

[@xSleeper.]

it has every option but manual seats wtf...

[@Boricheck]

I thought the same. What a shame. Szill a very nice spec, but i dont know how you can cheap out on that option 😅

[@dkappen]

no changes to the chassis? What suspension has this BMW?

[@ultimate_power255]

Of your very nice cool cars😊

[@primozstubicar8299]

Great car, its just you should compare it with new alpina B3 with 495 HP

[@nafeelkk9584]

omg dont you fear in that speed😮?

[@Nexoo91]

my dream dailly

[@Tupeutla]

I am stock M40i , but the gear box is NOT slow , I am sorry . you have another gear box programming , but how long do you think you keep that car healthy ?

[@eliaspemmerl5152]

xHP isn't a bad thing for the ZF8HP. It's amazing

[@Tupeutla]

@@eliaspemmerl5152 ok will try ( car still under warranty now )

[@kw7814]

God I wish we had this car available in Canada

[@DG-od4si]

when you mix all the left over paints you get that color

[@KootBear]

horrible colour

[@aceace5457]

wow i wish i still had one lol but bought a golf r est 7.5 and that really goes as well.

[@Top_g80comp]

M3 touring is much better looking car and it’s just right in every aspect 🤘💯

[@Luuuugn]

perfect familywagon

[@danhough242]

Is there any ecu tuning possibilities with the LCI model that doesnt entail a piggy back module?

[@goncalosantos5253]

Did the ECU Tune deleted the speed limiter or is it a different mod? Tks

[@jaworq]

good question. I would like to know that too.

[@fluxsiarski]

Shit in my country I have only "plug in" option of m340i But this one from video I think is better than touring and for the difference in price we can do some after-market fixes and we have perfect car

[@xav945]

Please purosangue on autobahn

[@RememberReaz]

Owner must have skipped on the power seats subscription lmfao

[@derianc3]

Why can’t we have these in the us 😢

[@VisionCityMayor]

I wish someone did an m340i front end swap on an m3; just so I could see how it’d look

[@timwin7155]

Maybe it would looke like a m340i?

[@anwarabdullah8581]

​@@timwin7155 but atleast it will look so nice as compare to buckteeth grills.

[@Busta76]

This with a manual gearbox from the new toyota supra in RWD

[@mahmoodalmonthery1300]

How come it have purples on the upshift?❤ is it because of the ecu modification?

[@QuagmireHimself]

why Europe model have to dong sound when you open the driver's door, but the US doesn't? I want it so bad

[@reaperxi-0382]

Didn’t know that about the wheel sizes. Does that mean they only suggest 19s and below?

[@tasosvenieris4393]

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[@iscream1253]

is the LCI version of Fi exhausts are also the same as the default g20 m340i?

[@bobemarius5974]

What ECU remap is the car having? From which company?

[@spartacus2954]

May be BMW sabotaged the other models in the line up so they can sell this massively :D

[@CM.243]

What is the main difference between an ECU remap and the RaceChip?

[@DjNikGnashers]

Depends on the mapper. A good mapper will do multiple dyno runs, and monitor everything from timing, fuelling, intake temp, etc, and every engine is slightly different, so a custom tune can get the absolute best out of one particular engine, while still keeping everything safe. My own M140i made 335bhp standard, then 411bhp/573nm with a custom tune, then 455bhp/634nm with a 200 cell cat. A map 'bought' from bootmod3 or similar is just a general map which will be ok for most cars, but not as good as an individual map tweaked to perfection by a good custom tuner.

[@itswhip]

For me, it's the ability to pull out the chip when I go to the dealer for service to keep my warranty in place. Popped it out for my 50k service and put it right back in as soon as I got home. Been loving my Racechip the last couple months. Best $700 you could spend on your B58.

[@DjNikGnashers]

@@itswhip 50k and still in warranty ???? You do some mileage !!! Yes for vehicles still in warranty it's a no-brainer. I bought my car at 2.5 years old, and had it custom mapped straight away. It only had 14,200 miles on it at 2.5 years old. 50,000 miles in less than 3 years christ, that is a LOT.

[@Tsand4]

Racechip is just a boost controller……a ECU remap adjusts boost timing fueling etc…..ECU remap is a real tune.

[@DjNikGnashers]

@@Tsand4 correct.

[@XenoChrist93]

is this a good choice with 2 kids in the back?

[@FrilansPhille]

Thats a Alpina B3 then without the Alpina price?

[@tommasoscarlino4672]

stock turbos, right?

[@Tsand4]

Damn the S5 sportback with 460hp you tested did it quicker then this m340i…….I didn’t expect that.

[@davidzvezda]

Is m340 Lci review coming soon?

[@jaworq]

nothing has changed except bumpers, mirrors and interior.

[@davidzvezda]

@@jaworq yes and headlights

[@Xhgne-rabbitChen]

NICE CAR

[@Sad-Lemon]

I'm thinking - is this car enough for a 2 meter guy? I don't want to risk buying M550i and get a faulty engine.

[@henkvanleijen4451]

kennelijk hebben jullie bij de zelfde leraar engels gehad? Klinkt iig wat beter en natuurlijker dan Max. Die doet teveel zijn best als een Texaan te klinken.

[@robertsaint5667]

What you are not Max/ U sound just the same lol

[@onsra26]

Wow amazing

[@usuariorangel9173]

Muito show!!

[@LetsgoSino]

This car or rs4?

[@Phumy]

If you can change the Steeringwheel with an m Steeringwheel it would be perfect.

[@rafblokland2190]

Already changed

[@PhilCinqCentDouze]

Quick question to the owner if he reads the comments : I will order soon a new 3 series to remplace the current one and how much did you pay for the individual color ? I’d loooove to have the Marrakech brown but if you say the color is like 5-7k€ I’ll forget it and stick to the individual color available directly from the configurator

[@rafblokland2190]

Im a friend of the owner, i know the color was already on the car from the showroom. I think it was around €107k brand new with 7km on it

[@PhilCinqCentDouze]

@@rafblokland2190 interesting, thanks for the info I will ask the dealership how much they would charge for Marrakech brown.

[@jwardTLS]

This was just basically about hating on the M3 front-end, and then just a bunch of highway pulls in a straight line with a tuned turbo engine raving about how great it is. From that angle - obviously an M340 is better than an M3 based on bang-for-buck alone, regardless of touring or sedan form. Straight line speed is a commodity and not special. By the way this video played out and the argument presented, why would anyone ever buy an M3 for a daily? Why would they even make a 4-door M3 then? B58 has been available for a long time and as of 2016 you would be getting a B58 in an F30. Why buy an F80 at that point? Same argument would apply in the current G-series chassis. This is one of the most ridiculous comparisons I've seen with basically 0 arguments other than "front end of new M3 ugly" and "TUNE LOL". The tune argument has been the go-to for over a decade, used ad nauseum by 335 bros to justify not buying an E9x M3 instead of their clapped N54/N55 car.

[@TheYASKone]

Im a owner of an m340i and had also an 335i n53 some years ago. But yes You Are absolutly Right. I mean you can also tune an m3 Touring with 700-800hp, so yeah i would say thats really Not a Argument

[@jarasw8226]

Is it mild hybrid version? I have 2021 M340i and nobody is abble to make ecu tune

[@AutoTopnl]

We can 😄 send us a DM on instagram

[@pseudo2126]

M340i is the best dayli

[@jaworq]

3:30 - bro, you own 3 BMW's and you don't know how to close the hood properly.... you are leaving dents in that hood =/

[@amacke4736]

like with any mlite, no matter how much you spend on it, how fast it is it will never remove the real M itch. so not worth the money spent.

[@maXXik1337]

Do you still have racechip on your own m340i installed? You know how much hp is that doing on dyno? This is really crisp, i am considering one (and i really hate that facelift interior btw).

[@faulllv]

13:30

[@suzannesmith4195]

Fucking he'll nerly 190 in a 3 series estate thats not even a m3 wild that

[@Daniel-ynuhnunu]

First ❤

[@ultimate_power255]

Wsp

[@seanpaul3050]

Does it have a LSD ? or is it 4 wheel drive

[@rafblokland2190]

4wd

[@alphinjames6304]

❤❤

[@Any__Name]

Would take the M3 any day over this. 😂

[@thembakwintshi3913]

Max 😂😂

[@smosarkimario9929]

👍✋️🙋‍♂️

[@johannes1192]

Könnt ihr eure Videos nicht in Holland drehen. Ihr könnt auch garnicht vorstellen wie viele Leute euch hier hassen. Völlig unnötig. Jeder der nur ein bisschen Motorsport Verständnis hat würde auf öffentlichen Straßen so nicht fahren. Muss immer erst was passieren. Einfach nur penetrant und lächerlich.

[@Dathumm]

Ist das wirklich so, dass sie lokal wo sie fahren negativ auffallen?

[@johannes1192]

@@Dathumm auf jeden Fall. Zu Mal die Leute die hier ein getuntes Auto oder Motorrad fahren geraten durch solche Aktionen auch immer mehr ins Fadenkreuz. Und irgendwann dürfen garnix mehr machen. Ich weiß das eine große Fangemeinde gibt. Aber es zu filmen wie man 5 Mal pro Minute ein Verkehr vergehen macht ist nicht nur dumm sonder auch gefährlich.ich bin selber Jahre lang Rennmotorrad gefahren.aber halt auch nur auf der Rennstrecke. Klar steht es im keinen Verhältnis ein Auto auf einer Rennstrecke zu testen (Kosten Faktor). Aber so funktioniert es auch nicht.Och an euer Stelle würde vllt Mal Kontakt zum Airport Weeze suchen. Klar ist das nicht so spektakulär aber viel sicher und hier nervt keinen ab.

[@abr5819]

Troll car really . souped up 335i .

[@kamielbuize4048]

another popcorn blower

[@take5186]

Not impressive at all.. and the color is ugly...

[@Nice_Person7379]

Fun fact: Autotop’s shadow isn’t due to the sun setting. It’s just how tall he is.

[@Super1prettyboy]

Are the cracks on upshift apart of the tune or automatic with the new exhaust???

[@MrAssrocker]

YE I WANNA KN OW THAT TOO

[@rafblokland2190]

I didn't have the cracks from factory

[@timovandyk7380]

Tune

[@danyockey1230]

The “DSG farts” that you are referring to happen even a stock M340i. Mine (stock) farts in Sport or Sport+ when I upshift while heavy on the throttle.

[@timovandyk7380]

@@danyockey1230 you must live in the usa then. Not here in europe…

[@davidbillberg2203]

Thanks for the review. A "cheaper" M3

[@o0julek0o]

Yes, rip. Because the M3 is still ugly as sin.

[@inflatable2]

In the Netherlands the main difference between the M3 and M340i is the price.. The M3 is +/- 56K euro more expensive.. Baseprice M340i xdrive Touring 92K euro, M3 Touring 148K euro.. Big part of that is tax.. The Dutch government takes a lot of money from you when you buy a new car with high fuel consumption.. On the M3 there's close to 60K euro in tax.. On the M340i it's +/- 32K euro in tax.. That's why most people now buy (read: lease) the plugin hybrid models, because on paper very economical so low tax.. Tax on a BMW 330e xdrive touring is "only" 11K euro out of a baseprice of 65K euro (that's almost the same amount you just pay in tax for a M3).. As cool as the M3 is, it's not worth more than double the money over a 330e.. Same for the M340i, also not worth the extra 30K euro.. The 330e can also be tuned to close to 400HP and 700Nm, so in the Netherlands is kind of a nobrainer.. Thx to our (CO2 based) tax-system.. Buying on the second hand market is a different story though.. I would always go for a M340i over a 4-cilinder hybrid like the 330e, as prices are much closer.. Lots of initial depreciation on the M340i and M3's.. Another reason why not to buy them new in the Netherlands..