BMW 340i Individual 2017 Review

A wintery morning in Herefordshire driving the beautiful 6 cylinder 340i Individual in Purple Silk. Thanks again to BMW Cotswold Hereford.
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[@user-qd8ik7uz2k]

Watching 3 years later, and I’m getting the 2016 340i saloon on Tuesday. I’m bloody excited!

[@kingb7080]

I have a 06 330i and i just added this to the collection and I have never been happier. It's just amazing what Bmw has done here. Drive a straight 6 and you will never look back.

[@marceldashon1047]

Love my f30 320d m sport 2917 more than enough power and speed fits all the family and shopping , comfortable to drive long distance 43 mpg urban 64 mpg motorway, drove 7 miles when shown empty light came up . Lots of space within the car sit comfortably with four to five adults . great car .

[@jezbo7827]

Great review and car matey. I have an M140i and it puts a smile on my face every time I drive it!

[@abc.garage]

The cold start is always great to hear!

[@davidculbertson3448]

Nice video Paul. The sounds are amazing. Love the colour of the seats with the black dash etc

[@anpr1984]

Very good presentation & review of a cracking car. Couldn't stretch to a 340 so went for the 140....so much fun to be had. Raining again in lovely old Hereford. ..

[@OnlineHousehusband]

Cracking car the M140i.....my favourite hot hatch as its got that creamy six ;-) Yes, every time I go down to Hereford it seems to be raining :-) Thanks for checking out my review.

[@harveyhalloway]

Test driving a 340i this Friday, may be trading in my long standing Audi A3 3.2, I love the sounds of the six cylinders all day long, I like the understatement of the 340i.

[@reinhardgeike8613]

The colour is awesome and I can just confirm what you explained. I have a 340i as GT. and it is pure fun

[@OnlineHousehusband]

Very nice, I've never driven a GT, it'd be nice to try one at some point.

[@leemorson4432]

Got my 340i shadow edition in November, best car I've ever had, averaging 33mpg which I think for the performance is bearable.

[@OnlineHousehusband]

That's very respectable for the power on tap. Thanks for checking out the review.

[@DannyMcmonagle94]

What sort of driving did you achieve that with? I’m looking at one for a daily.

[@GBFeb72]

Great review and on my list to replace my M140i

[@JordanNaylor]

Picked up a 340i touring and i'm in love. (if you're in the market, keep reading!) Coming from a Jaguar XJ, i'm amazed by the refinement and quality. The torque drop from 700NM from the twin turbo V6 in the Jag has been less noticeable than I thought, but that may be down to the Jag loosing rear traction when accelerating very easily on Pirelli Pzero's, where as even in the wet, the Pilot Sport 4S's fitted to my 340i are incredible and it just claws into the tarmac. For anyone looking for a 340i, look for the adaptive LED's, definately get the ProNav and Harmon Kardon audio, and after using the adaptive suspension, I wouldn't settle for the standard Msport suspension. Softer than the XJ in comfort, perfectly stiff and precise in Sport and Sport+, the heads up display is also a great feature but I feel you could live without it if you were torn between one with and without. MPG was 42.2 on a 4 hour motorway run at 70 cruise in the damp, so I'd expect 45 on a dry clear day. My adaptive LED headlights appear to have matrix function to block out other traffic whilst keeping the high beam in the rest of the view which is amazing to watch. I managed to find an Estoril blue with tan interior which looks glorious. Hopefully reliability is good... Only time will tell... but I am absolutely over the moon and think I have stumbled upon possibly the best do-everything car - Practical, comfy, well equipped, decent on fuel and looks and sounds the absolute balls. I think residuals of these won't drop much lower than they are right now!

[@OnlineHousehusband]

Awesome Jordan, I think you have got yourself an absolutely brilliant car. I am still to this day tempted by one of these and to me it makes far more sense than an F80 M3 as a daily, especially if you have a family as i do and need the extra load space in touring guise.

[@JordanNaylor]

@Otis Piffington I was umming and ahhh-ing about the one I bought in January. It was the first time I wasn't straining at the leash to get into something else with the Jag being awesome, just getting on a bit. I spent 3 weeks looking for one. Found a BMW approved one in black with absolutely every option (HUD, adaptive suspension, towbar, wireless charging, sunroof, oyster interior yada yada) for 19k but it had sold immediately when it went up - I rang the morning it appeared. I saw the one I ended up and really did take my time thinking about it, missing the towbar and wireless charging and not having an oyster interior (ended up with a tan) but I could see how thin the market of these things were with only 2 of them being blue, the other with no spec. So it took me a while to go for it but I'm so glad I did. And I was lucky noone else pounced. I still look occasionally and there has been absolutely nothing I'd buy since. I think there are a couple still listed that were there when I was looking in December/Jan! Badly priced or rubbish spec or maybe not as clean as they look in the pictures. I'm terms of mine, it's been nearly 5 months and it's hands down the best car I've owned to date. Comfy, well equipped, so usable, sounds incredible and makes me giggle every time. I've ordered an intake to get the turbo to sing as the stock airbox and pipe have built in baffles!? Madness.

[@chiel-]

I have a 340i xdrive individual myself in black. In the light it almost looks like its brown/goldish. Lovely car and great engine when tuning. Mine is now stage 2 with around 480hp and 680nm on ron 98. Lovely cars.

[@callumhollinger5416]

What mpg do you get locally

[@boiliveson3015]

I started crying in happiness hearing the exhaust

[@jackhill888]

Awesome car and excellent review

[@OnlineHousehusband]

Thanks Jack

[@Oni-One]

Not even one minute in and already like the vid :)

[@OnlineHousehusband]

Cheers Chris

[@Oni-One]

@@OnlineHousehusband "You just wanna listen to this..." !!! ...The way you smile and laugh-- too good, mate :) ps- Which do you prefer and why: 340 or 440?

[@benryan381]

I've got the 340i touring. Banging car. You just want to drive it constantly. You definitely act like a child. And best of all, most people have no idea

[@bh-xm3gr]

can I agree I have the 335d xdrive

[@Sierra_mike]

b h I second that and you can beat the 340i all day any day having that xdrive in 335d but obviously 340i has more fun factor to it.

[@anthonylewis2446]

Pleased to say.. i bought this exact car today

[@OnlineHousehusband]

Ha awesome. I've only ever seen it once since shooting this review. It passed me on the M5 Motorway near Worcester. What a great car.

[@anthonylewis2446]

Its had the M performance aero kit added by the dealer since then. Always watched this video and stumbled across it on autotrader. Should have it next week.

[@hassanmalik4795]

What’s it like owning this car? 5 years on and they still cost a pretty penny..what you guys think is it worth buying now? Need some good old petrol fun a change from my 330d 😄

[@anthonylewis2446]

@@hassanmalik4795 never looked back! Love It. But i think its only worth having if you get one with MPPSK.

[@hassanmalik4795]

@@anthonylewis2446 what’s that now? Lol MPPSK? M performance pack?

[@AMPJ08]

Think you can use the AC to demist your windows .... :)

[@christopherdandeker6122]

No cost 6 speed manual is great to have on the 340i

[@markscahillmc]

Christopher Dandeker : I drove the 6 speed before I bought my automatic 340i m sport. The automatic is light years better in my opinion. I love a good manual transmission but in this car the auto with paddles is far superior. The automatic in the 340i m sport is dialed in perfectly. I enjoy it. The 6 speed felt so slow and sluggish during shifts..Just my two cents.... -Mark

[@christopherdandeker6122]

I think you are on the right side of history! I have always driven manuals and that is what I am used to. The 2019 M340i, so I understand, will not be available in manual so I had better get used to the auto. The six speed manual is very slick to use but my time with paddles will come.

[@acestar2021]

What mpg do you get on the 340i?

[@jasonwhelan5596]

Just traded my 2015 bmw 330d in for a 2016 BMW X5 25d, big mistake. Bmw 2.0 Diesel engines have enough power but sound absolutely terrible. Sound like a ford transit van.

[@harrylloyd6955]

Great car, wonder how many blue 340s there are with Nappa leather / haven't seen any for sale in UK ☹️

[@OnlineHousehusband]

I haven't seen many with this spec tbf. Strange thing is I recently saw this exact car pass me on the M5 motorway....small world hey!

[@NickMoodyComedy]

Anyone on here driven a manual 340i, I have seen two that I like but are far away from me. Appreciate any comments / feedback. Cheers

[@jediali221]

Looking at hvac control area I see this has no heated seats? And no folding rear seats. There are such a mix of specs out there.

[@OnlineHousehusband]

Craig Seifert I never noticed tbf Chris. I was too busy exploiting that beautiful motor. 😂👍🏼

[@jediali221]

that is fair enough. The engine is the key thing here.

[@christopherdandeker6122]

heated seats are a must. I like the colour but opted for tanzanite blue individual

[@NickMoodyComedy]

What’s your thoughts on one of these but with a manual box ?

[@safeettaskeen3446]

^

[@hassanmuhammad950]

Fuel economy? Roughly how many miles On a full tank? Mixed driving

[@Spartan69117]

HASSAN muhammad Average for me driving 1100 miles a month is 22.1 MPG with mixed driving.

[@AngloSaxonVanguard]

I really don't know how he can say it 'lacks torque' it as the same 0 - 60 the a 335d xdrive🤔 and it's all to do with the different gear ratio too.

[@OnlineHousehusband]

Hi Brian, thanks for checking out the review. I was comparing the car at the time of my 335d xdrive which had a lot more torque being a diesel. That said you are correct the 0-60 is almost the same but the way in which it puts the power down is very different. The 335d is just effortless lazy mans power, whereas the 340i or petrols in general need to be taken too much higher revs. Both brilliant cars though and the 340i wins all day on noise :-)

[@leefoster8015]

This with the performance pack is all you would ever need, unless you wanted x drive then the current model would be great also but a lot more expensive. M3 has image points and more fun around a track, but too stiff for UK roads and cant use a fraction of the performance.

[@TrevForPresident]

8:39 26 mpg is bad?

[@OnlineHousehusband]

In the UK 26mpg is not great, I would say anything 40mpg and upwards would be classed as respectable.

[@NickMoodyComedy]

Well just purchased a 2017 340i, based on this video 🙈. Pick it up in 9 days. Unsure if should have gone for 335d given the figures appearing better than the petrol variant. Hope I won’t be disappointed. Stay tuned for some video content 😊

[@kiftikhar]

Better than the 335d would you say?

[@OnlineHousehusband]

Yes if you don't do too much daily commuting.

[@bh-xm3gr]

335d is a great car

[@percedog]

Did you watch the video?!

[@jamesvickers6897]

Seriously a 325d has more torque than a 340i, no 400N/m vs 450 and 195 hp vs 322hp. Cant compare chiped motor with factory specification. As we all know ow the potential of the B58 motor is yet to be seen when tuned.

[@finleypdoherty]

Ironic that there is an Audi garage at the start!

[@reyelias2082]

26.9 mpg is poor?? Try 11.9 on a good day ahah.

[@nibotkram7743]

So it’s individual in color and interior only? Not a lot of desirable goodies like split fold rear seats, heated wheel and seats (England winters for God’s sake) 26mpg is good mileage here in the states. Premium gas here is $2.89 a gallon. (who cares) Mine has the everything but the rear shades. It’s awesome much nicer, smoother and really more exclusive than my 15 M3. (Fewer made by spec than the M3 series.)

[@stevealexR1]

nibot kram £6.00 a galley for unleaded in the U.K...

[@maxs6775]

$.70 a litre in usa .. $2 a litre in uk

[@WUKONS]

You died to me at the time you said B58 is the same as B48. What a piss of no clueness of BM's! :D :D

[@WUKONS]

I mean, nevermind those 2 cyls hanging and sayin "wtf mate"

[@OnlineHousehusband]

The B58 (6cyl) and B48 (4cyl) are modular engines that's what I was trying to get across.

[@WUKONS]

@@OnlineHousehusband ok ok ok, hahaha

[@David-ju5ci]

So your trading the 335d for the340i !!!!!!!!!

[@OnlineHousehusband]

David I’d love to David! Probably wait a few more months yet. I’d definitely get the tourer though as I’ve just had twins and need more practicality. Thanks for checking the review out 👍🏼

[@88ceaton]

Paul Marsh what are you driving 1 year later Paul

[@FoxHotelLima]

The leather is still no better then dakota leather. Altought the stitching looks better and the colour is nice, but for top quality you wanna get Nappa leather option, which is believe is 2K on top..

[@theyluv_tc6974]

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