BMW M340i G20 REVIEW Perfect daily? From the perspective of an M car owner

In summary, the only car you will ever need! It really is a Jack of all trades! This is my first car review so I hope I managed to cover all interesting aspects of this beautiful M340i. It really surprised me. I didn't think that non-M car can feel so capable and be so easy to live with at the same time. Sure, I didn't excite me as much as my M2 but as a family car, this car is perfect.
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[@TheWs25]

Nice review. That's the thing about the M340i, you can see your appreciation of the car increasing the more you drove it. I have one, its the best all round car I've ever had.

[@yobro5502]

Hey so I was wondering if you have the upgraded seats or the top option one.

[@MDrives]

I don’t own one but I used 3 of them. I found electric seats more comfortable as with both manuals I felt like they needed more padding to be comfortable.

[@yobro5502]

@@MDrives Show me the ones you’ve driven in North America I don’t know about Europe he has fully electric lumbar support sheets they have the rectangles in them I don’t know if you have those

[@final_mile_music9713]

Agreed. Me too. I have an m340 xdrive. It’s just brilliant for a daily driver. It has such duality. A comfy cruiser or, at the touch of a button, an absolute riot.

[@JROLL84]

I agree same here

[@npan3058]

Good summary. I've had this car for a year now and my economy is around 35mpg, doing daily drives to work 30 minutes each way and getting a 0-60 in around 4.2 seconds. Perfect all rounder. 'Jekyll and Hyde' is the perfect way to describe it.

[@financiallyfree]

Done well, review was spot on, seemed very natural!

[@collinsv4742]

I have had mine for 9 months and rarely drive it but whenever I do, I really enjoy it. It's a sleeper.

[@dman-xj5hh]

any updates on your experience?

[@daveandrews9936]

Great review, thanks!

[@MDrives]

Thanks Dave 😉

[@JTheAndroidFreak]

Brilliant video mate and you did rev it quite a lot during the whole video which was great as a lot of enthusiasts like seeing that. You did spend considerable time on ride comfort, again which not many reviews do. Would love to see more videos on the upcoming X1 M35i and more cars. Keep up the good work. Subbed 👍

[@MDrives]

Thank you. Hopefully I can get friendly with one of the local dealers (something I’m working on).

[@juliantaylor461]

Had mine a while now. Best daily driver I have ever had. Comfortable, 44MPG on longer motorway trips but spectacular on a country road with great road holding. Nice and discreet and not shouty like an M3.

[@abtinz7127]

How reliable has it been for you

[@juliantaylor461]

@@abtinz7127 very. Doesn't miss a beat.

[@phughes4224]

It's 8/10 of an M3 (just as fast in the real world) but much more comfortable and more under the radar.

[@MDrives]

Agree

[@joebrown-rm5ot]

Much less insurance costs and (future) servicing costs too. Have had the 320i, the 330i and now my present M340i MSport. Have had it from almost new 2 years ago. Love it.

[@brandoM78]

@joe brown how reliable has it been and how many miles ? I just picked up a 22' m340i rwd w 23k miles for 47k ... too good of deal to pass up

[@mickyeverton]

Many Thanks, Peace From London. 🙏

[@PlayafromtheHimalayas]

What you said about the car feeling slower than you're going is the issue with our m850i. At 70mph it feels like half that. Even my dad asked "how do you do the speed limit in this thing?". It's an active conscious effort.

[@MDrives]

I think it’s a problem with many modern bmw. They hide speed well which can be a good thing when you are trying to travel in comfort but not great when you want to have some fun.

[@lukemjproctor]

Nice review - just bought the touring version up from an M240i and the refinement is really what stands out in the G21. Based in Knaresborough so recognised the roads you're reviewing on immediately!

[@MDrives]

Thanks. It’s a great car. The chassis really impressed me. Probably one of the best for one car garages if you have a family.

[@lukemjproctor]

@@MDrives agreed and as soon as the engine is run in will take it down some of those same roads (also my favourite little B road circuit) and see what the M340i touring is capable of when not playing the family car 💪🏻

[@basilem7909]

Hi, Nice review indeed!

[@fastlaneSwim]

Really good review. I agree with you 💯 on the display, its looks horrendous. I dont know what bmw was thinking 🤔. Hope they bring back the analog display.

[@RustyDice]

Great review - I normally get interested in these at the 2-3 year used point where they become serious value for money - I wonder if the Touring version compromises much of what there is to like on the M340i

[@JROLL84]

I love this car and I only had it for a year and half

[@FastRedPonyCar]

I've got a new LCI version of the m340i ordered. Can't wait for it to arrive. I drove an M3 comp and M340i back to back the same day on the same roads and I agree about the comfort. I was fully anticipating that I would order an M3 but the stiffer and more aggressive nature of the seats, suspension and throttle response just wasn't as comfortable. I also rode in an M5 and if I had the budget, I absolutely would have gotten that as it felt like a slightly larger and faster version of the M340i. The M340i didn't seem like a trimmed down M3 but rather a slower and slightly smaller and a tad more nimble M5. The M340i in sport mode and adaptive M suspension had that perfect sharp but not overly aggressive and twitchy throttle response, a tight but not harsh suspension and supportive but still comfortable seats (and the vernasca leather felt much better than the optioned alcantara in the M3). Also, just a personal preference but the M340i I drove had the M-sport exhaust and I thought it sounded much nicer than the M3 exhaust. Regarding the readability of the display, I had the head up display showing the RPM's and it was nice and very sharp and easily readable so I think that makes up somewhat for the dash layout, although, as I am soon coming to the end of a Tesla Model 3 performance lease, ANY kind of dash information will be a welcome change 😄

[@MDrives]

Great feedback. I hope you’ll enjoy your new car!

[@B1SQ1T]

Did you look at the M550i by any chance?

[@B1SQ1T]

Did you look at the M550i by any chance?

[@MDrives]

@@B1SQ1T unfortunately I never experienced it.

[@FastRedPonyCar]

@@B1SQ1T I talked to a few BMW guys about it and they all said that it's a good car but maybe not as fun due to the bigger size. Also the price of the 550i puts it squarely into used M3 or even used M5 territory.

[@michalemke9674]

Tak myślałem czy to nie Paljaczek :D super film miło się oglądało dzięki .... mam zamówioną M340i za 3 miechy ma być gotowa. Już nie mogę się doczekać.

[@MDrives]

Dzięki. Naprawdę super bryka. Gratuluje.

[@Majcher-yj3ew]

Kiedy złożyłeś Zamówienie jeśli mogę spytać? Ja w październiku i rzekomo samochód ma byc na maj Ale nie chcę sobie robić nadziei. Pozdrawiam

[@MDrives]

@@Majcher-yj3ew zamowienia nie składałem. Zostaje przy M2. Jak bym mógł mieć obydwa to pewnie. Mam nadzieje ze autko przyniesie sporo emocji. Pozdrawiam

[@michalemke9674]

@@Majcher-yj3ew Początek września. Na początku nie chciałem się zgodzić na restrykcje, ostatecznie na początku grudnia zgodziłem się na brak head up, harman kordon, elektrycznej klapy i laserów. Niestety do dnia dzisiejszego w dalszym ciągu nie mam daty produkcji. podobno w tym tygodniu mam ją poznać ...

[@MDrives]

Szkoda. Mam nadzieje ze wreszcie uda się dostać slot

[@Shaggy12321]

I love how you switch in and out of interior cam at 59 mph 🤣🤣

[@MDrives]

😅

[@jdo1014]

Synthetic is a good description. I found it fast but too detached. The Driver Assist and run flats make it awful in the wet in my experience. The ride bends it out of shape, then it tries to correct itself with electronics. It might be outright quicker than my Legacy 3.0R Spec B (6MT), but on a damp B road I'd pick a 2000s Subaru every time.

[@MDrives]

Fair comment.

[@VladTheSkewerer]

Thanks for the review, it's helping to raise my anticipation to dangerous levels. Just started the ordering process for a 2022 M340i X-Drive but who knows how long it'll take at this point and what options I'll actually get (Shooting for fully loaded minus the Cooling and High Performance Tire Package). Opted to go for the 2022 and not wait for the 2023, don't like the screens and lack of physical controls on the 2023 LCI. Did yours come with the competition seat belts from the factory? I didn't see an option to add them online.

[@PlayafromtheHimalayas]

Did you ever order one of these?

[@VladTheSkewerer]

@@PlayafromtheHimalayas Yup, ordered a mineral grey '22 in April of last year, took a few months to find a dealership with the proper build allocation. Four months after build submitted it was ready for pickup. Some options were unavailable like Harmon Kardon, Laser Headlights, and Powered Tailgate. I was happy to get what I got though, been loving it. To answer my own question, it didn't come with the competition style belts from the factory.

[@sliqdaddy91]

You can tune it for 1600 dollars, run 10.9 at 124…plenty quick for a daily

[@gabrielflores1149]

So just as fast as an M2, more comfortable, and better rear seats. SWEET.

[@MDrives]

Yes. Obviously m340i doesn’t feel as sporty as M2 due to extra weight and size but in majority situations it will be as quick as M2.

[@antoniopenev1420]

U had to chose sport + and Mdm or full dsc off for better throttle response,it's completely different car then.

[@boomshaker27]

That’s a perfect descriptive adjective. “Rapid”. Indeed

[@vladimirvojtaml]

What year of the car do you have? Does it have the mild hybrid 48V or did they put them in from the LCI?

[@MDrives]

It was a 21 reg and it wasn’t my car. I had it for a week. As far as I remember, it had a mild hybrid.

[@enhncr]

Just a quick advice : don’t drive like this on country lanes. I lost my 335i because of this. Country lanes should be prohibited from driving, or marked as one way, or widen to support two way driving. Besides that m340i is the only car one need ;)

[@winstonjones7275]

So M340 or M3 is the question for me i want to modify and make about 500 wheel so which one should i do?

[@talkoftherides2577]

This is my predicament as well.

[@jofernandez73]

I feel my suspension too hard, and when I hit a bump with the windows open I can hear air releasing. Is this normal?

[@MDrives]

I haven’t experienced that in the cars I had

[@Wookson71]

Miód na moje uszy, ale też nic dla mnie nowego, bo od pierwszej publikacji o M340i, wiedziałem, że to moje następne auto 😀 M340i Touring zamówiona we wrześniu😀 Niestety nadal czekam na odbiór. Cheers from Poland 😀

[@MDrives]

Ja tez wybrał bym wersje touring. Gratulacje i mam nadzieje ze auto przyniesie dużo radości.

[@AAB6432]

Eco pro is quiet like a Tesla.

[@drywalljunkie6969]

How does the hybrid feel?

[@MDrives]

Are you referring to soft hybrid?

[@drywalljunkie6969]

@@MDrives yes this is a 2020 sry doesn’t have the mild hybrid .

[@drywalljunkie6969]

@@MDrives you keep saying it’s a 2021 does it have the 48 v Mild Hybrid if so how does it compare to a regular car with out thanks ?

[@yvesdbt5656]

Is dit met een stock uitlaat?

[@MDrives]

It’s a fully stock car.

[@devinmurray5280]

What year?

[@MDrives]

2022

[@TJ-po9ol]

G-Serious ?

[@amandawillox2212]

U dont need to look at a rev counter if u can actually drive a car. It’s called using your ears and feeling the car.

[@MDrives]

I still like to being able to see it. It’s just a matter of getting used to it I guess.

[@WLLCHRIS2]

Everyone just thinks of M cars as the crazy BMWs and that’s good because it means that sensible people can drive around in the perfectly normal looking m340i and reserve the right to totally annotate 99% of their victims whilst averaging 30mpg. It’s more like a stealth fighter than a car 😂

[@MDrives]

I like your thinking 😁

[@ashok845]

Master of None

[@MDrives]

Maybe, but for most people this will cover their needs.

[@elvisisalive2716]

All these car review guys are so going with their critiques lol. Tell us how the power travels through your spine and through your knuckles bud ?

[@MDrives]

It’s a very capable car and definitely can excite. It’s a perfect fast salon.

[@Zurdo_Grease]

Lol i get 15 mpg amd 23 at max on ecomode how do you guys get 35 mpg 😂

[@MDrives]

You must have very heavy foot 😂

[@Zurdo_Grease]

@@MDrives idk man maybe I do have a heavy foot

[@jaworq]

2:12 - not a car to take on a track? Not a car to race with others? Hm.... of course it is xD 374 Horses dude.... that's a lot

[@MDrives]

Horses and 0-60 isn’t everything. Sure it’s a nice street fighter but definitely not a track car. Brakes would melt. Even my m2 brakes struggled on track.

[@jaworq]

@@MDrives yeah, heavy car for sho. But I would definitely try to do some Nurburgring łap cruise with it. Some part harder, some easier to cool down the brakes

[@MDrives]

@@jaworq definitely

[@Philmoscowitz]

Pro tip: try to show more of the car and less of yourself. Unless you're a major celebrity, no one watches a car review to get a side view of the reviewer for most of the video.

[@MDrives]

Thanks. Good tip and yes, I'm not a super star yet 😂

[@jesusmayorga9439]

How is this not a race car you have no idea what you are talking about

[@MDrives]

A race car?

[@Paul-ii9vu]

What year?

[@MDrives]

2021