Max power 387PS@5,800rpm
Max torque 500Nm@1,850-5,000rpm
LxWxH (mm) 4,713x2,068x1,440
Price ₹75.2 lakh (on-road Mumbai)
OD Rating
Explosive powertrain, handling
Stiff ride quality
Taking the middle ground usually results in being neither here nor there. But that isn’t entirely a bad thing, not if you’re the BMW M340i xDrive. It’s acar that is aimed to deliver substantially more than what the average 3 Seriesseeker wants, but is not ready to shell out either the money required or isn’t prepared for the hardcore performance of a full-blown M3. So, yes, the M340i is a fence-sitter, but it’s a broad fence, one that straddles a big divide, and in the bargain brings some old-school BMW magic back into the limelight.
This particular M340i also wears the distinction of being BMW India’s first made in India M car. Like their compatriots from Stuttgart, BMW has now started building M Performance cars in India.
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