Over my long, mixed driving loop the trip computer returned use of 8.2L/100km. Indeed.Įqually good is the fuel consumption, with BMW claiming a figure of 7.7L/100km in Eco Mode that can decouple the drivetrain down hills and recuperate braking energy. It’s also three-tenths of a second more rapid than the Audi or Benz, giving you some bragging rights.Īs my colleague Mike Duff said, peak power comes at 5800rpm, but the engine carries on with “no diminution of enthusiasm” to the 6500rpm limiter. The zero to 100km/h sprint takes just 4.4 seconds, which is only a tenth of a second slower than the outgoing F80 Series M3 was. Output peaks are 285kW and 500Nm, the latter on tap between 15rpm, bang-on with that C43 I mentioned earlier.Īnd lordy does it hammer. It’s 50 per cent stiffer than before, 55kg lighter, has a wider track, a 52:48 weight distribution, and a lower centre of gravity.Īt its heart is a brand-signature aluminium 3.0-litre inline six with twin-scroll sequential turbocharging, a wider-opening electronically controlled wastegate, über-precise injectors, fully variable valve and camshaft controls, and reduced rotating assembly inertia. And if the delayed new, probably big-nosed M3 is going to top it, then it’ll need to be an absolute belter.įor a quick background lesson, the G20 3 Series sits on the company’s longitudinal CLAR platform sharing parts with the 5 Series and many others. It seems like BMW’s crack team of engineers agreed with me, because this new 2020 BMW M340i xDrive – that name is quite a mouthful – is simply brilliant.
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