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      07-07-2019, 06:12 PM   #74
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Drives: BMW M340i xdrive
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Test drove c43 yesterday and m340i xdrive last week. IMO c43 wins at exhaust sound, steering wheel design and rear end design (quad exhausts look much better than dual exhausts on m340i). I believe the joy mentioned in the video also mainly comes from the exhaust sound.

However, in terms of performance (straight line, lap time on track), I still think m340i is closer to the standard that m3/c63 set.

Another thing I noticed but not covered in the video was that the v6 engine from c43 vibrated heavily at idle speed. To me the shake of the steering wheel and central console is unacceptable. I would not be surprised if Merc replaces the v6 with a l6 engine in the next gen c43.
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