G20 M340i xDrive vs M2 Competition drag race

grinch · 01-26-2019, 01:42 PM

No comparison.

340i Xdrive, M2C RWD

340i ZF 8, M2C 6MT

M2C is faster

psuibmw · 01-26-2019, 01:52 PM

So far, I'm liking what I hear about this new M340

KTN · 01-26-2019, 02:04 PM

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Luckily, in the current F80 you can have rev-match off in Sports Plus.

That's also the case in the M2C afaik. (with having to turn off DSC as well for it)

cfm56d7b · 01-26-2019, 02:15 PM

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So far, I'm liking what I hear about this new M340

Same here. The aggregate value of all technology added in M340i is worth considering. I will wait for G20 based Gran Coupe or i4.

grinch · 01-26-2019, 02:17 PM

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Same here. The aggregate value of all technology added in M340i is worth considering. I will wait for G20 based Gran Coupe or i4.

M4 Gran Coupe

uniqueMR · 01-26-2019, 02:27 PM

Cannot WAIT for new M3/M4

cfm56d7b · 01-26-2019, 02:28 PM

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Same here. The aggregate value of all technology added in M340i is worth considering. I will wait for G20 based Gran Coupe or i4.

M4 Gran Coupe

+1 Thank you for the reminder. Indeed: M4 Gran Coupe will be added to the serious evaluation short list, making the purchasing decision more agonizing in the nicest possible manner.

OUGrad05 · 01-26-2019, 03:17 PM

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Love the fact that BMW is finally giving customers more options, such as the news of the upcoming M3/4 "Pure" editions. This most likely means they will do the something similar for the next M2. The future looks bright.

P.S. BMW, if you're listening... give the damn car a rev match off button already.

M3 Pure is a great idea by BMW

Really hoping for passive suspension with smaller wheels 18"-19"

Luckily, in the current F80 you can have rev-match off in Sports Plus.

Hopefully, there is a way to disable, or be able to blip the throttle yourself in the upcoming pure model, w/o having to turn DSC off.

Not sure how much smaller wheels can go. Can you get m3 brakes behind 18 inch wheels?

Sportstick · 01-26-2019, 03:35 PM

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+1 Thank you for the reminder. Indeed: M4 Gran Coupe will be added to the serious evaluation short list, making the purchasing decision more agonizing in the nicest possible manner.

The interesting part is the growing consideration for the GC bodystyle...whether 430, M440, M4, i4. Trunks, as we've long known them, are disappearing from the marketplace. Seems the body is set, and this becomes a powertrain decision matrix.

https://f30.bimmerpost.com/forums/sh....php?t=1576904

phoenixbmwlife · 01-26-2019, 03:39 PM

Impressive. It's quick for sure

Transfer · 01-26-2019, 05:39 PM

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Cannot WAIT for new M3/M4

Ditto. It's gonna be epic for wet climates.

akkando · 01-26-2019, 05:43 PM

I hate that they use a MT vs zf8. Doesn't tell you much.

gixxerboy63 · 01-26-2019, 05:43 PM

how long are we going to have to wait for the new M3?
New X3M is due out later this year with all new engine!

Eddien123 · 01-26-2019, 05:58 PM

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It's cool but is it really impressive that an auto awd car is close to a rwd car of similar power? I mean it's awesome that it's that fast but it's hardly impressive.

The comparison is not an auto vs manual or AWD vs RWD. It's really a 3-series vs an M2 Competition that's the real comparison. And how AWD in a future M3/M4 is more than overdue.

But regardless of whether it's an M car or not... it's still awd vs rwd which for a drag race makes all the difference.

If an M340 beats a Porsche 992 is not a "AWD vs a RWD" argument. It's a 3-series beating a $100k 911.

Same situation here. The new 3-series is so well engineered that keeps up with the current M2 Competition, at a power deficit, weight disadvantage plus an "auto" transmission.

Well not really. The m340i will cost more than an M2C or very close and it's power and weight disadvantage is further my point that awd and auto makes a car easy to drive fast in a straight line hence my initial post which was it wasn't really impressive.

To be honest i think it's awesome that a non m is that fast I was just disputing the "impressive" aspect of it

Remonster · 01-26-2019, 06:14 PM

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Originally Posted by OUGrad05

Not sure how much smaller wheels can go. Can you get m3 brakes behind 18 inch wheels?

What do you mean? The M3 comes standard with 18” wheels.

Wills2 · 01-26-2019, 06:17 PM

There is nothing in that drag race to get excited about, pretty much as expected to be fair I actually think it goes to the M2C a manual and rwd and still wins the day, draw + 1 win, M lite boys going to have to try harder....

silverfox · 01-26-2019, 07:22 PM

For cold weather climate this is an impressive balance of performance & handling for year round enjoyment. Sign me up

DCG · 01-26-2019, 08:33 PM

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If the 340i can do this, this is a testimony that the new M3 & M4 is going to be nuts

Hell Yeah!!!

yjypm · 01-26-2019, 08:36 PM

The other day I lost to a b9 Audi A5 with my e85 f80 m3 from 0-60.

It was a raining day.

In conclusion, there's no comparison.

scourgem3 · 01-26-2019, 08:40 PM

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Originally Posted by seis-speed

Luckily, in the current F80 you can have rev-match off in Sports Plus.

Unfortunately in the 2018's, you can no longer turn it off (regardless of mode). I don't mind it though.

scrammer · 01-26-2019, 08:45 PM

I'm not really sure why everyone gets so excited about a drag race.
Take an automatic 4 door sedan and put it in drive and mash the throttle... Whoop-dee-doo

psuibmw · 01-26-2019, 09:15 PM

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Same here. The aggregate value of all technology added in M340i is worth considering. I will wait for G20 based Gran Coupe or i4.

M4 Gran Coupe

As much as I would like to, I doubt the M4GC will happen. The same argument BMW used for the F80/82 is still valid for the G80/82. The ROI for BMW to have another M car with 4 doors based on the same platform is just not there

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