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A Throttlehouse review should be interesting. We know Car and Driver, MT, etc will just bash the m340i anyway. They'll say, it's gotten too big, it's disconnected, no manual, too expensive, cheap materials, blah blah (enter yawn here). We don't even need to read the article. They're opinions continue to lose relevance anyway.
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I have to says that the M340 is a head turner with the color I got. |
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07-03-2019, 10:09 AM | #27 |
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Their assessment was close to mine but their pick was different. Audi had the best interior but boring to look at from the outside. MB was the most sporty/exciting and loudest inside (and IMO looked the best). BMW was in between (but IMO the best overall). Their thoughts on the new BMW virtual dash is exactly how I feel especially compared to Audi.
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07-03-2019, 10:10 AM | #28 |
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According to Throttle House review, C43 is exciting while M340i is just a faster 330i. They acknowledge that C43 is more hard edged including suspension but they like that. Personally that's not what I'm looking for in my next car. I don't know how 330i can compare substantially to M340i though.
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If you get a 330 with m-sport package it’s essentially the same as the m340 other than the engine. Suspension is the same, tuning of the electronic systems and transmissions is the same (other than to account for the difference in power of the 340). The 330 actually has a better weight balance than the 340 and the steering rack is updated and has slightly more feel than the 340. The only difference between the 330 with msport and the m340 is the m340 has 130hp more, 2 extra cylinders, an inferior steering rack, and a tacky looking grill. |
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My G30 is the first car I’ve had that I don’t love and that I don’t have a desire to take out for a drive just to have a nice drive. Sure, it’s better than an e class or an a6, but I’m just numb to it. I was hoping the m340 would fix that. While the m340 is more engaging than the G30, it’s not a car I would ever want to drive just to take a drive. It’s there. It looks good. It drives well. It’s confortable. It’s relatively efficient. It’s a car. It doesn’t exactly inspire passion. I’m very much hoping that the m3 kicks things up a few notches otherwise the m2c is the only bmw I feel any sort of connection with. |
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07-03-2019, 11:52 AM | #34 |
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I've gotten so many head turners in my m340i... idk the car just feels so good to drive and has such a mean aggressive presence on the road... the Mercedes just looks like... any other car to be honest.... I love my white M340i, just shines so much + I do have to agree with throttlehouse I do wish the exhaust was a bit louder, but come time when aftermarket companies start producing exhaust systems I'll definitely upgrade that.. or maybe even that rumoured Performance exhaust BMW is making for the M340i... a tune for me will be out of the question because I don't wanna butcher my warranty
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That's not to disparage the turbo 4. As I've driven more models with the 4, I've become more impressed with it. I like the f30 lci version (b48) or whatever. It feels like it gives up a bit of low end torque but makes up for it with more top end power, and a more linear, and predictable power development. I think, on paper, it's similarly tuned in the g20, but with a few extra hp. I haven't driven it in g20 guise yet though, so I don't know from experience. |
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Great Review.
A lot of people these days say the "Ipad looking screen on the dash is a deal breaker" and most of the time I don't mind it but in that Mercedes is literally does look like a low end tablet with a huge bezel taped on there (an ipad would be nicer). That screen would literally be a deal breaker. Otherwise i agree that the materials feel better in the Benz but the design is a little silly.. I found the G20 interior a big step up from the fail that is the F30 but it doesnt feel as high end as the g30 5 series (or previous gen 6 series which i loved) |
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I found the throttle house reviews (they did an analogous one for the base models) interesting yet frustrating.
For the base models they thought ultimately the BMW was the best. Then in the upper models they dogged the BMW because the C63 and the S4 were more better than the C300 and A4 respective than the M340 was from the 330. So they are rewarding the merc because the C300 is inferior and punishing BMW for having two consistently good cars one of which is just more powerful? In the end both decided that if choosing between the M340, C63, and the S4, they would choose..........the 330i. |
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07-07-2019, 10:16 PM | #41 | |
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Anyways it goes back to the F30 intro reviews where most reviewers said they'd personally pick the 328i over the 330i due to the weight and not much differentiation between the two expect motor
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I also don't find the current merc stying (inside or out) very attractive but YMMV. |
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As other people have said, we probably shouldn't over-analyze their conclusions, which are entirely personal to the reviewers. We should make our own judgement and buy the car that fits our needs/preferences. In my case, that is the M340 xdrive. |
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