I picked up my M340i today

BimmerFix · 05-27-2019, 06:28 PM

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Originally Posted by NYC_340i

So what have we learned..... the design is controversial but the consensus with 911 owners is that it's nice

Lmao , well played man

Fuller · 05-27-2019, 07:00 PM

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Originally Posted by NYC_340i

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Originally Posted by BigSky702

Ok. You know the car has some curb appeal when a gentleman in a Porsche stops to asks questions about your car.

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Originally Posted by mcjohnsonsg

I had a similar experience. Guy in a 911 convertible passing me on the expressway and craning his neck around to get a good look as he passed. Though he was going to hit the car in front of him!

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Yup, the M340 gets a bit more attention that I expected. It looks sharp and it sounds pretty good, so no wonder. One colleague at work asked me about it and he owns a 911 so I took it as a compliment.

So what have we learned..... the design is controversial but the consensus with 911 owners is that it's nice

Those with good taste like it.

BMW_Midlo_Man · 05-28-2019, 08:54 AM

Picked up my 2020 M340i (Mineral Gray with Oyster Vernasca interior) this past Friday afternoon and holy hell it's a beast (in the best of ways) ~65 days from order placement to receipt. Seems like the Oyster interiors took longer to get production placement - order was set back in March, didn't go into production until the middle of April. Arrived Stateside 3rd week of May.

BigSky702 · 05-28-2019, 08:58 AM

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Originally Posted by BMW_Midlo_Man

Picked up my 2020 M340i (Mineral Gray with Oyster Vernasca interior) this past Friday afternoon and holy hell it's a beast (in the best of ways) ~65 days from order placement to receipt. Seems like the Oyster interiors took longer to get production placement - order was set back in March, didn't go into production until the middle of April. Arrived Stateside 3rd week of May.

Congrats!!!!

I remember when mine was that clean!

nonstop rain in Ohio!!

BimmerFix · 05-28-2019, 09:19 PM

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Originally Posted by BMW_Midlo_Man

Picked up my 2020 M340i (Mineral Gray with Oyster Vernasca interior) this past Friday afternoon and holy hell it's a beast (in the best of ways) ~65 days from order placement to receipt. Seems like the Oyster interiors took longer to get production placement - order was set back in March, didn't go into production until the middle of April. Arrived Stateside 3rd week of May.

Oooh so shinny , congratulations

Enjoy in good health

ByronWalter · 05-28-2019, 09:38 PM

I hope to join the M340i crowd either at the end of this week or early next week as my car hit Baltimore last Friday (4/1/19 order date). But today when I took a peek on the MyBMW site, it said, "Hey, your car is no longer in Baltimore but is back in Germany." Fake news, I hope.

Fuller · 05-28-2019, 09:56 PM

Congrats! It's a beautiful car. The color suits the g20. Enjoy! Watch for speeding tickets.

psuibmw · 05-29-2019, 11:20 AM

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Originally Posted by ByronWalter

I hope to join the M340i crowd either at the end of this week or early next week as my car hit Baltimore last Friday (4/1/19 order date). But today when I took a peek on the MyBMW site, it said, "Hey, your car is no longer in Baltimore but is back in Germany." Fake news, I hope.

Wonder why the car decided to go back home

ByronWalter · 05-29-2019, 02:05 PM

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Originally Posted by psuibmw

Wonder why the car decided to go back home

What's interesting is that while it came to Baltimore on a boat, it actually teleported back to Germany. So is it possible that the new G series has a hidden teleportation mode?

Stiunit · 06-03-2019, 12:45 AM

picked mine up Friday and cant be happier , loving the new tech. coming from 2016 328 m sport.

congrats to all new owners

PandaMobile · 06-03-2019, 11:11 AM

I'm hoping to finalize my deal on the M340 this week. Tanzanite Blue for me.

Newbmwguys · 06-03-2019, 04:57 PM

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I'm hoping to finalize my deal on the M340 this week. Tanzanite Blue for me.

Nice! Hope it goes well. What options are you considering?

PandaMobile · 06-03-2019, 05:33 PM

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Nice! Hope it goes well. What options are you considering?

I'm going:
- RWD
- HK Sound
- Ambient Lighting
- Premium Package
- Black Leather with contrast stitching
- 792M wheels

BigSky702 · 06-05-2019, 08:24 PM

had the pleasure of semi racing a hemi and
CTS-V ( in Cancun of course).

The CTS-V tried to overtake me, we were rolling at 80... needless to say he wasn't successful.. nice exhaust note tho!

This car continues to impress me, can't wait to tune it!!

MmmmmM2 · 06-05-2019, 09:25 PM

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Originally Posted by BigSky702

had the pleasure of semi racing a hemi and
CTS-V ( in Cancun of course).

The CTS-V tried to overtake me, we were rolling at 80... needless to say he wasn't successful.. nice exhaust note tho!

This car continues to impress me, can't wait to tune it!!

A new CTS-V?

BigSky702 · 06-05-2019, 09:29 PM

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Originally Posted by BigSky702

had the pleasure of semi racing a hemi and
CTS-V ( in Cancun of course).

The CTS-V tried to overtake me, we were rolling at 80... needless to say he wasn't successful.. nice exhaust note tho!

This car continues to impress me, can't wait to tune it!!

A new CTS-V?

Not sure of the year, it definitely wasn't brand new..
It was the coupe... he gave up after the first attempt to overtake me.

MmmmmM2 · 06-05-2019, 09:32 PM

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Originally Posted by BigSky702

Not sure of the year, it definitely wasn't brand new..
It was the coupe... he gave up after the first attempt to overtake me.

Ahhhh ok. The 2019 has 640hp and does 0-100 in 3.9 seconds.

Weiner0123 · 06-06-2019, 01:20 AM

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Originally Posted by BigSky702

Not sure of the year, it definitely wasn't brand new..
It was the coupe... he gave up after the first attempt to overtake me.

Ahhhh ok. The 2019 has 640hp and does 0-100 in 3.9 seconds.

640 hp and only does 0-60 .2 seconds faster than the m340i lol

Fuller · 06-06-2019, 07:03 AM

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Not sure of the year, it definitely wasn't brand new..
It was the coupe... he gave up after the first attempt to overtake me.

Ahhhh ok. The 2019 has 640hp and does 0-100 in 3.9 seconds.

640 hp and only does 0-60 .2 seconds faster than the m340i lol

Good observation, but remember that the CTS-V is a bigger, heavier car, and rwd limits how much of its power is useful when accelerating from a stop.

I'd also say that the relationship between power and performance isn't linear as you add power to a car of given weight and specs (assuming same drive train, similar transmission etc). In other words, when you reach a certain level of performance, merely adding more power results in proportionately smaller gains.

mcjohnsonsg · 06-06-2019, 09:59 AM

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Originally Posted by BigSky702

Not sure of the year, it definitely wasn't brand new..
It was the coupe... he gave up after the first attempt to overtake me.

Ahhhh ok. The 2019 has 640hp and does 0-100 in 3.9 seconds.

640 hp and only does 0-60 .2 seconds faster than the m340i lol

Good observation, but remember that the CTS-V is a bigger, heavier car, and rwd limits how much of its power is useful when accelerating from a stop.

I'd also say that the relationship between power and performance isn't linear as you add power to a car of given weight and specs (assuming same drive train, similar transmission etc). In other words, when you reach a certain level of performance, merely adding more power results in proportionately smaller gains.

Agreed. The CTS-V's acceleration is traction limited and the M340i's is not. Of course, once you get out of first or second gear and the CTS-V is no longer traction limited, it should pull away fairly easily.

Related to this (being traction limited) I recently saw a video explaining that BMW limited the torque of the M3/M4 below a certain rpm limit, specifically to make it more driveable.

MmmmmM2 · 06-06-2019, 10:58 AM

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Originally Posted by Weiner0123

640 hp and only does 0-60 .2 seconds faster than the m340i lol

Ummmm, that's 0-100, not to 60. It is 3.4 seconds to 60.

mcjohnsonsg · 06-06-2019, 11:22 AM

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640 hp and only does 0-60 .2 seconds faster than the m340i lol

Ummmm, that's 0-100, not to 60. It is 3.4 seconds to 60.

That doesn't make sense. That means it passes from 60 to 100mph in 0.5 seconds, which is impossible for a road car...probably for anything but a full-on dragster.

I (and probably others) had assumed you meant 100kph, which is 62mph.

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