4 WORST And 6 BEST Things About MY 2021 BMW M340i

What do you think about my "new" BMW M340i?
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0:00 - Intro

BAD:

0:18 - The ride

1:12 - Quiet

2:16 - Steering

3:15 - Interior Materials

GOOD:

4:13 - The Engine

5:46 - The Transmission

6:52 - Looks

8:56 - Dynamics

9:52 - Practicality

10:55 - Tech

13:25 - DUO DRIVE

[dwnshft]

Special thanks to our Patreons for their support of the channel! Should I have bought something else?

[ravenstylea]

The worst thing about owning a M340i is all the rich young kids with M cars that will hate on your car because it's not an M3.

[davidalenick]

I did the adaptive suspension and ended up doing non-runflats as well. The ride is sublime now. It can cruise like a 5 series but still carve corners like crazy.

[WhyCantWebeSerrious]

I’ve had my 2020 m340i 4 years now and still love it every time ❤
Have the Dinan exhaust with chrome tips and dinan air intake. Adds to the sounds of the car perfectly 😮‍💨

[Eddy-]

M340i is an amazing car! I have a few things on mine that bypass some of your complaints such as it being a 2020 which sounds a little more aggressive with the pops. Mine has the Vernasca leather with the blue stitching which I absolutely love, but my buddies seats like yours aren’t bad either. Maybe you can find some cheapish used M3 seats though. I have lowering springs which help with the car feeling more responsive and less body roll, but just a tad stiffer which I like the sportiness of. There’s coilovers that do help increase comfort for those wanting an even smoother ride. But yea once you get the AWE exhaust that’s going to really bypass your sound complaint. You deff do need to get wider wheels and tires tho! Specially when you tune it which will REALLY wake it up. Also, get xhp to improve the shifts EVEN MORE.

Oh also, get bimnercode to code in more options for your ambient lighting. We coded in red, and it’s my fav for sure.

[thomaselder]

Love it! I've been stopping by International BMW checking out what they've got. My dream is the M440I. Love your channel, keep it up!

[jacobmay]

The tires might be giving a rough ride if they are runflats

[usaf]

12:30 It wouldn’t be asking a lot of the render team! it’s not the most complicated thing to do and the little minute things like this having your car color/wheel calipers match is what makes something stand out to others and go WOW! I hope car manufacturers keep shooting for higher refresh screens and little personalizations like this that make the car more unique than the competition

[drewyager]

Do you have run flats on that car?? Get rid of them if you do. The ride will improve

[null]

You can drop the middle back seat from inside, the black box under the headrest has a button in it to fold it down for passthrough

[ARentz]

I've always heard the adaptive suspension is pretty much a requirement for this car. Even my wife's 330i with M Sport package was pretty stiff for what it was.

[ScrapZero]

Brother I feel you on the ride quality complaint!!! The suspension on my 2020 M340i WITHOUT adaptive suspension almost made me sell my car. After injuring my spine at the gym I drive the care like a grandpa because one big bump and i can irritate discs and flare up my back and neck lol. I'm also 6'2 so on some big bumps my head has hit the top lmao. Wish we could retrofit adaptive suspension man :(

[whzka]

I have been patiently waiting for another video featuring your m340i! ❤🎉

[Yos.t]

M340i is a beast just dp and stage 1 93oct tune on bm3 i did a 11.4 1/4 and 0-60 3.4 sec

[LazyCurmudgeon]

I've got the '21 M440i and I felt like it was a little tighter in the handling when I test drove them back to back. Granted, short test drives, and it was 3 years ago. But its far less practical, there are back seats but they only fit a small child comfortably. I'm also in Milwaukee, if you want to check it out someday, let me know.

[VincentDellabate]

I have 2022 m340xdrive with M Performance exhaust JB4 and active autowerks down pipe, burger motorsports air intake. It sounds incredible and pulls amazing. Also I just installed the Michelin pilot sport all season tires non run flat. It will give you a much better ride the Bridgestone turanza that I switched from. 11:03 11:07

[soapa]

It’s basically a 4door Zupra which is insane for a sedan. Something is so alluring that it looks like a normal sedan, but have the potential power of a sports car.

[tomy]

I would not get this car without adaptive suspension. That to me is an absolute must.

[isaiah.villarreal]

Please get the unlock and downpipe and mhd licensing! Night and day for me 😩

[mjehamy]

I agree I packaged my 21 m340i with everything accept adaptive m suspension and xdrive. Car definitely felt the road quality, don’t get me wrong on smooth pavement in a 50mph speed zone it was perfection but otherwise bumpy. Also if driving spirited that helps I feel like it makes you react to the drive and road. Adaptive m suspension is now offered more as a standard when I sent to build a 2024. I took delivery a couple days ago but noticed immediately a more comforting drive and the seats are not so dense/hard. Both cars I spec’d with Vernasca leather to. They made the cushioning softer, my observant side says yeah but watch them wear out quicker too. Seats in old car felt like hockey pucks. As a warning the LCI is great but you lose headlight turning and leveling, some ambient lighting in lower storage areas of door and the m performance steering wheel is cheap now. They did a list of deletes on car amenities and idrive 8 HUD is incomplete. I would review with online forums before getting car so you know what it is your buying. However suspension being easy more comfortable was the ultimate gift.