BMW has some of the fastest and most powerful production vehicles currently on sale. The truth, however, is that not many of us can afford a new M3 or M5, which basically means Bavaria’s finest performance cars aren’t exactly mainstream products. Just below the full-blown M products, there are very capable and much more affordable M Performance versions of those cars, though. And they are by no means worse than their more expensive and powerful brothers.
This is surely the case with the M340i. It is positioned right below the M3 (and the Alpina B3) in the company’s hierarchy, offering more conservative looks combined with a powerful and smooth 3.0-liter turbocharged engine. A new video filmed at the German Autobahn shows us a modified example of the M340i in Touring form giving its best performance on an unrestricted section of highway. And it is pretty much capable of the same acceleration and top speed as a factory M3 Touring.
