If You Can’t Wait For The BMW M3 Touring, The M340i Might Do The Trick

BY Brad Anderson | Posted on

In the not-too-distant future, BMW will introduce the first-ever M3 Touring. Before it arrives, however, the M340i Touring is one of the best ways to combine performance and practicality in a BMW.

The M340i Touring featured in this video from YouTuber Joe Achilles is finished in a special shade dubbed Individual Peridot Green metallic that suits the styling of the 3-Series Touring absolutely perfectly. The owner of the car also had it equipped with optional red brake calipers that contrast the green paint nicely.

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This M340i Touring has also been equipped with the available 898 M wheels through the M Performance Parts catalog. These rims are only offered in frozen grey from the factory so the owner sent them to his local wheel refurbishment shop to be repainted in gold, mimicking the Frozen Gold that is offered on the wheels of the M2 CS.

The inside of the car is equally as distinctive as the exterior and features Cognac brown-colored leather upholstery across the seats and the lower portion of the dashboard.

The M340i Touring is powered by the automaker’s B56 turbocharged 3.0-liter inline-six that works alongside a 48-volt starter motor-generator. It pumps out 382 hp and can be coupled to either a rear-wheel drive system or xDrive all-wheel drive. This latter configuration allows the car to hit 60 mph (96 km/h) in as little as 4.1 seconds.

 

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