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      10-19-2020, 11:32 PM   #4
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Time will tell, but on a side note I did come away with a surprisingly good impression of the M235i, which is another one of BMW's latest attempts to make the ugliest car in the market. It's downright hideous from the rear. But driving it at the limit on the auto-x, it was surprisingly nimble, predicable, and went exactly where I wanted it to go with little wrangling and just enough oversteer to make it fun. The M340i, on the other hand, is good, but not as good as the M235i. I was not only faster in the corners, but having a better time doing it in the M235i.
How was the M340i compared to your M3? Are the M340i and M235i xDrive?
The M340i was a RWD I believe. Compred to my M3 CS, It's is a good straight line car, but it felt and was not as easy to rotate around the corners. I would say the M340i is a road car that needs quite a bit of modding to be a good track car. My M3 CS is good out of the box for the track although it still needed some mods, it was significantly more track ready than the M340i and I'm guessing the G80. That's how BMW designed them after all. M Performance cars can be tracked but are leaning towards the street, and M cars are truly closer to dual purpose.

Compared to the M235i GC, the M3 CS is significantly faster in the straights, but the M235i is easier to drive because of the size, weight, and AWD. That being said, on a circuit where triple digit speeds are the norm, I choose my M3 CS. On an Auto-X, the M3 CS still shines just due to the power. The weight difference is much much closer to the M235i than the M340i is. My M4 CS was weighed a few months ago and was in the 3600 range, close to the M235i GC.
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