Expected Price: Rs 75 lakh
Another variant of the BMW 3 Series will make its way to India. But this time, it s the more performance- focused M340i. It’ll have a throaty 380PS/500Nm 3.0-litre straight-six motor under the hood, with propulsion being directed to all four wheels via an 8-speed automatic transmission. It’s pretty quick off the line with a 0-96kmph sprint in 4.1 seconds.
A beefy motor aside, the M340i will have performance wizardry in the form of M Sport suspension, M Sport brakes, and M Sport differential. You get all this while the M340i looks pretty similar to standard 330i M Sport, making it a ‘sleeper’ of sorts. It will also be the first locally assembled M model in India. The M340i will go up against the Mercedes-AMG C43 coupe.