9 June 2021 6:51 pm / 0 comments
The G20 BMW 3 Series range in Malaysia is rather diverse, and short of the G80 M3, all of them are locally assembled, including the M340i xDrive. It is the first ever BMW M Performance model to be CKD, and the current SST-exempt price tag is
RM402,354 (until December 31, 2021). Without the SST exemption, the sports sedan will cost you
RM422,800.
While it may not look like much on the outside, the M340i is very much a weapon. It packs the automaker’s venerable B58 3.0 litre inline-six engine that develops 387 PS at 5,800 to 6,500 rpm and 500 Nm from 1,800 to 5,000 rpm. An eight-speed Steptronic Sport automatic transmission with Launch Control is standard, allowing the all-wheel drive (xDrive) sedan to do the century sprint in just 4.4 seconds. Mind you, that’s just one-tenth of a second slower than the F80 BMW M3.
The 2022 BMW i4 sedans the company s first performance-focused electric car of its new engineering era. The high-horsepower sports car will join the BMW iX SUV in the U.S. later this year.
2022 BMW i4 eDrive40 and i4 M50 Press Kit
Editor s Note:
Coming Soon! The Auto Channel s up-close and personnel, an Auto Channel senior journalist takes the BMW i4 eDrive40 on the road and gives you their impressions. Until then here is what BMW says.
New generation of purely electric vehicles from BMW.
i4 eDrive40 with 335 hp and rear-wheel drive. Estimated range up to 300 miles.
i4 M50 with 536 hp and all-wheel drive. Estimated range up to 245 miles.
MSRP of $55,400 for eDrive40 and $65,900 for M50. Plus $995 Destination.
U.S. market launch expected in Q1 of 2022.
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The M50 will be much more powerful than an M4 Competition.
We ve seen the BMW i4 before, of course. The covers came off this four-door electric coupe back in March but such are the differences between global markets that we have had to wait until now for the official US debut and for the final specs accompanying models sold here. BMW first showed the i4 eDrive40 (revealed here in white), but now we have a clearer look at the sporty i4 M50 (pictured in blue) that leaked under two weeks ago.
Both versions featured here are European-spec models but we now have confirmed power, range, and pricing details for the US-bound BMW i4 which will go up against the Tesla Model 3 and the upcoming Audi A4 e-tron.