2023 BMW 3-Series facelift M340i driving REVIEW - the 3er strikes back!
This is our in-depth review of the 2023 BMW 3-Series facelift as BMW M340i. We're taking a look at Exterior, Interior and the driving experience.
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00:00 BMW 3-Series facelift!
00:23 BMW M340i in Frozen Grey
01:23 M Performance vs base double kidney
02:02 Length, shadow line and wheels
03:03 Rear design and exhaust ports
04:00 Base vs adaptive suspension
04:25 Brooklyn Grey sedan
04:41 3-Series Touring Mineral White
05:15 M Performance Parts
06:17 Interior: Key fob and doors
06:44 M Sport / Performance interior
07:14 Seating test
07:54 Alcantara / Sensatec sport seat
08:16 Perforated Sensatec seats
08:45 New sustainable seating materials
09:13 New vegan BMW steering wheel
09:44 Interior cockpit overview
10:18 BMW OS8 infotainment
11:48 Apple CarPlay and Maps in instruments
13:17 Digital instruments and HUD
14:00 Middle console
14:38 Rear seats sedan
15:53 Rear seats estate / Touring
16:07 Trunk / boot sedan
16:52 Trunk / boot estate / Touring
18:40 Sound M340i and engines
19:13 Driving BMW M340i with launch control
20:32 Steering feedback
21:32 Adaptive suspension
22:57 User interface while driving
23:58 3-Series vs Audi A4 vs C-Class
25:32 Traffic light race
26:30 Fuel economy / consumption
27:12 Over-the-air updates
29:35 Sportiness plus comfort?
30:28 Assistance systems
31:32 German Autobahn high speed
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One thing's for sure; auto manufacturers DON'T value customer input, nor their preferences. Whenever you make basic controls and functions more difficult, it is indeed, a step backwards. On another note; nice review!
Yup, when I saw this video pop up in my KZhead subs list I opened it and skipped to the interior chapter thinking "I bet they have screwed up the HVAC controls" and yup they have.
Cheers! Yeah, not always new is better...
Just because you're used to one thing, doesn't mean it's better than something else. As with anything there's a learning curve. It took a LONG time until people started getting used to touch display only smartphones, now nobody can imagine going back. If you think there's not 200+ guys involved in designing and testing new control interfaces, you are a fool.
@@nomansland120 the smartphone analogy is a poor one, you aren't operating a deadly machine while using your phone (or you shouldn't be anyway!). Distracting a driver's attention away from the road to perform common tasks (like adjusting the AC) is dangerous. It's not about the manufacturers improving the UX it's about saving money, the cost of virtual UX Vs physical UX is much lower.
@@JetsetDruid You know how often I operate the climate controls? When I first buy my car, that's it. Set it at 21 degrees once. That's it. Haven't touched it since.
have had a 2023 M340I for 3 weeks now, absolutely love it
User review: This car is all the car you'll ever need. I have had a M340i for 2 years, looked into replacing it by something fancier. Tried things costing 2x more...still have the M340i. I also drive a 911 GTS on the side and i can say I'm never sad to take the 340i when i need to. I only wish the suspension settings in sport was much harder (frankly it isn't much more planted in sport VS comfort), and steering from the M3 would be nice. But other than that, value for money is unbeatable. I like the old interior better, but headlights here are better.
thanks for the feedback!
Change to Bilsteins (B6) or to the AC Schnitzer springs and dampers
Can I ask what you think of the new C43 please? I am torn between the 2.
@@Caa310 drive both, pick on feeling :)
@@RC-bx5jo thank you!
Horrible that the HVAC controls are now integrated into the screen.
I don’t like that Idea either 😊
Agree. This is the only reason that will stop me buying LCI 3/4 series
My wife said the same
out of all the m340 videos I watched this is the best thank you ser
Top-notch review, Thomas
I'm surprised by comments that say Thomas you are biased towards German cars. Thomas mentioned it on his review of the BMW X7, yet he is the most authentic reviewer who honestly highlights every good thing and every bad thing about any car he reviews. He even gives tips on the most cost effective car to buy, how about that.
Another good car review on the channel 👍
Thomas is the delightful German foil to Doug Demuro I didn't know I needed
welcome!
Great video Thomas- best reviewer bar none!
thanks so much Mike - keep tuning in !
Love how the rear window on the estate opens separately
wish my C300 wagon would do that
Another very informative Video, thanks.
thanks keep tuning in!
Thank you Thomas!
Great video again. Thanks
🙏🙏
exterior looks better, interior worse. hate the new gauge cluster/screens.
Thomas, you are the best. I’m enjoying the humor in between. 😀
Great review as usual
Nest reviews ever, and the best looking sedan ever
Another excellent, detailed review Thomas. How I would love an M340i Touring... Looking forward to your X1 review - hopefully the embargo will drop soon.
I have MY21 M340 xdrive M Performance Edition in Canada with just under 14,000 kms and am averaging 6.6L/100KMs since Factory. I have more than enough Sunday morning fun drives and the fuel economy, comfort, sportiness is amazing with this car.
That’s insane! Especially from a 6 cylinder engine! Wow! 😨
Bring back the "in full HD, full screen and full length. Let's Go." please.
I already asked, he said they're not bringing it back.
Agree. Let's go 💪
That door lock m knob joke was good …
Fascia with big mouth opening actually suites the slender headlamps/new wide grille. Touring looking really sporty.
loving the new grill
IMO, I hate how more and more manufacturers are going to a tablet-style display for the dash. It feels tacked on and frankly, it feels like a lazy way to design a dash display. It may be high-tech, but there's no more effort into designing a nice dash that's unique to the design language of the manufacturer. I believe the dashboard is the focal point of the interior and this is where a manufacturer really has an opportunity to design an interior that is unique and differentiates itself from other manufacturers' designs. I get that manufacturers are moving toward digital displays, but they should at least integrate it into a sculpted housing. An example would be the Mercedes S class. The previous generation (w222) has a nice design. It is an all-digital display, but it is well integrated into the dash housing like an analogue gauge cluster would be. But then they went with a much less elegant tablet-style display in the new w223 generation where the display looks more like a large tablet that can be removed and taken with you (it can't be removed really, but it just looks like it could, like in this current 3 series). I just read that another commenter @Daniel Witte agrees with me.
Very beautiful car, love frozen pure grey color
Looks very good 👍
Great review Thomas. Any chance the estate will come to Canada? All the best. Jim
thanks! afaik not
Much better, I love the hook shaped headlight signature. I have loved the great and incredibly immersive content over the past few years as well as your unwavering commitment to review most new luxury cars that are released.
Thomas I remember how much you admire Korean cars with their buttons and I agree. Tired of screens. Over it.
Looks quite good
At least the outside style is 👍 good Don’t need the beaver teeth grill😂
Love this car. Love that color
I accept this exhaust design
Is the active cruise control a standard feature now? Thanks
I need knobs and dials! As a current BMW 2020 driver with OS 7 I cannot imagine getting next year this new model. Need to look for a brand where they still believe in dials and knobs!
I love the animal free interior and efficiency.
Good review Thomas, as always. You always goes into details and your preferences lines often up with mine. Waiting for my 330e m-sport (of course) sedan with delivery by x-mas right now. Hard one as I let go of my Panamera e-hybrid but hope to enjoy the new dreier 😉 keep it up with your excellent postings. I follow most of your postings. 👍😃
Thanks so much! Feel free to recommend our channel :-)
Hello, how’s the steering feel in 440i compared to 340i ? Is it same?
That rectangular info screen looks like no thought was given to its shape, at all. Did all the interior designers leave the studio when this was done?
It is indeed a very lazy "design".
In glad Im not the only one reacting to it. Why do you remove a separate ”gauge cluster”? This screen looks confusing and badly designed. Great for the living room perhaps, but not for a car thats supposed to be driver focused. Was market research done before they decided to put this in all models? Perhaps some Competitior infiltrated BMW and now tries to sabotage their business?
This is the best BMW 3 Series ever, almost perfect in every sense and blows the competition out of the water.
I really like the look of this gen 3 er
nice car, but one thing bothers me : a screen instead of a genuine dashboard with dials. It's a no no for me. And as you mentioned : things like changing the temperature ought to be done by a physical button. Soooo easy and much safer (less distraction).
Great review !! I love the exterior design and the larger screen. I am not sold on Idrive 8. I like the favorite buttons and hard buttons for climate control on the previous model. I am not sure that part of the update is progress. Time will tell. I wonder if the RWD only model sold in the USA has a better steering feel.
thanks for tuning in !
I keep the steering wheel mode in sport mode in 330i tofeel more the road. Either in comfort or eco mode you can feel the road and bumps a bit. I Lower lanes assist to a minimum to have a fun drive. Its difficult to choose a 2020 330i digital analog to a 2023 330i or m340i with a full digital screen.
Did you tell BMW representatives about your steering critique? Maybe it's related to the platform and they can't change it in the facelift
Amazing review and transitions. Bravo!
From South Africa 🇿🇦
Such a beauty.
Touring ftw!
That front reminds me of that Clarkson speed mouth meme 😂
Which cars offer wide space between rear wheel arches? I look for a wagon that's easy to toss big things in.
Gorgeous car, though i don’t really like the mesh of the kidney grill, the regular 3 series grills look more expensive and better to me.
Mixed bag with the update. at least the large screen is closer to eye level when driving, unlike the new C-class, where you have to move your eyes much farther away from the road to the lower screen to see the nav (and I think it only shows the nav there if you're using android auto/google maps). Also still no capacitive buttons, right? Seems like a more usable interior than C-class still.
Would waze also work on the left screen ? Not a big fan of Apple maps.
I just don't like the trend with the big and wide displays where everything is in 1 panel. I rather have the classic looking cockpit with a loose infotainment system. It is just missing some class this way. The exterior is top notch though, one of the best looking sedans on the market.
So pre fl price will get lower, i planning to buy pre fl g20 330i, good choice?
please tell us about the South Africa Market when it comes to spec, please! Love your Vids!
I suppose BMW makes you subscribe to gear stick and indicators?
Thomas grew 1 inch since I last saw his video 😁 he was always 6'1'' hehe
Hi, what is the style number/name of your BOSS jacket? I'll like to get the same one too!
Thomas touching his face near the eye at 3m32s means sarcasm in German
It would be awesome if the cockpit display is integrated within the dashboard. It looks like an unfinished product , shortcut poor execution.
Great presentation as always! Thomas, seriously, you have to make an ASMR video with door closing sounds, with trunk closing sounds and various click and clacks!
One thing that bugs me slightly in the newest BMWs is the hard corners of the digital display, especially that corner sticking out from the left side of the steering wheel. It would look better if the screen followed a trapezoidal shape (like older BMWs) or gently curved on the sides (like Lucid Air), to follow the contours of the steering wheel. The “stuck on” look of the screen is incoherent with the rest of the cabin design, despite being the central feature.
If the facelift M3 Competition keeps the kidney grills and we don't get those beaver tooth grills, I'm sold I wouldn't care less about the i drive 8 system 😀
With every new facelift and generation my E92 gets older, but hey at least i can get a decent knock off kidney grills that look like the new ones, heck headlights too
Thanks شكرا...You helped me know the features of cars, so I owned them with my eyes, even though it was impossible for me to actually own them
It’s better than the beaver teeth but still not quite right for my taste. I would choose the touring if offered in the US though.
I love touring!
Realmente é surpreendente a frente deste lindo carro, com linhas precisas e design arrojado que trás em cada detalhe o toque refinado da engenharia Alemã abraços😀❤🐦🎵🚗🙏
If BMW seeing this...please also make the climate fan speed to be always on the screen? This is especially useful for customer is the hot weather country...
One of the best reviewers on youtube! Thank you for this video!
so nice facelift
Really happy that they got rid of the tall grill look. It doesn't look like a filter feeder mouth anymore.
The ”dreier” are very nice!
I have had my m340 lci for nearly a year now. I love the car and actually like the big screen but I think some physical buttons should have remained. You get used to it but it isn’t as slick and easy. Fortunately the idrive controller helps as I think without that it would be an issue. I think they could have made the steering better so that was more difference between the modes. I’d like comfort to be a bit more comfortable and the sport modes to make it more sporty but I can live with it. The 6cyl is the masterpiece. Be nicer if you had an option to get some proper rubber on from factory because the run flat tyres may be convenient if you get a puncture but not ideal on crap sections of British road. Much better on a quality road surface but we don’t have many of those in the uk!
Thanks for the report!
Thanks for the great review Thomas! Personally i found this facelift as a step back compared to predecessor in terms of design and practically aspects. I think the pre-facelift was the pineacle of 3 series. Btw, do you have any plans to test updated I-Pace as you have the last review from 4 years ago? I think that car deserves more recognition as the electricity transition in Europe is pacing up.
Thats what happens when you left your best designer team to leave. Now every capable BMW's designer works for KIA. :)
Thanks
highly appreciated !!
I like the new eyes and the red leather carbon combination. But missing the easy temperature control and the sunset orange metallic Great review of course, thanks
Great review as usual. I’d like to see traditional BMW gauges as an option. Why not?
Is this the Basking Shark body-kit?
Another benchmark review Thomas! Do you think the s5 sportback is a better value for a daily driver or does the M340 make the driver feel a bit more special with the sporty performance?
thanks 🙏
yes S5 Sportback is the better deal, check if available without animal skin seat in ur market
@@autogefuehl that's exactly the feeling I got after watching all your reviews. Thanks Thomas!
Nice how BMW adapted the lower grill from the second generation Hyundai i10. 😄👍
I want the standard model in the M340 xdrive variant!
Thomas is one of the few auto journalists who complains about #BS capacitive buttons. Thanks for that. Love your detailed reviews.
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Thank BMW and Merc for eliminating my choice for my next car. Now I can put that order for RS3 in with no regrets. More than a 4-banger, and PHYSICAL buttons on the dash.
funny enough i decided to cancel my RS3 order in favor of an M340i. perhaps you'll get my order spot! haha
@@myemailiscool Why do I need your spot when I already got one. If anything, it's the other way around.
what color is this ? special wrap or OEM color? wonder if its avalible in the USA
BMW Individual Frozen pure grey, I think only available in EU
Touring for me every time.
What a car!
OMG I can't believe they kept that backwards tachometer!!!
Are those wheels available in the states at 5:40 ? 😢
Car looks good... MPOWER👍
The presentation: Autogefuhl level Car: a cheap long tablet on the dash board called a facelift, they monkeyed what mercedes did for so many years with that tablet on the board. Sad, the bmw gauges and simple easy-to-access blend of all necesities was something else.
One of the most beautiful BMW sedans in 10-15 years.
Touring all day every day 🚐🚐❤❤
why they didnt put this screen on the just facelifted X3 2022 ?
Great review as always 👏🏼. I’m ok with exterior facelift, it’s still a beautiful 3 series. But as a graphic designer I hate the os8. The angular interface in drivers screen it reminds me the DS and the apps in main screen are awful. Also the big screen doesn’t fit in a sport car like 3 series. In the new X1 looks great but here I would prefer the previous two separate screens. The climate controls could be physical buttons in the place where the radio memories were. But the worst is the gear shift. The classic gear stick it was so small and elegant. I can’t understand why all cars should look like EVs. So all these upgrades just doesn’t fit in a sport 3 series car. Don’t get me wrong I’m a BMW fan but this is a step to nowhere it’s very disappointing.
why did they get rid of the shiftstick?