A Blast Through Coachella Valley in the 2023 BMW M340i

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The BMW M340i got an LCI for the '23 model year! It now has idrive 8, slightly revised fascias, and a new shifter. I took it for a drive in the California canyons to see what it was all about!
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  • @alphaomega8774
    @alphaomega8774 Жыл бұрын

    The m340i is super impressive, but I couldn’t stop thinking about how much that x7 was hustling. Nice review 🤙

  • @DailyMotor

    @DailyMotor

    Жыл бұрын

    Yeah that dude is hustlin!

  • @oni5909

    @oni5909

    Жыл бұрын

    @@DailyMotor yeah my cousin has an x5 M and he said they made it feel like it drives like a car and being in that 600hp beast i agree, the strut bars make it have like car level body roll instead of suv for an SUV that size

  • @Slime_threezus

    @Slime_threezus

    Жыл бұрын

    @@oni5909 slight reach I’m driven both as well

  • @fernandog4009
    @fernandog4009 Жыл бұрын

    I hit this route in my ZL1 a year ago….phenomenal drive when there no traffic.

  • @planetarygodzilla
    @planetarygodzilla Жыл бұрын

    Spectacular landscape. A well-chosen scenery to get a taste of this piece of machinery.

  • @puga4202
    @puga4202 Жыл бұрын

    omg. This road looks unbelievable. I wish we have something like this in Canada.

  • @Dashcamfailz

    @Dashcamfailz

    Жыл бұрын

    We do 😂

  • @puga4202

    @puga4202

    Жыл бұрын

    @@Dashcamfailz where?!

  • @denisnossevitch8224

    @denisnossevitch8224

    Жыл бұрын

    British Columbia

  • @aapersonalaccount9838

    @aapersonalaccount9838

    Жыл бұрын

    @@denisnossevitch8224 true i forgot about that. Im from toronto i need to visit yall with my 340

  • @glory4778

    @glory4778

    Жыл бұрын

    @Flight Reacts facts

  • @NotAud
    @NotAud Жыл бұрын

    My man blocks the speedometer but forgot about the readout on the heads-up display 👌👌

  • @lamenamethefirst
    @lamenamethefirst Жыл бұрын

    This gen of the 3 series looks great. No ugly, disproportionate grille. Everything looks perfect.

  • @Jry088
    @Jry088 Жыл бұрын

    That road and scenery are insanely pretty to look at

  • @sammacintyre2583
    @sammacintyre25839 ай бұрын

    Top car in the world. Performance, luxury, not to expensive and dependable.

  • @MatthewGaither
    @MatthewGaither Жыл бұрын

    I daily a 2020 M340i and it's a great car. It is a fantastic all-around vehicle.

  • @DekiaryCarter
    @DekiaryCarter Жыл бұрын

    These seem like such a sweet spot in the sports sedan segment. I just reviewed one of these recently and I’m very impressed by it. Great review!

  • @gregorylouiscoleman
    @gregorylouiscoleman Жыл бұрын

    Picking up mine tomorrow night. Fired up. Sad to trade in my Mustang GT PP but looking for a year round daily and also enthusiastic car. This engine seems more than fun. Nice exotic sound. I was pleased with the test drive.

  • @MatiKosa
    @MatiKosa Жыл бұрын

    12:36 that B58's low-end growl, oh my word...

  • @EMPI75
    @EMPI75 Жыл бұрын

    greatings from germany. Dream car and dream area to watch on a cloudy november day..

  • @marseille6956
    @marseille6956Ай бұрын

    Loved to watch this

  • @riyasatmushfiqrahman3240
    @riyasatmushfiqrahman3240 Жыл бұрын

    NEW TOPHER CHANNEL, YAY. Also, I was looking to get a new 3 series so this came at the perfect time

  • @prawnstar9213
    @prawnstar9213 Жыл бұрын

    That’s the perfect road to test it! That drive gets so scary when you are up top coming down the mountain!

  • @2soonjunior

    @2soonjunior

    Жыл бұрын

    What road is it?

  • @Hiddenvalleyranch57

    @Hiddenvalleyranch57

    Жыл бұрын

    @@2soonjunior hwy 74

  • @TheMstwntdLMSV123
    @TheMstwntdLMSV123 Жыл бұрын

    Charlie wasn’t holding back! This car is such a sweet spot. It’s a shame all the pops and bangs are done through the speakers on the LCI models. Definitely needs a Remus exhaust

  • @Corbin-tm5rr
    @Corbin-tm5rr Жыл бұрын

    Awesome vid! @tropherdrives what's your camera set up for this POV? GoPro headmount I assume? Settings?

  • @ys1606
    @ys1606 Жыл бұрын

    somebody was having some fun in that X7 🤣

  • @drawwithmark
    @drawwithmark6 ай бұрын

    “My ears are popping, so is my exhaust.” 😂 Thats awesome.

  • @Von_RX
    @Von_RX Жыл бұрын

    love it!

  • @amsjaquino
    @amsjaquino9 ай бұрын

    For daily driving purposes like for work and once a month long driving, which one would you prefer? M340i or z4 m40i?

  • @davidburkhardt6252
    @davidburkhardt6252 Жыл бұрын

    This video is so cool!

  • @rayl1152
    @rayl1152 Жыл бұрын

    It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas with the red and green!

  • @autolife666
    @autolife666 Жыл бұрын

    what camera do you use and how do you mount it ?

  • @NicholasMatthews
    @NicholasMatthewsАй бұрын

    Beautiful 😍😍😍😍😍😍

  • @Loveinabottlee
    @Loveinabottlee Жыл бұрын

    2022 M340i"s will become the most in demand M340 since they did away with the gear shift

  • @HansWee

    @HansWee

    Жыл бұрын

    the old shift lever can be retrofitted onto the new one. but yes the new one sucks

  • @Mtown_moop
    @Mtown_moop Жыл бұрын

    Awesome POV

  • @BMVola
    @BMVola Жыл бұрын

    FYI the B58 is single turbo. The S58 is twin turbo(G80/G82)

  • @zylixevade2469
    @zylixevade2469 Жыл бұрын

    The new 2023 m340i is just more impressive im going towards this car and will buy it soon bmws are just different in looks, and the power and grip that they got

  • @l.seventh7954
    @l.seventh79545 ай бұрын

    Is the steering feedback better than the Pre-LCI G20?

  • @G20Storm
    @G20Storm Жыл бұрын

    How do you record these videos? GoPro or Phone? Mounted on head or chest?

  • @Billarkmen360
    @Billarkmen360 Жыл бұрын

    What mountain does have this winding curves?

  • @erniearambula3525
    @erniearambula3525 Жыл бұрын

    Where is this mountain road in Palm Springs it looks phenomenal

  • @The_Tigran_7600_ARM
    @The_Tigran_7600_ARM Жыл бұрын

    My dream, I can not wait when I become the owner😍

  • @johnshuarwamirama
    @johnshuarwamirama Жыл бұрын

    7:55 you can relax for a second? my brother in christ you were driving like a babushka

  • @linjibz
    @linjibz Жыл бұрын

    The whole time I just noticed that super fast X7

  • @bmwx52022
    @bmwx52022 Жыл бұрын

    all 3 chanells in description are yours?

  • @StaindWhiteT
    @StaindWhiteT Жыл бұрын

    What type of mic do you use?

  • @kiplingordon
    @kiplingordon Жыл бұрын

    I would have liked to hear your opinions on how the M340i felt in comparison to the M3 comp. Oh well

  • @connorscanlon6289

    @connorscanlon6289

    Жыл бұрын

    Speed- not noticeably different until above around 70-80mph, then the M3 has more power at the top end. Steering- M3 has more feedback and is more communicative, both are very precise, but the M340i is a bit hard to tell on center/feel understeer. Both are vague compared to the best of the best like McLaren or Porsche. Suspension- honestly not appreciably different. The M340i settles just as well as the M3 and feels like it has the same amount of grip. The M3 is more firm in day to day driving, but I honestly do not notice a difference on track. Brakes- the same in day to day driving, but the M340i’s brakes are more sensitive to heat on track. Both are brake by wire so there’s not much pedal feel in either. Verdict- I’d go with the M340i, it is 20-30k cheaper, looks way better, and comes very close to the M3 in terms of performance. Unless you are looking for a dedicated track car, it is not worth spending the extra money for the M3 (and if you are looking for a dedicated track car for 80-90k, I’d recommend a Cayman instead).

  • @samtrading4142

    @samtrading4142

    Жыл бұрын

    @@connorscanlon6289 Thanks!

  • @gotmefckedup4148

    @gotmefckedup4148

    Жыл бұрын

    @@connorscanlon6289 The S58 in the M3 is literally the better version of the B58 in the m340 . To say it’s close in performance is just misinformation, S58 has stronger internals , better cooling , also is twin turbocharged instead the single turbo in the m340 . The looks are subjective ,personally I don’t think the g80 is ugly at all and it looks more aggressive than a m340 for sure .

  • @gorewich25
    @gorewich2511 ай бұрын

    whats that route you took? looks fun

  • @WHERESSS
    @WHERESSS Жыл бұрын

    they put you up at the Ritz... sweet

  • @r3troryan899
    @r3troryan89911 ай бұрын

    My dad has this car, actually the most fun car I've been in.

  • @azhariqbal6796
    @azhariqbal6796 Жыл бұрын

    Is the exhaust stock or ???

  • @CriusXI
    @CriusXI Жыл бұрын

    I’m about to purchase a 2018 bmw 328i 97k miles, is it a reliable car?

  • @2soonjunior
    @2soonjunior Жыл бұрын

    what road is this??

  • @ehsan3532
    @ehsan3532 Жыл бұрын

    Assetto VR hitting different 🥵

  • @luisfranco3167
    @luisfranco3167 Жыл бұрын

    Would you buy it? I'm between this M340i and the X3 hybrid '23

  • @streamingeagle1
    @streamingeagle1 Жыл бұрын

    m340i has been the best since 2017

  • @Wes1996
    @Wes1996 Жыл бұрын

    I’d like to echo the requests of other in the chat. Please, if you could, provide some insight on this car versus the G80 m3, in whichever format you deem most appropriate. Thank you.

  • @nicka8718
    @nicka8718 Жыл бұрын

    I'm not a fan of the idrive 8 screen, but I'll get past it because it drives so well.

  • @stefanfreestylez

    @stefanfreestylez

    Жыл бұрын

    Techfest

  • @the_nma5119

    @the_nma5119

    Жыл бұрын

    since you prefer normal dials why dont you buy a nokia 3310 and throw that '' tech'' iphone away..

  • @the_nma5119

    @the_nma5119

    Жыл бұрын

    @@mischaraine1645 no one is talking about the car. only the entertainement system. both are LCD/led screens with a software that perform the same task. open and close apps. Its called "tech". i dont think the screen affects the drive of the fcking car.

  • @josemartinez-br4rg

    @josemartinez-br4rg

    Жыл бұрын

    Hey atleast bmw drivers can know watch some x-rated stuff and wack off in full screen while cruzin on the freeway! Maybe it will slow down the tailgating since bmw drivers seems obsessed with it too.

  • @the_nma5119

    @the_nma5119

    Жыл бұрын

    @@astro5485 no you are very wrong. a button is a button. regardless of where this button is. when you press that button in a car or a phone it does the same action... This man bought a brand NEW 2023 bmw and complains about the screen? Its a NEW generation of car. Stupidity at its highest level. The whole point was to make it fully ''SMART''

  • @sonerakbas6111
    @sonerakbas6111 Жыл бұрын

    You forgot to blur the HUD lol

  • @timothybracken1728
    @timothybracken1728 Жыл бұрын

    A new channel, you should've told us about it! subscribed big fan

  • @vanisshen4467
    @vanisshen4467 Жыл бұрын

    Love how you blur out the speedometer but leave the HUD untouched

  • @streamingeagle1
    @streamingeagle1 Жыл бұрын

    why were you behind the X7?

  • @AndyFerdean
    @AndyFerdean10 ай бұрын

    So funny to see the speed blurred on the display, but still projected on the windshield 🤣🤣🤣

  • @admiralblue9324
    @admiralblue93247 ай бұрын

    TOMORROW I WILL GET MY 340 WHITE COLOR. FEELS GOOD.

  • @niyazahmed2165
    @niyazahmed2165 Жыл бұрын

    I thought you drive the 2020 one?

  • @clubracer6
    @clubracer65 ай бұрын

    I thought you drove a 340i xdrive a few years back.

  • @vitreoushumor
    @vitreoushumor Жыл бұрын

    that piped in audio is such a downer droner

  • @johnmeyer8370
    @johnmeyer8370 Жыл бұрын

    If thats an X7 M60i it can definitely hang with and perhaps outpace a M340i...despite the weight disadvantage tgat M60 has almost 170 more hp n 170 more tq

  • @Death_Metal_Head
    @Death_Metal_Head Жыл бұрын

    These are so sick. I just wish they weren't extremely hard to find.

  • @Stevie4171

    @Stevie4171

    Жыл бұрын

    Didn’t think they were hard to find? The dealer I work at has about 5 of these things sitting waiting to go

  • @Death_Metal_Head

    @Death_Metal_Head

    Жыл бұрын

    @@Stevie4171 In a 50 mile radius of where I live (Carolinas), there's only two for sale -- a 2018 340i and a 2019 M340i.

  • @BrakRulesAll
    @BrakRulesAll Жыл бұрын

    iDrive 8 is a Mongolian clusterfuck. And the tacked-on giant screen compounds the problem. Such a shame - outstanding drivetrain, ruined by video game instrument cluster, tacked-on widescreen insanity.

  • @MrTresto

    @MrTresto

    Жыл бұрын

    oh come on, it might not be the best dash aesthetics, but it doesn't 'ruin' the car either. I do prefer the previous version though of course, as I have in my own car with idrive 7 and a normal dash but still the B58 and its 382 hp

  • @BrakRulesAll

    @BrakRulesAll

    Жыл бұрын

    @@MrTresto "Might not be the best" is just a milder way of me saying "Mongolian clusterfuck". And yeah it does indeed ruin the car for me. They'll fix it eventually - a redesigned dash will come along at some point that actually looks like it was meant for this giant screen. Until then - full stop.

  • @j_y48
    @j_y48 Жыл бұрын

    Ahhh the IconicSound making that fake popping noise and fart shifts. Fun to hear through speakers, even though you cant hear all that outside.

  • @manuelmartens

    @manuelmartens

    Жыл бұрын

    Can you turn it off?

  • @j_y48

    @j_y48

    Жыл бұрын

    @@manuelmartens you can turn it off in the drive settings, but I believe the IconicSound makes the actual exhaust louder in sport plus mode. But inside the cabin you’ll hear more pops and the “fart” shifting, but the it doesn’t sound like that outside.

  • @DMCarReviews

    @DMCarReviews

    Жыл бұрын

    What are you talking about? These are real shift sounds and you can hear the pops and bangs outside super evidently. Stop disinforming people 😂 BMW IconicSound applies to electric models.

  • @j_y48

    @j_y48

    Жыл бұрын

    @@DMCarReviews I'm telling you those are not real pops and bang sounds from the outside. You only get a little bit of it from the outside. From the inside through the speakers are overrun...I own one....IconicSound is on in the driving settings> drivetrain and chassis> iconicsoud...go look for it turn it off and see if you hear the "fart" shifting, pops and bangs..

  • @DMCarReviews

    @DMCarReviews

    Жыл бұрын

    @@j_y48 That is false information. I have an X4 M40i, and my friend is M340i and there is plenty of sound outside IconicSound only existent in electric models.

  • @JAnx01
    @JAnx01 Жыл бұрын

    About them getting rid of the shifter. Why? BMW was making cool shifters in recent years.

  • @michaellackie6274
    @michaellackie6274 Жыл бұрын

    Uhhh that X7 wouldn't stand a chance but I can see you were being extremely cautious. Nice review though!

  • @dip_08
    @dip_08 Жыл бұрын

    Bro how do I get these kind of jobs?

  • @notretaliate
    @notretaliate Жыл бұрын

    Forgot to blur the HUD lol

  • @ozzy_fromhell
    @ozzy_fromhell Жыл бұрын

    This car is sweet I want this or a 2017 M for the issue is though I’m 20 years old and just bought a house so I have to wait two months

  • @vChilly
    @vChilly Жыл бұрын

    How does this car fair against an M3? Just curious

  • @jonip43086
    @jonip43086 Жыл бұрын

    May I ask where was this drive?

  • @Cisco4253

    @Cisco4253

    Жыл бұрын

    watch the video

  • @jlsc4125
    @jlsc4125 Жыл бұрын

    I know it's something simple, but I really can't get past the loss of the gear shift handle, in any car, not just the bmw. Simple little thing, but I have nothing to rest my hand on and it's maddening to me.

  • @TopherDrives

    @TopherDrives

    Жыл бұрын

    Yep. Worst change for the facelift IMO

  • @antonch.657
    @antonch.657 Жыл бұрын

    This scenery kinda looks like THE CREW game

  • @justinbernardo8240
    @justinbernardo8240 Жыл бұрын

    i wonder why they gave the 2022 x3m40i the m mirrors but left it alone on the 340i

  • @DMCarReviews

    @DMCarReviews

    Жыл бұрын

    The m340i has m mirrors too

  • @RiadBouiche-zz8ow
    @RiadBouiche-zz8owАй бұрын

    The consumption ?!!

  • @omegapsi847
    @omegapsi847 Жыл бұрын

    Yo T, thanks for the driving impressions! The M340i was on my wish list over the last couple of months, until they released the new Civic Type R. When it comes to overall package - which one is the more fun car to drive? The powerful BMW with its butter smooth B58 or the engaging FWD Type R with its manual transmission and its superior handling? Thx for a short feedback!

  • @RP-vr8pi

    @RP-vr8pi

    Жыл бұрын

    M340i is crazy fast go for it

  • @TopherDrives

    @TopherDrives

    Жыл бұрын

    I haven't driven the new Type R yet, but it's really gonna depend on what you want to do with the car! Honestly for a canyon road like that, I'd rather be in a CTR, but for daily driving, and long open roads, give me the M340i!

  • @omegapsi847

    @omegapsi847

    Жыл бұрын

    @@TopherDrives Oh, I thought you have already driven the new Type r in a video of your main channel around 2 weeks ago, or was it a different driver? anyways, I also saw your cooperation test drive together with Tedward on the Type R. The Civic caught my attention because Tedward said that the whole driving experience gave him GT3 vibes, which is very impressive even if it is half true considering the price difference of a GT3 and Civic Type R.

  • @aziahcorbett6196

    @aziahcorbett6196

    Жыл бұрын

    Can’t believe your comparing a civic to a m340

  • @kunalmore5212

    @kunalmore5212

    Жыл бұрын

    What a moron comparing a ricer civic to a genuine beast of a car the M340i 🤣

  • @shad3128
    @shad3128 Жыл бұрын

    Cars cockpits in 2024 and beyond: we present to you all, a floating tablet and paddle shifters

  • @gala-8407
    @gala-8407 Жыл бұрын

    lets get a 840i gc on here

  • @Pillerwolf
    @Pillerwolf Жыл бұрын

    you blurred your speed but you can still see it in the hud

  • @Marco.01
    @Marco.01 Жыл бұрын

    Cosmic girl roads :)

  • @judeau9151
    @judeau9151 Жыл бұрын

    someone found the HDR tool

  • @chrisdeming9287
    @chrisdeming9287 Жыл бұрын

    Says he won't talk during walk around. *talks during walkaround* 😀

  • @aloadinn
    @aloadinn Жыл бұрын

    you even have the same laugh as the other topher 3:46

  • @VinLimited
    @VinLimited10 ай бұрын

    Whats difference with MrTopher and Topher Drives?

  • @mijo4545
    @mijo4545 Жыл бұрын

    It is a BX7....greetings of Alpina

  • @laventure84
    @laventure84 Жыл бұрын

    You forgot to cover the heads up display 😂

  • @TopherDrives

    @TopherDrives

    Жыл бұрын

    shhhhhhhh

  • @benjaminstuart8626
    @benjaminstuart8626 Жыл бұрын

    I blew my motor on that road. :)

  • @vHeartAndS0ul
    @vHeartAndS0ul Жыл бұрын

    if only they had a manual version... i cant afford a m3 :^(

  • @pantiesgonewild358
    @pantiesgonewild358 Жыл бұрын

    not sure how anyone can get any sport/luxury vehicle with black seats which great color options seats are available, the Idrive 8 pure tablet screens not for me, idrive 7 was perfect mix

  • @orj77
    @orj77 Жыл бұрын

    a road like this needs a porsche

  • @laslotiborc384
    @laslotiborc384 Жыл бұрын

    catastrophic driving with a car like this

  • @blindside.
    @blindside. Жыл бұрын

    기어봉을 없애다니 미쳤군 크리스탈 기어봉 다시 넣어놔라 비엠 그릴은 모든차종 블랙하이글로시로 바꿔라좀

  • @DirksDiggler
    @DirksDiggler Жыл бұрын

    Stupid question: Is this a new Topher channel or did I miss something?

  • @TopherDrives

    @TopherDrives

    Жыл бұрын

    I'm Substitute Topher! I work closely with OG Topher. This is my personal channel

  • @DirksDiggler

    @DirksDiggler

    Жыл бұрын

    @@TopherDrives ahhh ok I thought so! Your voice sounded familiar and I know I’ve seen you at events with him so that makes sense lol!

  • @that-guy213
    @that-guy213 Жыл бұрын

    That x7 must be a comp no way it beats an m340

  • @Justin_GFM

    @Justin_GFM

    Жыл бұрын

    There is no such thing as an X7 “comp”

  • @MrTresto

    @MrTresto

    Жыл бұрын

    The X7 is driving real hard (for a big SUV like a X7) and the M340i is not even close to the limit.

  • @that-guy213

    @that-guy213

    Жыл бұрын

    @MrTresto lol 😆 yeah but my guy had a death wish driving like that on a cliff

  • @tsaki_titan
    @tsaki_titan Жыл бұрын

    God I hate that new chime.

  • @emmereffing
    @emmereffing Жыл бұрын

    blurred the speedo, but did not blur the HUD lmao

  • @sneezygibz6403
    @sneezygibz6403 Жыл бұрын

    Traded in tesla for this.

  • @JimJuno
    @JimJuno Жыл бұрын

    And just when they finally got the grilles right they had a f!cker walking around the BMW design headquarters and HAD to pitch the idea to f@ck with the rear bumper. Common BMW, I'm a fan but keep classic then.

  • @craigyirush3492
    @craigyirush3492 Жыл бұрын

    That screen is godawful. Nothing like the classic BMW round gauges.

  • @fatwhitetuna6659
    @fatwhitetuna6659 Жыл бұрын

    do not like the digital LCD tach

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