BLACK OPS

FIRST FANG. BMW M340i

THE STEALTHY EXTERIOR HIDES A THUMPING 285kW TURBO STRAIGHT-SIX, BUT HAS ALL-WHEEL DRIVE NEUTRALISED THE APPEAL OF BMW’S BABY M3?

OUR DRIFTBOX TIMING equipment is broken. Or at least I think it must be. If it’s right, this BMW M340i xDrive has just ripped down the quarter mile and obliterated its claimed 0-100km/h acceleration time. Four. Point. One? That’s three-tenths quicker than what BMW says it will do. That’s even quicker than a current BMW M3.