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BMW M240i

Running costs

27.4mpg (on test)

£85 fill-up/£520 or 37% tax

Practicality

Boot capacity

390 litres

Performance

0-62mph/top speed

4.3 seconds/155mph

MODEL TESTED: BMW M240i xDrive Coupé

PRICE: £45,795 ENGINE: 3.0-litre 6cyl, 369bhp

WE were big fans of BMW’s most brutish versions of its previous compact coupé, so with all the changes the manufacturer has made for this newcomer, can it hold on to the same magic? Prices for the M240i start from £45,795; with options, the model here comes to £49,840.

Design & engineering

WHILE the name remains the same as that of its predecessor, there are big changes under the skin of the M240i. It now moves on to BMW’s Cluster Architecture (CLAR) platform,

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