Price: R1 363 206 0–100 km/h: 4,56 seconds Top speed: 250 km/h Power: 285 kW Torque: 500 N.m CAR fuel index: 9,78 L/100 km CO2 : 192 g/km
Quicker than any previousgen M3, the sleeper M340i defines the balance between livability and alacrity
Braam Peens
A rear-biased chassis and the smooth B58 six-cylinder 3,0-litre engine give the BMW the edge over its rival
Damian Adams
An effortless sports sedan that will provide more than enough thrills for the average motorist
Kyle Kock
There is no better method to compare a pair of identically matched cars than driving them back to back.
The BMW appears decidedly rep-spec alongside the Mercedes. Although the instrumentation and infotainment displays stretch more elegantly and integrate as one