Every year,  Motor Tendency holds its annual Auto of The Twelvemonth program in which they exam a variety of the best brand-new cars on the road and deem 1 the car of the year. Fairly simple. Well, this twelvemonth, the BMW 340i is a contender in the that test.

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This is apparently a pretty nifty honor for the 340i, to be considered 1 of the all-time cars on the market. Even so, Motor Trend has lukewarm things to say nearly it. "the new six is smoother than the i it replaces, particularly at loftier revs, and it continues BMW's tradition of a pleasing soundtrack and splendid boost control. Although the new suspension tuning in our M Sport package 340i buttons down the car's previously heaving rear end, the car even so felt numb and disconnected."

That seems sort of bad, especially considering that it's nominated for COTY. The interesting affair is that I'm not certain I agree with the last flake. You'd think that this is merely bias, as we're BMWBLOG, only it truthfully isn't. We endeavour and be equally objective every bit possible and would never say that a BMW was great if it wasn't. After sampling the new 340i, nosotros can tell you that numb and disconnected aren't good adjectives to describe the information technology. Is it as "connected" as an E30 M3? Of course not, no mod automobile is and all modern cars are condign more numb than in previous generations, but that'due south just the manner of the times and people actually need to stop complaining about it. But the 340i is far from disconnected. It doesn't have the same steering feel of an E46 but it'due south however very authentic and the chassis is very connected. Nosotros'd exist lying in a ditch in Mexico being eaten by devious dogs if it weren't.

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Admittedly, it'south been a long time since driving a Cadillac ATS, and we've even so yet to sample the new Mercedes-Benz C Course or Jaguar XE, merely we'd get as far every bit to say that the new 340i is up at the top of the grade, in terms of driving connectivity and dynamics.

It'due south no secret that the BMW 340i won't win MT's COTY, equally information technology'south just non new or innovative plenty and I would probably concord with it not being the all-time new car in the globe. Only information technology's an incredible sports sedan, combining excellent performance with fantastic dynamics and superb comfort and practicality into one good-looking packet. To be honest, it's hard to desire more from a car than what the BMW 340i tin provide. So while it probably won't win the MT COTY, information technology definitely deserves its spot as a true contender.

[Source: Motor Tendency]