340i.....4.1 seconds to 60. WOW!

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05/20/2016 at 10:55 • Filed to: None

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Looking for a lease special now.


DISCUSSION (29)


Kinja'd!!! Short-throw Granny Shifter is 2 #blessed 2b stressed > Marcus
05/20/2016 at 11:09

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4.4 without the rollout, but still pretty crazy for an AWD car on 225 width run flats and just over 300 hp


Kinja'd!!! Dru > Marcus
05/20/2016 at 11:10

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Can haz manuel?


Kinja'd!!! BmanUltima's car still hasn't been fixed yet, he'll get on it tomorrow, honest. > Dru
05/20/2016 at 11:15

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Nope.


Kinja'd!!! Hermann > Dru
05/20/2016 at 11:15

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In Europe you can


Kinja'd!!! CB > Dru
05/20/2016 at 11:33

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Both the RWD and AWD models can be had with it in Canada.


Kinja'd!!! Dru > Hermann
05/20/2016 at 11:33

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You sure? I just built one on BMW USA and was able to select it as a no cost option.


Kinja'd!!! CB > BmanUltima's car still hasn't been fixed yet, he'll get on it tomorrow, honest.
05/20/2016 at 11:33

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According to BMW’s website, both the RWD and AWD models can be had with a six-speed manual.


Kinja'd!!! BmanUltima's car still hasn't been fixed yet, he'll get on it tomorrow, honest. > CB
05/20/2016 at 11:36

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Hmm. I missed that. Where does the option show up in the configurator?


Kinja'd!!! CB > BmanUltima's car still hasn't been fixed yet, he'll get on it tomorrow, honest.
05/20/2016 at 11:38

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At the very bottom of the options page. Literally the last thing you select before you move onto the financing portion of the site (i.e., the “man, I’m too poor to even look at this” page).


Kinja'd!!! BmanUltima's car still hasn't been fixed yet, he'll get on it tomorrow, honest. > CB
05/20/2016 at 11:44

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Ok, I didn’t get that far. I figured it would be in the package options or alongside engine selection.


Kinja'd!!! CB > BmanUltima's car still hasn't been fixed yet, he'll get on it tomorrow, honest.
05/20/2016 at 11:47

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Nope. Kind of silly, really.


Kinja'd!!! Hermann > Dru
05/20/2016 at 11:48

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Weird. When I tried to build any 3-series it didn’t give me the option. Instead, the automatic was stated as “Standard”

Edit: Found it. It’s really an optional. Usually it’s the first thing you chose.


Kinja'd!!! Dru > Hermann
05/20/2016 at 11:50

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Well it was slightly hidden for me. At the last tab for options. Almost like they don’t want anyone to select it.


Kinja'd!!! G_Body_Man: Sponsored by the number 3 > Marcus
05/20/2016 at 12:14

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You know what 4 door sedan is just as fast and cheaper?

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Boom. Just as fast, and still RWD.


Kinja'd!!! sm70- why not Duesenberg? > Marcus
05/20/2016 at 12:19

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Do want. I nfact I’d probably take this over an M3 and use the savings for something else.


Kinja'd!!! Marcus > G_Body_Man: Sponsored by the number 3
05/20/2016 at 12:57

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Can it turn? Or fit in a city parking space?


Kinja'd!!! TeamClearCoat > Marcus
05/20/2016 at 13:16

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Here’s my build. Came to $51,695. Oof.

http://www.bmwusa.com/Standard/Conte…


Kinja'd!!! TeamClearCoat > TeamClearCoat
05/20/2016 at 13:23

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Managed to configure a competing Jag to the exact same price. No manual option, though.

http://rules.config.jaguar.com/jdx/en_us/xe_k…


Kinja'd!!! G_Body_Man: Sponsored by the number 3 > Marcus
05/20/2016 at 13:55

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Yes. It’s less than a second slower than a Golf R around Motor Trend’s Figure 8. And it’s shorter, and narrower than a Honda Odyssey, so it can fit in a city spot no problem.


Kinja'd!!! Flyboy is FAA certified insane > Marcus
05/20/2016 at 14:00

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But can it turn? Those tires have got to be awful. If you want performance, I can think of some better options for less.


Kinja'd!!! PetarVN, GLI Guy, now with stupid power > G_Body_Man: Sponsored by the number 3
05/20/2016 at 18:07

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no manual tho


Kinja'd!!! G_Body_Man: Sponsored by the number 3 > PetarVN, GLI Guy, now with stupid power
05/20/2016 at 18:17

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For a daily driver, do you honestly care when it sounds like this?


Kinja'd!!! PetarVN, GLI Guy, now with stupid power > G_Body_Man: Sponsored by the number 3
05/20/2016 at 19:42

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yep. stick or nothing


Kinja'd!!! G_Body_Man: Sponsored by the number 3 > PetarVN, GLI Guy, now with stupid power
05/20/2016 at 20:58

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Have fun with your slower, less efficient, faster depriciating car. With units like today’s ZF 8 speeds, manual transmissions are becoming less and less suitable for these applications. Don’t get me wrong, I love a good shifter, it’s just that nobody really needs a manual in these types of cars, and the downisdes to rowing your own gears noticeably outweigh the benefits.


Kinja'd!!! NJAnon > Marcus
05/20/2016 at 21:48

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Thats the base price? $60,000 and thats the story of BMW.


Kinja'd!!! Carbon Fiber Sasquatch > sm70- why not Duesenberg?
05/20/2016 at 22:38

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Yeah the only appeal that the M3 really has is the slightly lower weight


Kinja'd!!! PetarVN, GLI Guy, now with stupid power > G_Body_Man: Sponsored by the number 3
05/21/2016 at 13:29

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i do. don't want an auto.


Kinja'd!!! G_Body_Man: Sponsored by the number 3 > PetarVN, GLI Guy, now with stupid power
05/21/2016 at 23:43

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So you would kick a P1, Regera, or C7 Z06 out of the garage? Whatever floats your boat.


Kinja'd!!! PetarVN, GLI Guy, now with stupid power > G_Body_Man: Sponsored by the number 3
05/22/2016 at 02:06

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C7 Z06 is equipped with a stick, so nope! and I'd rather a stick when I have a choice between two cars (when one offers it and one doesn't) that doesn't mean that if I had millions I wouldn't own an automatic hypercar