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2020 BMW M340i debuts with 382 hp and M Sport upgrades

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This is the 2020

BMW

M340i sedan, the most powerful 3 Series ever offered (so long as you consider its long line of

M3

models as separate from the rest of the line). Available with rear- and all-wheel drive, the M340i takes after other mild M Sport variants by featuring specific features and tuning from

BMW’s M

Performance division without being a full-fledged M car such as the M3.

Under the M340i’s hood sits a 3.0-liter turbocharged inline-six cylinder engine producing 382 horsepower and 369 pound-feet of torque. BMW estimates the M340i xDrive sedan can do 0–60 in 4.2 seconds, which is 0.4 seconds quicker than the current 320-hp non-M 340i xDrive sedan. An eight-speed automatic transmission with wheel-mounted shift paddles features Launch Control and Intelligent programming that will alter shift points using data gleaned from the standard navigation system. As

we already knew (boo!)

, no manual transmission will be offered.

M Sport bits and pieces include an electronically locking rear differential that comes standard on both rear- and all-wheel-drive M340i models, and upgraded brakes with four-piston calipers at the front and single-piston at the rear. New optional suspension bits feature continuously variable damping all around and a compression limiting system at the rear that BMW says will improve ride and handling. And, like all new 3 Series models, they boast perfect 50:50 weight distribution, wider tracks front and rear, a chassis that is 25-percent stiffer than the last generation, and a body that’s up to 121 pounds lighter.

We’ll see the 2020 M340i sedan at the upcoming

LA Auto Show

, and they’ll hit

dealerships

in July of 2019. In the meantime, check out the high-res image gallery up above.

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