BMW M340i xDrive Touring First Edition, sportiness and greater personalisation courtesy of BMW Individual

David Lopez @espacionblanco 22 July 2020 3 min.

To celebrate the arrival of the most extreme version of the 3 Series Touring, the M340i xDrive, BMW will launch a First Edition limited to just 340 units

The sixth generation of the BMW 3 Series Touring has made a stronger entrance than ever into the German brand’s line-up, not only because it receives the well-judged styling changes of the Saloon variant, but also because these are supported by greater dimensions that give it more presence and visual impact. Presented in the summer of 2019, BMW began marketing the 3 Series Touring last September with three diesel and two petrol engines.

But the BMW 3 Series Touring does not only have greater presence thanks to its new styling; it also offers, for the first time since it has been built, two new mechanical variants: on the one hand, a plug-in hybrid version and, on the other, as if to counterbalance it, the top-of-the-range M340i xDrive Touring brought directly from BMW M Performance, a version that brings us as close as possible to an M3 with estate bodywork.

Precisely to welcome this new version of the 3 Series Touring, BMW wants to celebrate it with a special First Edition that will be built as a limited edition of just 340 units for the whole world, combining the sporty styling and power that the BMW M Performance department gives its models with the exclusivity that BMW Individual always brings to many areas of the vehicle.

For the BMW M340i xDrive Touring First Edition, the Frozen Dark Grey met paint has been chosen for the bodywork, combined with the Shadow Line package in high-gloss with extended BMW Individual content, and with contrasting parts of its aerodynamic kit, such as the air intake fins on the front bumper, the front grille and its own surround, the lower part of the wing mirror housings, the roof rails or the rear diffuser in carbon fibre. Add to this the 19-inch 792 M wheels with double spokes in a two-tone finish.

Inside the BMW M340i xDrive Touring First Edition, the hand of BMW Individual is also evident, with a full leather upholstery, combining Silverstone grey on the sides of the seats or the central armrest with Fjordblue applied to the central area of the seats, the dashboard and the door panels, plus contrasting Kyalami orange stitching. The upholstery is matched with inserts and details in carbon fibre and aluminium, and of course the numbered plate on each unit.

Mechanically, the BMW M340i xDrive Touring First Edition uses a 3.0-litre six-cylinder in-line engine, delivering 374 CV and 500 Nm of torque, combined with an eight-speed Steptronic automatic gearbox that intelligently sends power to all four wheels thanks to the xDrive system. This allows it to accelerate to 100 km/h in 4.5 seconds, and to bring all this power to a halt with maximum efficiency, it uses M Performance sport brakes.

Among the equipment found on the BMW M340i xDrive Touring First Edition, the following elements stand out: