Could this BMW tempt me away from Audi ? - M340i XDrive Touring vs B9 S4 Avant 

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BMW have been making the 335d and 340i in touring for ages.

as an audi fan i can say that this BMW looks cooler on the inside and on the outside

Just stumbled across your channel due to interest in the 340i. What stands out and a big rick for me, is how non BS, straight talking approach. Biggest appealing aspect is how authentic and natural it comes across.

M340I touring all day!!!!

I'd take the BMW in a heartbeat. Would prefere the Alpina B3 version though. ;-)

BMW have made the 335d Xdrive for years - rapid car

The engine alone wins it for the 340, far superior to the S4’s.

Seems like a great car and I agree the blue seats look fine on that spec👍🏻🇨🇦

4:01 fake exhaust? Bruh Audi have fake exhausts on some S cars, atleast you can see a exhaust in, merc and Audi only have plastic in it

Hi, been waiting for this all week...great stuff...😉

13:35 It does change speed automatically , depending on road signs or nav data, but for some reason it’s set to manual by default. Just need to change under Driver Assistance settings. The feature I like compared to a 2016 Audi, is you can tell it to be plus or minus X mph when driving above or below 40mph. E.g 29mph when it’s a 30 limit or 75mph on a dual carriageway / motorway.

Bought the 340d tourer, this video helped me decide.

I had one a couple of weeks ago while my M2C was at the dealer, I was massively impressed. The sound somehow reminded me of a GTR.

Great review, love both cars 👍

Thank god for a fast estate review as apposed to another ‘fast SUV’! Top video sir! 👍

yet another great review

Really enjoyed your content - thank you

Good on you, mate, for a fair review of a rival car. The mild hybrid version (the 21 and 22 model years) has muffled the exhaust a bit. But, it's indesputably fun and well-engineered.

Why have i only just found this channel? Brilliant review mate, I love your style too. Subscribed!

Nice comparison, especially for people who has experience in driving booth of this two brands 👍👍👍

These are the best reviews on the net. Well done.

what an interesting and useful review - thanks

damn you! every single review tells me that I should buy it as the next (small) family cruiser :)

Both cars are very nice. I’ve owned 3 Ford Explorers now! They work great for family hauling and snowy winters.

The new B3 Touring equipped with the S58 engine will be a masterpiece! Without the weird kidneys of the next M3 😁

Great vid 👍

Good evening pal. Loved the edit of the handclap. Love that kinda thing. It’s a hard call between the two for me. I love ‘wolf and sheep’ vehicles.

Excellent vid Pete. Your vids have stepped up a gear, think you could definately have your own car tv show.

Good review. A car certainly worth considering, I think.

Great review ticks all the boxes

Brother, keep making videos keep up the good work, you are going to grow big, I feel it. Interesting to hear you talk about cars 👍

Nice and balanced review. Good voice as well👍🏻

Nice editing at the start of the video! I like what you did there! 😁

New viewer. Great review. That blue interior actually grew on me after a few mins.

Brilliant review. BMW have nailed it with the 340i.

Good review, I think your genuinely giving great content. Would be great if you could upgrade your camera equipment as it feels dated in comparison to most other reviewers from same and other industries. Would do your quality honest reviews justice, go from good to great! Keep u the good work

I have a B8.5 S4 and I’m ordering an M340i. The B9 S4 just never did it for me.

Brilliant review mate. Good luck with your channel

One of the best honest car testers out there. Keep up the awesome videos. By the way I am a die hard bmw owner :)

1st class vid as always,, and as a Range Rover owner / driver for some 35 years now and looking to finally 'downsize these estates are looking like they could be for me. Been looking at the BMW 335d but your Audi S4 looks pretty cool,,,, decisions decisions,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

Until I was that video, I would only consider Cream or Grey leather interiors! ... Must say that blue is lovely! Really enjoyed the video - I haven't driven either, but on looks alone, and of course the sound, I think I would prefer your Audi. I can but dream! :)

You have to go into the cruise control settings and change it to "automatic adjustment" for it to adaptivly adjust the speed while on CC, IF that feature is available in the UK, it is not in Sweden for ex.

Quite possibly my dream daily

I've done the BMW route and had several over the years.........they rarely disappoint. I'd go for the S4 though if these 2 were my options. Never owned one or driven one but been in the passenger seat of a few and they are - for me- the perfect small performance estate.

Great vid mate. Worth noting BMW are offering around 15% discount off OTR price at the moment so great time to snap up a bargain!

Nice review. Thanks for posting. I've always liked the BMW touring variants, and BMWs in general (own a sedan currently) with the driving dynamics and the straight 6. I'd be interested to see a comparison with the latest offering from Audi though.

Another look forward to, just had my knee replaced.

Good Review Pete and edit 👍🏻

First time I’ve come across you Petrol Ped & found your style of review refreshingly straight forward without any pointless loud noise (so called music 😉) & silly jokey pitter patter. You still came across as friendly, informative & entertaining without the nonsense. Liked the editing, good to see the clock overlaid in the vid when you did your 0-60time. Perhaps a little more detail showing the interior controls etc. would be nice but otherwise thanks for your time & effort (especially with that rain ☔️ ) & I’ll be watching more.👍

Another great review Pete. I really like this BMW M340i X Drive Touring, great colour in white too! The BMW is slightly more practical and I would go for the BMW

The blue leather looks really nice to me.

I stumbled accross your channel when I spotted the video you did on Electric Cars and I must say I would be suffering from charge anxiety also if you have to add on 2 hours to your journey time 1 hour to charge and another hour in case someone gets there just before you. I had a look at a couple of your other videos and although not being a car nut I have enjoyed them very much so I have subbed and dinged the bell. Finally having few Audi's I would side on them but they are both great cars. Cheers Kev

As a bmw owner and fan I would choose the C43, but all 3 cars are really great and so close in performance with eachother. You can't go wrong with any of them

Really relevant review for me. Like you love the petrol S4 am desperately hoping they realise the diesel version was a mistake for the next upgrade.

why was him clapping to show the m340i so wholesome, I loved it

Nice comparison 👍🏻

that blue leather is gorgeous, and I wish we got the wagon version in the US of the m340

Don’t let them tempt you away from the iconic 4 rings😎😎😎😎

Nice guy, good review.

Looks like you really enjoyed it

100% agree, an M3/M5 Touring would be awesome

In case this helps someone: I got both cars (G21 m340i and b9.5 s4 with the second iteration of engine at 341hp diesel). I did change my G21 for S4. Because of two things : - steering input: steering input on bmw is horrible - pedal position : on the long run bmw 3 series acceleration pedal is slightly not in the axes of your leg probably as legacy for heel toe. I have leg issues and this make it not so nice - siting comfort / general comfort : overall siting comfort and noise insulation are much better in the s4. Especially vs the touring bmw that have some low frequency issues - excitement : I don’t find personally any of those car a good week end car. If you have no choice going one vehicle both are very good all rounder, even tho I find the Audi better. Else just put extra in a Miata nd with either of the engine and have the best fun you will ever get. My reco : Get a a4 45 tfsi avant as an all rounder. Note that some s4 diesel are very easy to get at close price. Buy a Miata Have best of both world.

Great video 👍👍👍

Agree about the sound. It kinda just drones and sounds dull when pushed. The S4 has almost a 90’s Subaru burble to its sound and the pops and crackles when you let off the gas in Dynamic mode. Porsche know how to make an engine sound awesome.

At least the S4 has the ZF gearbox as opposed to the terrible DCT in the rest of the Audi range. I had the same model - albeit in 2.0 diesel Quattro form - and the 4wd was pretty good but didn’t really miss it in my newer BMW f30 330d saloon.

great review Pete, so much so you're almost turning my head towards BMW - almost !

High performance 3 series tourers have been around for a while, I’ve had my f31 335d Xdrive for over 4 years, best car I’ve ever owned, 0-60 in 4.8 seconds, average 37mpg, performance + practicality, mountain climbing torque and absolute driving pleasure on the twisties and motorways, best journey was Manchester to Monaco and back with 4 in the car family road trip holiday. Equip I’ve added, Mperformance kit, electric swivelling tow bar (for bikes and small util trailer), larger drilled vented discs, LCI light upgrades. Next upgrade is re-map to take 0-60 under 4 secs! Must have options in my opinion are Adaptive Suspension, HK Sound System, Pro iDrive system (larger screen) and Mper/Msport Brembo brakes

Another good honest view , I felt bmw lost its way with there cars over the last few previous years , but are coming on pretty strong again atm

This grille size is still ok on the BMW. The problem is with the 7 series and the upcoming i4.

For that sort of money we got a q8 vorsprung ex demo. Slightly less power but much more comfort and all the toys.

Subbed after seeing this video. I share the love for an estate xDrive 👍

Nice review! I drive a 540i g30 and I love it! This engine makes a very good car into a great car! My advice to you: Keep the s4 ( nice too!) for the dogs and buy a m340i saloon for..... everything else! It would be the perfect combination for a petrolhead! Greetings, Jan, from The Netherlands

Trying to grow up a bit so think this is going on my shortlist. Current 500bhp RWD wagon is epic but can’t deploy its power in the cold / wet - which we get plenty of!

Useful review and I’m sold

I've subed just cuz you said some nice things about BMW x)

You can definitely configure the car to auto select the different speed limits !

Nice review pal, first time watching you, you talk sense!! must be from Yorkshire. :-)

What a tough choice .... 🚘🚘

First time viewer to your channel and I really enjoyed this. Have you done media before?! If you haven’t it looks like you’ve been doing it for 20 years! Keep up the good work.

Really nice car the M340! A definite upgrade from the M140 hopefully 👍

Loved our former '14 F31 Touring...and it "only" had the 4 cylinder turbo. It "left us" at lease turn-in time but certainly enjoyed it. Too bad no more Tourings in the U.S. market. Everyone's SUV crazy here it seems...X1 thru X7...how many do we need????

Great review Pete. One correction though. I have the saloon M340i and If you have the cruise set to assist, it auto adjusts the speed based on the road signs.

Think Mrs P would have a say in your next estate.....she’s rather keen on the JCW Clubman. Nice one ☝️

very nice rewiev

Seems you quite liked the beemer Peter 😉 to quote Mr J McLane "welcome to the party pal"

Great review as always. Would of been nice to hear exhaust noise comparisons between your S4 and the M340.

I like the presentation from this guy. I have a 330i M Sport which is fantastic and probably a bit lighter on its feet than the 340i but apart from impressive performance and handling, the economy is fantastic, Try 5.5 l/100km on a country trip!

Interesting. One of the ads during PP’s video was LV car insurance. I have ordered one of these and went to LV for a quote (both our cars are insured through LV) - they don’t insure BMW m340i xdrive touring!! No reason was offered other than their underwriters won’t let them touch them....

With all those awesome press-cars, when do you drive your S4? Great vid again!

Great video Pete and v honest review. It sounds as thought it really does boil down to whether you prefer one marque over the other. I don't know what Audi's plans are with their fast estates and if they will stay as a diesel? If youbwete doing an apples for apples comparison with the latest diesel S4, perhaps that would be the determining factor. I'm pretty sure the new diesel S4 doesn't sounds as good as yours or the M340!

I would have liked you to do a head to head 0-60 and 0-100 test...see what the actual difference in meters represents. In addition what does the car sound like when revving? Otherwise a 1st class review.

Definitely M340i 😮😮😮😮❤

Got the saloon version in March, right before lockdown :( therefore not had an opportunity to take it on a long drive yet. Without doubt the best car I've ever owned, had 330d xdrive before it. Pre end of March BMW were virtually giving these away compared to the normal cost which made it attainable for work purposes. 549 deposit... 549 pm, 4yrs, 10k mile pa. That was out of BMW Stratstone Hull. MPG isn't great coming out of the 330d (almost half) but I knew that before buying it. MPG isn't the reason you'd ever buy this car. 9/10

Good review. I have this vehicle - adaptive cruise control has speed sign recognition and you can either auto set it or select it as you go through different zones. Having been an audi owner - I really love this vehicle it is a step up from the B9 - and I would not entertain a false exhaust diesel - fake one side and on existent on the other. This M340i handles superbly - driver is in the pivot point. I just love it. Unlikely I will be going back to an audi. I nealry ent RS4 - glad I did not now. I would not bother with an M3 - if I want more horsepower I would just chip it. Economy - I do only slightly less than I did with my A6 biturbo diesel.

M340i for sure

Think I'd have to go for the M340i, although I do prefer the looks of the S4. Don't know about others but I've had a great experience with BMW dealers in the past so wouldn't mind having a look at this once they've taken a hit depreciation wise. If they made an M3 touring I'd be the first to put my name down! Great video!

I love my s4 b9 !!

Great Video Comparison. If It was me then I would choose the BMW 340i xDrive

The 335 has been available as a touring since the E91 (mid 2000’s). Whilst not AWD, it wasn’t that dissimilar to the S4 albeit it was turbocharged whereas they S4 of that era was initially a V8 but not a good car to drive. The previous F30 was available as both a 335 and 340 so comparable to the S4 but RWD. I do wish they’d do an M estate to rival the RS and AMG cars but last time they did about three people bought them. For some reason M buyers want saloons or coupes.