Inside, the 340i’s Luxury trimmings give it serious amount of wow factor on first impressions, but our car had a few very uncharacteristic issues in terms of interior presentation, particularly around the glovebox. There was a massive discrepancy in the shut line, and the aluminium finisher above had a bow in it.
Further, the leather trim â€" though stunning to look at â€" marks very easily, and with just a few thousand kilometres on the clock our car’s rear seat was already grubby. The manual handbrake is a bit downmarket, and a surprising inclusion in lieu of a space-saving electronic toggle.
Those issues aside, the 340i is a very luxurious and comfortable place to be. There’s enough rear seat space for a pair of adults, with only a slight shortage of toe room. There are rear air-vents, decent door pockets and mesh map pockets, and the 340i also gets pop-up sun-blinds, which is a bonus for family buyers. There are outboard ISOFIX points, and the 480-litre boot is decent, aided by 40:20:40 split-fold rear seats.
With the recent range revisions, the 340i does a lot better than the 335i in terms of equipment.
Some of the highlights include adaptive LED headlights with cornering lights, a head-up display, and plenty of safety goodies such as adaptive cruise control (exclusive to the 340i), semi-autonomous parking (also only available on 340i), forward collision warning with “light city braking functionâ€, pedestrian warning system, lane departure and blind-spot warning systems, and front and rear parking sensors backed by a 270-degree around-view camera system.
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