In a nutshell: BMW M140i

The engine is basically the same as in the BMW M2, a turbocharged inline-six with a displacement of 2,998 liters, but produces slightly less power (340 instead of 370 "horses") and more torque (500 instead of 465 Newtons). meters) - everything is transmitted to the rear wheels through an eight-speed transmission instead of a seven-speed one. It's also worth mentioning that the BMW M2 accelerates 0,3 seconds faster than the M140i from the factory.

Such differences can be noticed by race car drivers, and for more experienced drivers, you are considered to be impressed by the performance. As soon as you start the engine, it pleasantly surprises with its sporty sound, and when you press the accelerator pedal it feels like it is stuck to your seat. The engine accelerates sharply and stops only at a speed exceeding the permitted speed. If you disable the starter, you can draw long black lines on the asphalt with the tires, and if you really want to get as many horses out of the engine on the road as possible, effective Launch Control comes to the rescue.

It's the same with cornering. The car prepares you for a faster ride, which can be a lot of fun, but also requires a lot of caution. Rear-wheel drive – the BMW M140i is also available with a more forgiving xDrive all-wheel drive system – is predictable and friendly enough, but it can bite if overdone. Otherwise, less experienced rear-wheel drive drivers can rely quite reliably on ESP, which, in a crisis, intervenes radically and precisely in the car's movements and compensates for it reliably, often so imperceptibly that the driver does not even notice the intervention.

The BMW M140i also has a different nature, much more relaxed and designed for everyday driving. The engine and transmission then significantly reduce harshness, the chassis becomes less rigid and responds more smoothly to bumps in the road, and it also becomes apparent that you are indeed sitting in a five-door sedan, which, with the exception of sports seats and sharp wheels, becomes apparent. optics, no different from other BMW 1. series XNUMX. Does not harm the practicality of the trunk of the station wagon.

The engine continues to pamper the sporty sound of the six-cylinder, but it becomes much less thirsty, which was also shown on normal lap when it consumed a favorable 7,9 liters instead of the test 10,3 liters. Fuel consumption in testing could have been even higher had it not been for the several kilometers traveled on the Austrian motorway during the last spring snow, which, of course, required careful gas pressure.

So is the BMW M140i really a civilized M2? Maybe, but that name should be left to the more appropriate BMW M240i coupe, the 2 Series from which the BMW M2 is actually derived. Thus, the BMW M140i is more suitable for the "noble" name "BMW M2 Shooting Brake".

text: Matija Janezic · photo: Sasha Kapetanovich

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Basic data

Technical information

engine:	6-cylinder - 4-stroke - in-line - turbocharged petrol - displacement 2.998 cm3 - maximum power 250 kW (340 hp) at 5.500 rpm - maximum torque 500 Nm at 1.520-4.500 rpm.
Energy transfer:	rear-wheel drive engine - 8-speed automatic transmission - tires 225-40-245 / 35 R 18 Y (Michelin Pilot Super Sport). Weight: unladen 1.475 kg - permissible gross weight 2.040 kg.
Capacity:	top speed 250 km/h - 0-100 km/h acceleration 4,6 s - average combined fuel consumption (ECE) 7,1 l/100 km, CO2 emissions 163 g/km.
External dimensions:	length 4.324 mm – width 1.765 mm – height 1.411 mm – wheelbase 2.690 mm – trunk 360–1.200 52 l – fuel tank XNUMX l.