The 340i gained a new engine over the 335i. It’s the B58 instead of N55. It also got a power gain of about 25hp. Seems like a legitimate reason to change names, to me.

As much shit as we give BMW for all their confusing names, I would definitely be interested in an M235i Gran Coupe. The 3er could be the high-tech plebe car, while the 2GC could be the sporty, less-techy choice.

Sorry. I’m on the outside looking in.

I can sort of understand why you wouldn’t be allowed to drive this on public roads, but why can’t you keep a private car for track use only? You can have a gun but not a 21 year old Nissan? Fuck that.

My fear of valets burns stronger than ever.

Why do I want such a shitty car? Not being sarcastic. These things are cool.

Estoril Blue is better than the shade they're using on the M2, as well.

“You can feel a little turbo lag down in the rev range, but it’s pretty smooth after that.”

I can barely stand the base iDrive screen on the lowest brightness setting at night. How are we going to deal with all these massive screens?

You should get a Nissan Pao next. They're only $7,000 or so, and what person owns an Aston Martin and a Nissan Pao? No one. You can be the first.

That’s the easy part

How do you like your 235? I find there are some weird BMW-isms like that button, also the incredibly cheap sun visors, but I wouldn’t trade it for the world.

Yeah. It’s probably just software, since the car’s mic’d up for bluetooth. I’d be surprised if BMW saved the half cent for the wire.

I think of it more as a reminder of saved money. When has voice activated bluetooth ever worked? :)

I’ve got this button my 235, and it does nothing. It’s supposed to bring up voice-activated bluetooth, but since I didn’t take that option, it does nothing. Your Scion example at least brings up a compass (something my 2 doesn’t have either, by the way).

Not sure I agree

Good call on the Trax. Completely forgot that existed.

Wow, my dog would never be late for soccer practice!

Did these make it to North America? I really hope so.

I don’t think the Prius is the most boring car on the road. Especially with the 3rd generation’s looks, it’s far from boring. Something like the Kia Sportage is probably the most boring.