Welcome to Petrolhead and welcome to this week's Midweek 180. I'm excited to share with you my thoughts on the new BMW M340i XDrive touring car, which I've had the pleasure of spending the week with thanks to BMW UK. This car is as close to an Audi S4 as BMW makes it, and I must say, I'm very impressed with it so far.

The seats in this car are going to be a source of controversy for sure. As you know, these cars have been known to cause some discomfort for passengers in the backseat, but I've found that the M340i XDrive is no exception. However, I do think that the rear seats could use a bit more adjustment to make them more comfortable.

Now, let's talk about the car itself. The M340i XDrive is powered by a 4-liter V8 twin-turbo AMG-derived engine that produces 510 horsepower and 685 Newton-meters of torque. It's capable of going from 0-60 miles per hour in just 3.7 seconds, which is impressive. I've had the pleasure of driving some of the most powerful cars on the market, but this one is definitely up there.

One thing that I really like about this car is the front end design. The splitter has been redesigned to look more aggressive and less like a bottom-feeder. I think it looks amazing, and I'm excited to see how it performs on the road. Overall, I'm very impressed with the M340i XDrive, and I think it's a great alternative to the Audi S4.

Now, let's talk about last week's Midweek 180. Last week's leader of the pack was F1 driver Lewis Hamilton, who joined in the famous #5 bike ride. Congratulations to Lewis on his win! The other drivers who completed the ride were Brian Lloyd, Robert Langham, and David Kathir.

Last week's question was all about HS2 and what you would spend a hundred billion pounds on if we didn't build it. I have to say, I'm not too keen on the idea of building a new high-speed rail line. I think there are better ways to use that money. However, I do think that HS2 could be an important project for our country's future.

Speaking of cars that you might not understand, I recently drove past a Chrysler PT Cruiser and couldn't help but wonder why it was built in the first place. I've always thought that it looked like a weird combination of different car designs, but I guess that's what makes it so... unique?

On a more positive note, I'm excited to announce that Aston Martin has released the new Vantage Roadster. This is one of my favorite cars ever driven, and I love the way it looks and handles on the road. The Vantage is powered by a 4-liter V8 twin-turbo engine that produces 510 horsepower and 685 Newton-meters of torque.

I've had the pleasure of driving some amazing cars over the years, but this one is definitely up there. I love the way it looks, with its sleek design and aggressive front end. The interior is also very luxurious, with plenty of premium materials and features. Overall, I think the Vantage Roadster is an incredible car that's sure to turn heads on the road.

I'd also like to give a shoutout to my viewers who completed last week's question about HS2. David Kathir was the first one to respond, and he came from all the way in Orsk, Kazakhstan! Congratulations to him for being the first person to complete the question.

On a related note, I recently drove a Ford RS2000 racing car that was powered by a Cosworth naturally aspirated engine. This was an amazing experience, and I'm excited to share it with you in my next video. The RS2000 is a classic British sports car that's known for its agility and handling on the track. It's also very rare, which makes it all the more special.

The Cosworth engine is a legendary unit that's been used in some of the most iconic racing cars of all time. It's a 2.1-liter engine with twin 48 Weber carburetors, which produces an incredible amount of power and torque. I'm excited to share my experience driving this car with you in my next video.

Finally, I'd like to say thank you to my viewers who have subscribed to Petrolhead for all the amazing content we've been creating lately. We're going to keep bringing you more exciting videos and articles about cars, racing, and everything in between. Stay tuned for our next video, which will be posted at 6:00 PM on Friday.

Before I go, I just want to remind everyone to drive safely and responsibly on the road. Cars are amazing machines that can bring us joy and excitement, but they also require respect and caution. Always wear your seatbelt, follow traffic laws, and never drink and drive. Thanks for reading, and we'll see you in our next video!

"WEBVTTKind: captionsLanguage: enhey guys and welcome to petrol pet and welcome to this week's midweek 180 now I might not be in a McLaren this week but I am in a pretty special car thanks to BMW UK I'm spending the week in this magnificent M 340i X Drive touring there will be a video coming to the channel very very soon I'm basically going to pitch this car up against my s4 because this is as close to an s4 as BMW make and I must say I'm very impressed with it so far I know these seats are gonna be a source of controversy for sure anyway if you've not seen one of these before this is my midweek update where I bring you my news views and information about upcoming reviews all filmed in one take I'm gonna put 180 seconds in the bottom right hand corner of your screen and that's it a very simple format so without further ado let's get cracking with this week's midweek 180 I shall start my timer ok leader of the pack last week was f gone congratulations sir joined in the famous 5 bike Evie 4 to 7 Lewis hunter Brian Lloyd and Robert Langham so whoever puts the first comment this week you will be my leader of the pack next week and the first 5 comments you will be in my famous 5 where are you and what you're doing well that was David Kathir who was in step nabbed orsk Kazakhstan definitely first there were some some really far-flung places last week actually but wherever you are right now and whatever you're doing put it in the comments below and I'll give you a shout out next week now last week's question was basically all about hs2 and what you would spend a hundred billion quid on if we didn't do a chest ooh I may as well have lit the fuse and walked away oh my goodness me I know we need to improve rail um I just don't think a test ooh is the way to anyway moving on to this week's question I was driving into it this morning and drove past a Chrysler PT Cruiser and that is a car I've never ever understood I think they look horrific so I would love to know is there a car out there that you really just don't get because for me it's a PT Cruiser an f1 or we've now seen all the cars they up most of them look pretty similar to last year to be honest I do like the Alfa Towery and livery that was what was Toro Rosso that was quite cool and I'm really keeping my fingers crossed the McLaren have put together a good car over the winter certainly looks cool and but as I'm a Clara fan I hope it does really really well now the car wants to talk about this week in terms of new car actually broke the day after I filmed last week the midweek 180 sods law is the new Aston Martin Vantage Roadster I've been waiting for this I love the Vantage anyway amazing car to drive but I'm a big convertible fan one of my still one of my favorite cars I've ever driven was the old v12 Vantage Roadster an epic epic thing this is obviously a 4 liter v8 twin turbo AMG derived engine for 510 horsepower 685 Newton metres and it will smash 60 miles an hour at 3.7 seconds I just think it looks amazing but what I really love is they've done quite a bit of work on the front end of the car especially on the splitter and just that the old front end of the Vantage did divide opinion a little bit and it looks less like a bottom-feeder now I really like the look of that cannot wait to drive it hopefully very very soon and then last couple of things Monday night's video this week basically documented my epic week with the McLaren GT I did a thousand miles in that car and last week I hit 50,000 subscribers massive thank you to you guys for making that happen it really was very special but in that video I stopped in to test drive or review a Ford RS 2000 racing car it's actually powered by a Cosworth normally aspirated engine amazing thing and that will be this Friday's video at sixth and believe me you don't want to miss it it was very very special and that my dear peddlers isn't that amazing timing this week very pleased with myself but yes Friday's video is one not to be missed a real privilege to drive such a beautiful car Alan Mann tribute livery amazing noise twin 48 Weber carburetors on a 2.1 litre Cosworth engine what's not to love about that it was epic so yes please tune in on Friday for that but I hope you've enjoyed this one if you have them so please give me a thumbs up comments below are always welcome and if you haven't done so already please subscribe to petrol paid for plenty more content to come stay tuned Friday at 6:00 for the cosworth-powered rs.2000 racing car I will be bringing you a video on this well but I'll see on the next video guys you take care drive safe\n"