Sam Abuelsamid


About Sam Abuelsamid

Sam Abuelsamid is a Senior Analyst covering transportation and mobility with Navigant Research.

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Is the 2016 +BMW 340i still the best of its kind?

2016 BMW 340i 6MT – Still the Leader of the Pack? – Sam’s Thoughts
For more than four decades, one nameplate has represented has defined the sports sedan segment – BMW 3 Series. Whenever an automaker enters the compact premium sedan segment with a model that has even remotely sporting pretensions about it, the first question asked by reviewers is inevitably, “is this finally the 3 series killer?” As …


2016 BMW 340i 6MT – Still the Leader of the Pack?

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For more than four decades, one nameplate has represented has defined the sports sedan segment – BMW 3 Series. Whenever an automaker enters the compact premium sedan segment with a model that has even remotely sporting pretensions about it, the first question asked by reviewers is inevitably, “is this finally the 3 series killer?” As good as the competition has become over the years, the 3 series is still here, still widely regarded as the class benchmark and I just got to spend a week with 340i variant.

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