Driveline Fleet - car leasing. All you've gotta do is drive!

  • Home
  • About
    • About Us
    • About Car Leasing
    • About Car Financing
    • About Ex-Lease Cars
    • About Novated Lease
    • Why use a car lease company?
  • Lease New
    • Utes
    • SUVs
    • Small Cars
    • Medium Cars
    • Large Cars
    • EVs & Hybrids
    • Prestige European Cars
    • Vans
    • People Movers
    • Special Enhanced Vehicles
    • Trucks
    • Plant & Equipment
  • Ex-Lease & Used
  • Services
    • Fleet Management
    • Car Accident Management
    • Fuel Card
  • Resources
    • Customer Reviews
    • Downloads
    • Blog
    • Driveline Tutorials
    • Welcome to the Tradie Special Page
  • Contact
    • Find a Consultant
    • Auckland
    • Christchurch
    • Napier
    • Tauranga
    • Wellington
    • Whangarei
  • 0800 275-374
Menu
Home » Blog » BMW M140 Shadow edition review
car leasing

BMW M140 Shadow edition review

By Lance Manins | Driveline | 16 July 2018 | Posted in Reviews

Anyone that’s watched a professional boxing bout will have probably witnessed a fighter rapidly punch the air or shadow-box upon arrival to the ring. In essence, Shadowboxing is sparing with an imaginary opponent, (often in front of a mirror) and is an integral part of training – it teaches form, enhances speed, and increases spatial awareness. Not only is this one of the oldest and purest ways for a boxer to warm up their muscles for a fight but it looks pretty cool too. Watch any Rocky movie or seek out Ali’s shadow boxing routine for ABC’s Wide World of Sports, to see what I mean.

Now although it has its similarities, I found out that the BMW M140i Shadow Edition is something else altogether, or then again, maybe not.

The Shadow Edition is an international contender. It’s a global venture adopted by BMW NZ and evidently a model that possesses hidden skills. Using the BMW M140i as its base (certainly not a bad place to start), the Shadow Edition adds a sinister attitude to this popular hyper-hatch.

The model I got my hands on came in a striking Estoril blue shrouded with ‘smokey’ exterior accents. The combination of a low-stanced sports car with black kidney grills and headlight trims, and specially designed 18” alloy wheels, quickly grabs your attention, but that is just the start of the story.

The interior comes with all manner of M-Sport finishing. Figure-hugging‘Dakota’ leather sports seats, high gloss black mixed with Aluminium Hexagon surrounds the cabin, M leather wheel, I could go on. This is all underscored with BMW driving and driver technology such as Driving Assistant, Park Distance Control, Lane Departure Warning, BMW Connected+, oh and a powerful Harman Kardon sound system that you’ll probably not want to use, as under the bonnet is an engine that begs your attention to go a few rounds with.

The 3L 6-cylinder powerhouse is an absolute doozy. From the moment you push that start button to the time you push that rev needle towards the red, its deep reassuring tone stays with you. 250kW and 500Nm is not to be sniffed at and nor is its 0-100km/h time of 4.6 seconds. Paddles are there to hold the 8-speed sport transmissions gears where you want them, and the rev matching as you decelerate in auto shows off the M140i’s true colours.

I have to admit to spending the majority of my time in Sport and Sport + (hence my lack of need for the stereo), and it’s a place where the variable sports steering and M sport suspension was a welcome addition – although the hatch’s tail end does like to waggle, or should I say dance like a professional Welterweight since I’m using boxing analogys.

The M140i is an experience to drive and a good one at that. Some view the tail end of the BMW 1 series as being a little boxy in design, I think it suits the hatchback segment where it resides but regardless of your thoughts on this, the combination of that power train that never  seems to run out of steam, that M stance and those smokey good looks, the M140i Shadow Edition is a hyper-hatch worth sparing with.

*This article was originally published on Tarmc and has been republished with permission from the owner
Search our vehicles

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Related articles

2021 Kia Sorento Review

We had the opportunity to take a closer look and test drive the all-new Kia Sorento. Our first impression of the vehicle … More »

All new Mazda CX-30

Mazda New Zealand has decided it can't wait for lockdown restrictions to lift and has debuted it's latest small SUV … More »

Review | Mitsubishi Pajero Sport

Mitsubishi has gone full 'Beast mode' on the Pajero Sport for 2020, giving it a new, more Triton-esque face and jamming … More »

Latest posts

clean-car-discount-for-ev-2022

Everything You need to know about the NZ EV Rebate & Clean Car Discount

The Teams Top Tips

Know Your P.H.E.V’s H.E.V’s & B.E.V’S

Categories

  • Buyer Tips & Tricks
  • Case Studies
  • News
  • Reviews
  • Smart Deals
    • BMW
    • Citroen
    • Dodge
    • Fiat
    • Ford
    • Foton
    • Holden
    • Hyundai
    • Isuzu
    • Kia
    • Land Rover
    • LDV
    • Mazda
    • Mercedes Benz
    • Mini
    • Mitsubishi
    • Nissan
    • Peugeot
    • Renault
    • Skoda
    • Ssangyong
    • Suzuki
    • Toyota
    • Van & Ute Specials
    • Volkswagen
  • Uncategorized

Our Blog

  • clean-car-discount-for-ev-2022

    Everything You need to know about the NZ EV Rebate & Clean Car Discount

    Do you know your P.H.E.V’s H.E.V’s & B.E.V’s! that we are constantly hearing about? as there certainly seems Read more »

  • The Teams Top Tips

    The Driveline team have been in the industry for decades and are here to unravel the mysteries around vehicle leasing... Read more »

  • Know Your P.H.E.V’s H.E.V’s & B.E.V’S

    Do you know your P.H.E.V’s H.E.V’s & B.E.V’s! that we are constantly hearing about? as there certainly seems Read more »

  • E Vans Are The Go !

    Thinking about your carbon footprint ? or maybe about CO2 emissions ? Maybe you have pressure from clients to bring a clean green approach to the services you provide. Alternatively you really want to do something different from the competition. Well E Vans are the go !! Read more »

  • EV Rebate Update

    The EV Rebate system is firing on all cylinders… no pun intended… and with stocks of qualifying vehicles starting to... Read more »

  • Funding Outside The Box

    Driveline isn’t just all about financing Utes, vans and cars. You may be surprised with the variety of other assets we fund from time to time. This week we share some Outside The Box funding solutions to demonstrate how varied our funding solutions can be . Read more »

Quick Info

  • Home
  • About Us
  • About Car Leasing
  • About Car Financing
  • About Ex-Lease Cars
  • About Novated Lease
  • Fleet Management
  • Fuel Card
  • Blog
  • Why use a car lease company?

Quick Search

  • SUVs
  • Utes
  • Small Cars
  • Medium Cars
  • Large Cars
  • EVs & Hybrids
  • Prestige European
  • Vans
  • People Movers
  • Short Term Lease
  • Trucks
  • Plant & Equipment
  • Ex-Lease & Used
0800 275-374
  • Click Get a quote
  • Find Find a consultant near you
  • Email info@driveline.co.nz
  • Facebook
  • Rss

Copyright © 2011-2022 Driveline Fleet Ltd. All Rights Reserved | admin | EVOLVE® marketing agency