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BMW reveals 4 Series coupe with bold new design

Date: 03 June 2020   |   Author: Illya Verpraet

BMW has presented the coupe version of the 3 Series saloon, the 4 Series. It shares most of its technical specification with the saloon, but features a very different design.

In time, the 4 Series will in all likelihood also spawn a 'Gran Coupé' version, with much the same styling, but with four doors and a rear tailgate. The two-door is set to go on sale in October, with the entry-level 420i costing £39,870.

The biggest talking point for the new BMW 4 Series is undoubtedly the design, which features a very large, upright version of the brand's traditional 'kidney grille'. Despite being the two-door version of the 3 Series, it is about 60mm longer than the saloon, though it has the same wheelbase. It's also slightly wider, at 1,852mm, and lower, at 1,383mm. 

It uses mostly the same powertrains as the 3 Series, although it forgoes some of the lower-end units, as well as manual transmissions.

There are two 2.0-litre four-cylinder petrol engines, the 420i and 430i, with 184hp and 258hp. These are the only engines in the line-up that don't have mild hybrid assistance. They are also the only two that can't be combined with all-wheel drive. The most powerful petrol is the M440i xDrive (xDrive denotes all-wheel drive in BMWs).

On the diesel front, there is the 420d, which offers the choice of rear-wheel drive or all-wheel drive. It's a familiar powerplant that we enjoyed in our long-term test of the 320d and puts out 190hp. Finally, there are the six-cylinder 430d xDrive and M440d xDrive, which will be launched in March 2021. All diesels comply with RDE2, so they don't incur the 4% BIK band penalty.

Initially, at least, the 4 Series will only be available with the M Sport or M Sport Pro equipment grades. A less sporty version has been shown, but may not make it to the UK.

M Sport cars get heated front sports seats as standard, as well as the latest version of iDrive with Apple Carplay, Android Auto, navigation and a 10.3in centre display and 12.3in digital instrument cluster, a 40:20:40 split folding rear seat and LED headlights and rear lights. A number of safety features such as cruise control, front collision warning, speed limit info and lane departure warning are also fitted as standard.

Buyers can upgrade to the M Sport Pro to get a choice of three further paint colours, 19in wheels and different interior trim.

Model

Maximum Power (hp)

Peak Torque (Nm)

Acceleration (0-62mph)

Top Speed (mph)

Fuel economy (mpg)

CO2 emissions (g/km)

OTR Starting Price

420i

184

300

7.5

149

48.7-53.3

132-122

£39,870

430i

258

400

5.8

155

46.3-49.6

141-131

£44,055

M440i xDrive

374

500

4.5

155

39.8-41.5

163-155

£53,875

420d

190

400

7.1

149

67.3-72.4

112-103

£42,440

420d xDrive 

190

400

7.4

148

61.4-65.7

121-112

£44,030

430d xDrive 

286

650

5.2

155

45.6 mpg (provisional)

146 g/km
(provisional)

TBC

M440d xDrive

340

700

4.7

155

42.2 mpg
(provisional)

158 g/km
(provisional)

TBC



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