Signature BMW driving pleasure and sporting elegance brought together with modern functionality: The new BMW 4-Series Gran Coupé is poised to build on the success of its predecessor with this blend of qualities plus well-conceived enhancements to its inherent attributes and product substance. Like its freshly updated BMW 4-Series siblings, the third body variant in the range also makes its mark with notably improved driving dynamics, sharper looks following the brand's new design language, a refined premium ambience in the cabin and a wide array of innovations in the areas of control/operation and connectivity. Four doors, five full-size seats, a large, wide-opening tailgate and a versatile luggage compartment also help to ensure the new BMW 4-Series Gran Coupé retains its characteristic strengths in both everyday driving and on longer trips.
This concept of a four-door coupé for the premium midsize segment has seen the compelling blend of elegantly sporty design and hallmark BMW driving pleasure win over new customers. In fact, the BMW 4-Series Gran Coupé has become a true ambassador of these traditional BMW qualities, establishing itself - in the space of a single model generation - among the three models making the greatest contribution to brand image. The new edition of the BMW 4-Series Gran Coupé will be built at BMW Group Plant Munich together with the all-electric BMW i4. Assembly of both at the company's home plant will be almost entirely integrated into the manufacturing process developed for the BMW 3-Series Sedan and BMW 3-Series Touring models. The market launch of the new BMW 4-Series Gran Coupé will get underway in November 2021.
Design
The latest-generation models in the BMW 4-Series range stand out as premium midsize vehicles with distinct characters all of their own. Their even greater dynamic prowess and exclusive aura are the fruit of measures to sharpen their profile and clearly distinguish them from the BMW 3-Series Sedan that served as the technological blueprint. Like its siblings, the new BMW 4-Series Gran Coupé proudly proclaims this individual positioning with its exterior design.
It's dynamically stretched silhouette, four doors, distinctive proportions, flowing roofline and the clean-cut, reduced surface design in the new BMW styling language exude coupé-style elegance, supreme sporting flair and an air of functionality specific to this model. Moving inside the new 4-Series Gran Coupé, these harmoniously combined qualities are brought to the fore most notably by the driver-centric cockpit design and the impressive spaciousness in the rear. The five seats - with standard folding head restraints in the rear - feed into a premium ambience brimming with elegance and modernity, one whose high-quality materials and precision workmanship represent a convincing proposition.
Optimised aerodynamics and intelligent lightweight design increase agility, efficiency and passive safety
The concept for the new BMW 4-Series Gran Coupé body also includes measures for optimising its aerodynamic properties that have a beneficial effect on both driving dynamics and efficiency. An active air flap control system comprising flaps at the top and bottom, air curtains, streamlined light-alloy wheels and an almost completely sealed underbody serve to channel the airflow effectively. The drag coefficient (Cd) of 0.26 measured for the BMW 420d Gran Coupé, for example, represents a reduction of 0.02 over its predecessor.
The weight-minimising design of the body and chassis likewise plays a part in making the new BMW 4-Series Gran Coupé both more agile and efficient. An intelligent mix of materials helps to lower vehicle weight and combines with optimised load paths to enhance the body's rigidity and crash safety. The hot-stamped steels and aluminium alloys used for the safety passenger cell are supplemented by multi-phase steels for extra reinforcement. The front end of the car uses an engine side member made from extruded aluminium profiles and die-cast aluminium spring struts. Other advances over the outgoing model have been achieved through the aluminium construction of the bonnet and front side panels of the new BMW 4-Series Gran Coupé.
Effectively enhanced dynamics: M Sport trim, M Sport package Pro and model-specific M Performance Parts
The M Sport trim also adorns the interior with distinctive design and equipment features that emphasise its dynamic character. The performance experience in the BMW M440i xDrive Gran Coupé is likewise enhanced by a specific cockpit design. The M Sport package Pro is available for all other model variants as an extension of the M Sport model. Comprising M Sport brakes, 19-inch M light-alloy wheels, M High-gloss Shadow Line with extended features, the M lights Shadow Line and a black M rear spoiler, it delivers optimised driving dynamics and particularly striking looks.
A sporty drive sound in the interior, the eight-speed Steptronic Sport transmission, the hi-fi speaker system and M seat belts also increase levels of driving pleasure. The M Performance Parts available for the new BMW 4-Series Gran Coupé allow customers to give their car an extra sporting touch, as per their personal tastes. The retrofit items available as part of the Genuine BMW Accessory range include 20-inch M Performance forged light-alloy wheels in Y-spoke design with a Jet Black matt finish, a carbon-fibre front grille, front splitter, side skirt attachments and exhaust tailpipe finishers, as well as aero flicks for the front apron in High-gloss Black. And customers can also bring additional sporting flair to the interior with options such as an M Performance steering wheel and interior trim panels in carbon-fibre design.
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