King_of_lion Posted December 8, 2020 Posted December 8, 2020 WHAT IS THE BMW 4 SERIES COUPE The second generation of the BMW 3 Series’ athletic two-door sibling. WHY WE’RE TESTING IT The new 4 Series Coupe has distanced itself from the 3 Series with an ambitiously bold new look and a series of enhancements to ride and handling dynamics that provide a clear point of difference from the sedan. THE BMW 4 SERIES COUPE REVIEW BMW’s nomenclature is quite straightforward, with the standard hatch, sedan or wagon offerings given an odd model number – think 1, 3, 5 and 7 Series – with the sportier coupe and cabriolet versions of those cars given even-numbered designations. But the second-generation 4 Series Coupe seems to have broken by convention by being way more than just a two-door version of the venerable 3 Series sedan. L to R: BMW 430i, 420i and M440i xDrive This is evident as soon as you set eyes on its, err, polarising vertical kidney grille... but, as with a friend’s odd-looking baby, you soon come around to it. That bold face is accompanied by an aggressive stance that's accentuated by the muscular wheel arches that extend seamlessly from the bodywork that features a relatively subtle shoulder line. There is some grace about the design, however, particularly the side profile that harks back to BMW coupes of old such as the 328i. The 4 Series’ driving dynamics also set it apart from the 3. The engineers have made some significant tweaks that make it more enjoyable to drive despite sharing the same engines across the three-car range – the 135kW/300Nm and 190kW/400Nm 2.0-litre turbos in the 420i and 430i, and the 285Kw/500Nm 3.0 litre inline-six in the M440i xDrive. It’s a little wider and longer than the first-generation 4 Series Coupe and has a 41mm-longer wheelbase, but it has still managed to shed 55kg. The front and rear track widths are 28 and 18mm wider than the previous model too.
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