BMW 4 series coupe
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BMW 4 series coupe
due to make its debut at the north american international auto show in january 2013, BMW will announce the replacement
for their historic 3 series. that's right, the new 4 series coupe concept will be replacing the former 3 coupe, aimed to be
slotted between the 5 and 7, where it will share styling cues from the current 6 series offering.
being 50mm longer, 45mm wider up front and 80mm wider at the back as well as being 16mm lower than the current 3 coupe,
the concept positions itself as a more aggressive compact sport coupe. the new 4-series will incorporate its trademark front
twin-kidney grille, adding an optic fiber line off the hexagonal full-LED headlamps, to form a visual link between the updated
high-beam headlamps. taking cues from the 3's profile, it demonstrates pronounced front and rear wheel arches, equipped
with 20-inch wheels at the widest point. the interior also takes on a completely re-designed cockpit – outfitted with schiaparelli
brown leather seats, cup holders and wooden trimmed door handles and dashboard.
front view
rear view
drivers side view
3/4 driver front view
3/4 rear passenger view
detail of kidney grille
rear taillight detail
interior cockpit
stitching and material detail
front 3/4 concept sketch
rear 3/4 concept sketch
overall, pretty nice, but still a few too many touches of the swoosh aesthetic that BMW has been getting away with over the last 10/15 years – remove the badges and the vertical bars in the grilles and you have a perfectly lovely Hyundai
Their interior + exterior designers seriously need to work together. The interior looks like its from the 80s
how about to stop copying audi?
I love the aggressive ugliness. I’ll buy a red one.
Looks like a car that ass-holes drive. You don’t want to see this in your rear view mirror.
BMW … only BMW’s for me are E24 and E38…no more zahahadid design pls …!!!!
Too much brown in the interior it looks tacky. But otherwise pretty.
if they need to look “so”… can we read in between lines that theproduct is not so good?
I dont get this “series 4″ “series 2″ “series 1″, “series 400″, name change by BMW that AUDI started, wasn´t series 4 suppose to eliminate the “coupé” name? So… Why do you call it coupé then!!!??? Cal it what it was and everybody knew already “series 3 coupé”. lol
I think it’s a beautiful car but looks slightly stretched on the sides
I find the inside hideous! I would feel like I was sitting in a melting chocolate bar. The headliner looks like it belongs in a bordello. The wood appears coarsely finished and out of place in a modern car. The seat stitching draws excessive attention to itself, would leave an embarrassing imprint on anyone who wears short pants or a short skirt, and will soon look gross as it fills with crumbs and dirt.
I think Audi should stop copying BMW. Having owned both an A5 and a 335, I can truthfully say BMW is leaps and bounds ahead of Audi in both design and engineering. Audi is a good option for those who are more interested in interior design and how their toy poodle will look in the passenger seat. BMW is a better option for those who are interested in the ultimate driving experience. That said, both are great brands
Oh, and BMW needed to create different names for the coupes because they are more expensive. It is easier to jusitfy the higher sticker price for a coupe when you get a higher number on the back. It’s all about marketing.
Stop teasing the consumer get it built and put it out in the market, concept cars do nothing for me until they are real, otherwise dont waist the consumer’s time
The side design is much more interesting than the gapping front air intakes and rear exhaust assembly frameworks(?). Also rip out that yuck baseball glove brown interior. Where did that look come from? Audi’s TTL designers? Really. BMW can do better. This dark silver coupe begs for a classic charcoal leather interior and burled walnut treatment. I’m a buyer then.