The BMW 4 Series is a range of
compact executive car
A compact executive car, also known as a compact luxury car, is a premium car larger than a premium compact and smaller than an executive car. Compact executive car is a UK term and a part of the D-segment in the European car classification.
A ...
s manufactured by
BMW since 2013. The 4 Series was created when BMW spun off the 2-door models (coupé and convertible) of the
3 Series
The BMW 3 Series is a line of compact executive cars manufactured by the German automaker BMW since May 1975. It is the successor to the 02 Series and has been produced in seven generations.
The first generation of the 3 Series was only avai ...
into a separate series. The 4 Series is currently in its second generation.
The original 4 Series
concept car
A concept car (also known as a concept vehicle, show vehicle or prototype) is a car made to showcase new styling and/or new technology. They are often exhibited at motor shows to gauge customer reaction to new and radical designs which may or ...
was unveiled in January 2013 at the
North American International Auto Show
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in Detroit, Michigan. Both generations have been produced in the coupé, convertible and 5-door liftback (marketed as "Gran Coupé") body styles.The 4 series body style is very similar to that of the all electric
BMW i4
The BMW i4 (model code G26) is a battery electric compact executive car produced by BMW since 2021. It adopts a five-door liftback body style and is marketed as a four-door coupé. The initial concept version, named BMW i Vision Dynamics, debu ...
.
The engines available for the first generation were turbocharged inline-3, inline-4 and inline-6 engines fueled by petrol or diesel. For the second generation, a plug-in hybrid powertrain was introduced. As per the equivalent 3 Series generations, the 4 Series' drivetrain layout is rear-wheel drive or all-wheel drive ("xDrive").
The
BMW M4
The BMW M4 is a high-performance version of the BMW 4 Series coupes and convertibles developed by BMW's motorsport division, BMW M, and marketed since 2014.
As part of the renumbering that splits the 3 Series coupé and convertible models int ...
is the high-performance version of the 4 Series. The first generation of the M4 is called the F82/F83 and uses the same turbocharged inline-six petrol engine as the F80/F81 M3.
First generation (F32/F33/F36; 2013)
The first generation of the 4 Series consists of the following body styles:
* 2-door coupé (F32 model code)
* 2-door convertible (F33 model code)
* 4-door liftback (F36 model code; marketed as the 4 Series Gran Coupé)
This generation has been produced since 2014 and is often collectively referred to as the F32. The F32 was introduced as the successor to the
E92/E93 coupé/convertible models of the fifth-generation 3 Series range. The F32 is produced alongside - and shares many features with - the
F30 3 Series. As with the F30 3 Series range, the F32/F33/F36 is powered by turbocharged petrol and diesel engines with 3 cylinders (petrol only), 4 cylinders, and 6 cylinders.
The high performance
F82/F83 M4 models were introduced in early 2014. They are powered by the
S55 turbocharged straight-six engine.
File:2016 BMW 428i (F32) Luxury Line coupe (2018-08-06) 01.jpg, BMW 4 Series coupé (F32)
File:2018 BMW 420i M Sport Automatic 2.0 Front.jpg, BMW 4 Series convertible (F33)
File:2018 BMW 420i xDrive Gran Coupe Sport 2.0 Front.jpg, BMW 4 Series Gran Coupé (F36)
Second generation (G22/G23/G26; 2020)
The second generation of the 4 Series consists of the following body styles:
* 2-door coupé (G22 model code)
* 2-door convertible (G23 model code)
* 5-door liftback (G26 model code; marketed as the 4 Series Gran Coupé)
This generation was launched in June 2020 and is currently in production. The G22/G23/G26 will be produced alongside - and shares many features with - the
G20 3 Series. As with the G20 3 Series range, the G22/G23/G26 will be powered by turbocharged petrol and diesel engines.
Unlike its predecessor, the new 4 Series has a significant departure in design from the 3 Series in order to distinguish between the two models and to move the 4 Series upscale. The most notable of the design changes is the large kidney grille at the front which was inspired by the 1930s
BMW 328
The BMW 328 was a sports car offered by BMW from 1936 to 1940, with the body design credited to Peter Szymanowski, who became BMW chief of design after World War II (although technically the car was designed by Fritz Fiedler).
Specifications
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Awards
In January 2021, the BMW 420i M Sport (M Sport Pro Package) was named
Coupé
A coupe or coupé (, ) is a passenger car with a sloping or truncated rear roofline and two doors.
The term ''coupé'' was first applied to horse-drawn carriages for two passengers without rear-facing seats. It comes from the French past parti ...
of the Year by
What Car?
''What Car?'' is a British monthly automobile magazine and website, currently edited by Steve Huntingford and published by Haymarket Consumer Media. Other team members include deputy editor Darren Moss and test editors Will Nightingale, Neil ...
magazine. What Car? awarded the 4 Series Coupé five stars out of five in its review of the car.
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