Over the course of what is now five model generations, BMW Design has developed an inimitable style for the brand’s midsize coupés. The styling of the new BMW 4 Series Coupé provides an expressive showcase for the individual character of the sporty two-door car. Out of BMW’s new styling language has come a body design – based around a small number of precise lines and large, clear surfaces – which radiates pure driving pleasure from every angle. The vehicle concept behind the new BMW 4 Series Coupé focuses more resolutely than ever on delivering a driving experience of compelling dynamism. This mission statement is faithfully reflected in the car’s design. The new 4 Series Coupé exudes an unwavering sense of sportiness beyond that of earlier model generations. At the same time, its styling distinguishes it clearly from the latest 3 Series Sedan. The proportions and lines of the two-door model are replete with the sporting elegance characteristic of BMW coupés. This distinctive appearance instils the new 4 Series Coupé with a degree of exclusivity and prestige beyond anything else in its class. The dynamically stretched proportions of the new BMW 4 Series Coupé are the result of its larger exterior dimensions. At 4,768 millimetres, the new car is 128 millimetres longer than its predecessor and 27 mm wider (now 1,852 mm), and its wheelbase has grown by 41 mm to 2,851 mm. Just 6 mm has been added to the vehicle height, which is now 1,383 mm. Increased track widths (+ 28 mm at the front and + 18 mm at the rear) are a major factor in the muscular stature of the new 4 Series Coupé. Short overhangs, slender pillars, long doors with frameless windows and a flowing roofline accentuate its elegant appearance from the side.

 The unusually striking front end of the new BMW 4 Series Coupé shines the spotlight on its standalone character. The large, vertically emphasised BMW kidney grille reflects the significant cooling air requirement of the powerful engine behind the scenes. The grille angles forward and extends down almost to the lower edge of the front apron, and its standard air intakes have a mesh structure. As a defining element of the front end, the kidney grille stands confidently at its centre. With its upright elements connected in the centre, it reprises a design feature from the company’s past – one shared with legendary brand classics, such as the BMW 328 Coupé and BMW 3.0 CSi – and adds its own modern twist. The kidney grille is framed by surfaces with a three-dimensional structure. Like the contours of the headlights, the bonnet’s arrow-shaped lines zero in on the kidney grille. At the outer edges of the front apron, the likewise vertically designed intakes for the Air Curtains accentuate the width of the car

 The flanks of the new BMW 4 Series Coupé are shaped by precise and tautly carved surfaces, a slim window graphic with surrounds in matt black as standard and a stretched roofline flowing smoothly into the tail. Their contours, crisply defined by a small number of lines, collectively form an athletic overall sculpture. Reduced surfacing above the front wheel arches provides a visual signifier of the car’s agility, while the glasshouse – heavily tapered in its rear section – and the muscular shoulders above the rear wheels accentuate its wide track and powerful stature. The dynamic impression created by the vehicle body combines with an elegantly extended side window graphic, which culminates in a particularly tight interpretation of the Hofmeister kink counter-swing at its trailing edge. At the rear, too, large and distinct surfaces are the dominant influences, underscoring the new BMW 4 Series Coupé’s muscular shoulders, width and low centre of gravity. It is an effect reinforced by slim and stylishly darkened full-LED rear lights which extend well into the flanks. Consistently illuminating rear light bars reproduce the L shape familiar from other BMW models. Vertically arranged apertures at the outer edges of the rear apron mimic the appearance of the Air Curtains at the front. The dual-branch tailpipes – circular or trapezoidal, depending on the model variant – frame the lower section of the rear apron.

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