What is it?
If you’re looking for an entry point to the latest BMW 4 Series Coupé line-up, this here 420i M Sport is it.
You will, of course, have by now formed your own opinion about the styling of Munich’s latest two-door. Based on what I’ve read in various online comment sections, it would seem that there are a few people out there who don’t mind the way it looks, and I salute those individuals brave enough to actually stick their heads above the parapet and fess up to fancying its fanged face.
Whatever floats your boat, I guess. But for what it’s worth, I think it looks as though design chief Domagoj Dukec had a Predator for a muse. “Draw me like one of your German grilles,” it said, while reclining on a chaise lounge. Probably.
Anyway, the 420i M Sport Coupé starts at £39,870 and is expected to be the best-selling 4 Series variant here in the UK. Power comes from BMW’s B48 powerplant, and in this application the turbocharged 2.0-litre four-cylinder petrol engine develops a modest 182bhp and 221lb ft.
An eight-speed automatic transmission sends all of this to the rear axle, where it's then deployed to the road. Unlike the 420d diesel, the 420i goes without any form of mild-hybrid assistance.
Suspension is by way of MacPherson struts and multiple links, with passive dampers and 18in alloys equipped as standard. Our test car, however, came with the £2500 M Sport Pro Package, which adds, among other things, adaptive dampers, 19in alloys, run-flat tyres and M Sport brakes to the equation.
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Anyone paying list for a BM is nuts. We got 6k off a 320i with no effort. I agree about the Polestar, I'm probably going Volvo as the offers at the minute make BMW etc look poor value although the 320i is a beautiful thing to drive and all the performance we need.
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Doesn’t look good
The previous model look so much better from every angle except maybe from behind, but the old model also look good from behind.
and £40.000 for the 420i? Meeeeh, this will not be a great seller. I bought a 2019 430i from a BMW dealer earlier this year, with 50 miles on the clock so really a new car even if it was standing at this dealer for a year. How much did I pay? £26.000, I would never ever replace it with an ugly new 420i with 60 fewer hp.
The design of this car is very disappointing, that some people say "they like it" is because these people will always like the newest design regardless what it looks like, it's people with no clue what good design actually is.
I don't really get this. The
I don't really get this. The only reason you would buy this over a 320i is the looks... and well yeah exactly, polarising looks is putting it lightly.
Other than that and about £8k in your back pocket, there's little difference.