BMW 4 Series with 4 doors = 3 Series? Wrong! 4 Series GC!

[g3org3y]

So BMW have now launched a 4 door version of the 4 Series.

But that's the 3 Series I hear you cry?

Apparently not - 4 Series Grand Coupe



The equivalent 3 Series




Opinions? Worthy niche filler or cynical money maker?

[kambites]

Not really any different than the 6-series GC is it? I dare say some people will consider it worth the extra money.

[Hooli]

I struggle the see the point of a lot of cars these days. Like the Golf & Golf Plus, then whatever comes next, The Jetta? they are all the same size etc, how do you pick between them?

[Ozzie Osmond]

g3org3y said:

cynical money maker?

Errrrm, aren't they in business to sell cars?

Mind you, I still laugh every time I see a Mini Countryman or Fiat 500C towering over the other traffic!

[Northernchimp]

So there is no 3 series coupe, you have to have a 4 series, but if you opt for a 4 series you can have 4 doors, but you don't want one of those because you wanted the 2 door 3 series that doesn't exist.

Is it a slightly posher/ more exclusive 3 series, or is it the same as a 3 series but with a different roof line and a smaller boot?

And has anybody bought an A5 4 door? Don't recall seeing one ever.

[HorneyMX5]

Some of these niche cars make sense but these two look so similar, the differences are imperceptibly small to me, I'm not sure what the point is.

[kambites]

Northernchimp said:

And has anybody bought an A5 4 door? Don't recall seeing one ever.

There isn't one, unless you mean the hatchback?

[folos]

Coming soon, a 2 door 3 series grand saloon!

[750turbo]

Marketing.

Germans are fabulous at it...

<Cough -- MINI>

[ahenners]

Northernchimp said:

And has anybody bought an A5 4 door? Don't recall seeing one ever.

So that's an A4 then? There's loads. If you mean the A5 sportback which is 5 door, then yes, there's loads of those too. Which probably makes BMW think they can sell a few of these in that niche section of the market.


I actually like this 4 series GC. Loses the hideous front end of the new 3 series, which is a plus.

Edited by ahenners on Sunday 2nd February 17:08

[northandy]

kambites said:

There isn't one, unless you mean the hatchback?

I see loads of the 5 door a5.

I did read that BMW were really struggling to sell the 6 series 2 door now the GC was out, as everyone goes for them instead.

[va1o]

I seem to have completely missed them unveiling this. Looks good though! I think it possibly overlaps a bit with the 3-Series GT rather than the traditional saloon.

Hopefully they'll do a 2-series Grand Coupe also as BMW are missing a rival to the new Audi A3 saloon and Mercedes CLA.

[kambites]

northandy said:

kambites said:

There isn't one, unless you mean the hatchback?

I see loads of the 5 door a5.

I did read that BMW were really struggling to sell the 6 series 2 door now the GC was out, as everyone goes for them instead.

Yes, me too. Probably as many as two-door ones, in fact.

[otolith]

Niches within niches within niches - so long as they can share the same hardware as everything else, which means you can have a four door coupe off-roader with a six cylinder petrol engine, but if you bemoan the lack of light, raw sportscars you're told there's no market for them.

[7mike]

va1o said:

Hopefully they'll do a 2-series Grand Coupe also as BMW are missing a rival to the new Audi A3 saloon and Mercedes CLA.

[xRIEx]

ahenners said:

I actually like this 4 series GC. Loses the hideous front end of the new 3 series, which is a plus.

What? Am I due a parrot?

[Zwolf]

Like it very much, better proportioned than the 3er overall and not as awkward as the 3 Gran Turismo either. Looks better than the 4er coupé to my eyes too.

Now, will we see an ///M derivative? Failing that, the 435d GC M Sport just went to the top of the most desirable all rounder current BMW for me.

Unless ALPINA make a D4 version...

[Lozw86]

Irrespective of how many similar models they produce, it looks nice

I own an F30 328i and it certainly looks very similar to me

Either way, more choice for the customer can't be a bad thing

[kambites]

Is it a saloon or a hatchback?

[fatboy b]

Getting a tad like the Austin/Morris 1100 & 1300 isn't it?

Then they'll throw in the MG version, and call it an M4 ( or M3 ). And then comes the Wolseley version with a softer ride (not!).


FFS!!