BMW Tickles Our Taste Buds with Individual 4-Series Gran Coupe

For a long time, BMW chose to keep its Individual customizing program under a cloud of mystery (at least to your typical buyer), but not so much anymore, as the Bavarians are more actively promoting it.

Shortly after the announcement of the new 4-Series Gran Coupe, BMW dropped a first set of photos of the sleek five-door liftback dressed and colorized in the options offered under the Individual program.

The car's body is featured in a Moonstone metallic paintwork and wears 19-inch Individual V-spoke 626 l alloy wheels wrapped in low-profile rubber.

Inside, the Gran Coupe sports fine-grain Merino leather in Nutmeg with contrasting piping and filigree stitching for the seats, door panels and the lower section of the dashboard, along with a black leather covered upper dash and fine-wood trim Ash Grain White.

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BMW Reveals New M Performance Package for the 4-Series, Hints at M4's Styling

BMW has released the first photos of the M Performance retrofit accessories for the 4-Series Coupe, which will be available from early 2014. The range includes a more aggressive aerodynamic package as well as interior trim upgrades, suspension and power tweaks. As before, customers can choose the complete package or individual elements – all available through official BMW dealers as retrofit accessories.

The highlight of the M-Performance package for the 4 Series is obviously the body kit, which hints at the appearance of the upcoming M4 high-performance coupe. Styled and developed by BMW’s M division, the aero kit includes a lower front bumper with integrated carbon fiber splitter and larger air intakes, darkened chrome trims throughout the exterior, carbon fiber exterior mirror caps, wider sills, carbon fiber decklid spoiler and a new rear bumper with diffuser and air extraction ducts.

Interior accessories include a new three-spoke steering wheel, seats with a more pronounced contour and other individual upgrades that will be revealed at the Frankfurt motor show this autumn.

Aesthetic upgrades aside, the BMW M Performance package also includes power and torque increases for three of the four engines of the 4-Series coupe. The 420d gains 16 hp and 29 lb-ft raising output to 195 hp and 309 lb-ft (418 Nm), the 428i gains 27 hp and 29 lb-ft for a total of 269 hp and 287 lb-ft (389 Nm), while the range-topping 435i gets an extra 34 hp and 37 lb-ft for a total output of 336 hp and 332 lb-ft (450 Nm).

BMW says the power and torque increases are achieved through software modifications and the addition of new exhaust systems, with fuel consumption and CO2 emissions remaining unchanged. 

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BMW 4-Series Coupe Configurator Goes Live

It's digital play time for all of you who want to check out the new BMW 4-Series Coupe, as the Bavarian carmaker has uploaded a configurator on its official website. We took a quick look at the online customization tool and a few sceenshots in the process, which you can see for yourself in the gallery after the jump.

The configurator allows you to choose from a basic palette of colors (BMW Individual optionswill surely follow) along with two available trim lines named "Modern" and "Luxury" plus the more visually pleasant M Sport package, and also offers a selection of wheel designs and sizes.

The car that replaces the 3-Series Coupe will soon go on sale worldwide with U.S. prices starting from $41,425 (including delivery fees) for the 240hp 428i and rising to $48,925 for the all-wheel drive, 306hp 435i xDrive. A hard-top convertible version will be released towards the end of this year.

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New BMW 4-Series Coupe: Fresh Gallery with 140+ HD Photos and U.S. Prices

Here's new information on the just revealed BMW 4-Series Coupe straight from the mouth of the Bavarian brand. To be specific, we have a new gallery with over 140 pictures and details on the U.S. specification model that goes on sale later this summer including prices.

In the States, the 3-Series Coupe's successor will be offered initially as a 428i featuring a 240hp turbo'd 2.0-liter inline-four with prices starting from $41,425 ($1,800 more than the 2013 328i with a 230hp straight-six), and as the 435i with the 300hp 3.0-liter turbo-six with a base MSRP of $46,925 ($900 more than the 335i with the same engine).

The all-wheel drive 428i xDrive Coupe and 435i xDrive will start from $43,425 and $48,925 respectively. All of the aforementioned prices include destination and handling.

BMW says only an inch (26 mm) has been added to the car's length (182.6 in / 4,638 mm) compared to the 3-Series Coupe, but it has a 2-inch (50-mm) longer wheelbase (110.6 in / 2,810 mm), a 1.7inch (43-mm) increase in the width (71.9 in / 1,825 mm), and a roofline that is 0.6 inches (16 mm) lower than before (53.6 in / 1,362 mm).

Performance wise, the North American specification 435i accelerates from 0-60mph (96km/h) in 5.3 seconds with the 6-speed manual transmission, and 5 seconds with the 8-speed automatic, on its way to an electronically limited top speed of 155 mph (250 km/h) top speed when equipped with performance tires.

The base 428i Coupe completes the standard sprint to 60mph in 5.7 seconds and like its bigger brother, it also has an electronically limited top speed of 250 km/h (155 mph), when rolling on summer performance tires.

BMW has transferred the new trim packages that debuted on the 3-Series to the 4-Series, which will be available in Sport and Luxury Lines as well as an M Sport version with aerodynamic, wheel, interior and suspension upgrades.

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