The 4 Series Coupe is a 3 Series saloon dressed down on Friday. Two doors, a low roofline, and a low center of gravity meet BMW’s class-leading four-door powertrain. Formerly known as the 3 Series Coupe was BMW’s Heartland, and even if it was switched to the “4” on the previous generation trunk lid, it would be a sales phenomenon. It’s not an average feat as the traditional coupe continues to lose a good fight against crossover SUVs.

The new 4 Series has made more changes than originally imagined. This time it’s a bigger car. It is 128mm longer and 27mm wider than before. BMW has extended its wheelbase, but its trucks are also wider. The front is 18mm and the rear is 28mm. It gives the car a punchy stance and should be good news for handling.

With such a girth, the new 4 was unlikely to be unobtrusive on the road, and the thick set of haunches and rugged surfaces give it an exactly not elegant, bulky, almost American attitude. I will. But BMW is doubly confident in That Grille. We won’t go about it-you will make your own decision. You already have In the UK, all 4 get this multi-nostril front end using the M Sport kit.

Now, there are a few things to keep in mind. When actually looking at the 4 Series, approach from a 5-6 foot aerial perspective, rather than the Janome perspective that photographers prefer to look aggressive and snorting. ..So the grill is not Pretty Like your face like the picture.

Meanwhile, when BMW invited Top Gear to drive the new 4, all test cars were painted dark and the “High Gloss Shadow Line” option box was checked. This will dechrome the nose to Dowdy Gloss Black. Read what you do.

All engines are turbocharged. You can choose between 4-cylinder and 6-cylinder in the guise of gasoline or diesel. Rear-wheel drive is entirely standard, but the 420d has an optional 4×4’xDrive’and the flagship M440i is standard.

Of course, soon you will be able to choose between rear-wheel drive or four-wheel drive M4. Gear shifting, on the other hand, is always the job of an 8-speed automatic transmission. There is no longer a manual in the price list of 4.

Prices start at £ 39,870 for the 420i, but the entry-level diesel 420d returns £ 43,090 with the xDrive adding £ 1,550. To get an in-line 6-cylinder kick on the 385bhp M440i, you need £ 53,875. There is no “430e” plug-in hybrid yet.

The main rivals for the 4 to defeat are the aging (but likable) Mercedes C-Class Coupe and the comfortable and fairly uninteresting A5 of Audi. The large grill did not harm either of these two.

The distinctive Lexus RC was dropped from the UK showroom, and sadly Jaguar and Alfa Romeo didn’t have the tendency (or budget) to give us a two-door XE and Giulia. This means that the new 4 Series is quite likely to return straight to the top of the class, whether or not its back tooth mug is enough to give a nightmare.