What we have here is a realistic digital render of what the new 2-Series Coupe with an M Sport package will look like when it goes on sale worldwide next year, courtesy of the creative minds over at Humster3D.
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Well, now we can add the X4 to our long list of upcoming cars that have been spied as pre-production test models. BMW engineers may have slathered a few layers of wraps with swirly shapes, but since there are no fake panels, they don't do much to hide the appearance of the actual X4 that will go on sale in the first half of next year.
To get an idea of what it will look like without the camouflage, the relation of the X4 Concept to the X4 production model is exactly the same as that of the 4-Series Concept to the 2014MY 4-Series Coupe presented about a fortnight ago.
While these are drawings, they are official patents of the production i3 previewed by a concept of the same name some two years ago at the 2011 Frankfurt auto show. To see the differences between the conceptual and the actual i3, we placed pictures of the two cars side by side.
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The pre-production prototype is almost undisguised, sans for some bits and pieces of BMW's black-and-white decals here and there, and they can't hide that this particular model features the optional M Sports package with a different front bumper, sculptured side skirts, a rear diffuser and bespoke alloys, along with a lower and tauter suspension.
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While there's no question that the concept model is very close to a production car, it isn't quite there yet, which brings us to this very convincing Photoshop from the creative minds at Autoprojecoes.
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This means that you will be able to buy the traditional Bavarian sedan in three distinct body styles: you have the regular 3-, the 4- Gran Coupe and the 3- GT (which quite a few readers thought was an uncool car), and that’s a lot of choice for BMW buyers… perhaps too much.
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If you haven't heard about it before, the 4-Series is a new nameplate in BMW's range used on the replacements of the current 3-Series Coupe and Convertible models as well as the new Gran Coupe saloon.
These photos reveal the new 4-Series Coupe model, or the slightly toned down production version of the 4-Series Coupe study displayed at the Detroit Motor Show earlier this year. The name may be different, but the two-door model continues to be based on and is influenced by the styling of the 3-Series sedan.
Aside from the two-seat layout at the back, the sleek looking Bavarian coupe shares its interior design with the more family-orientated 3-Series range.
We have yet to get our hands on the press release, but the report on the German website says that compared to its predecessor, the new 4-Coupe has grown 26mm in length to 4,640mm and 43mm in width to 1,830mm, while the roofline drops 16mm in height to 1,360mm. It rides on a 50mm longer wheelbase at 2,810mm.
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At least that's what it looks like because BMW may further alter the design of the car before it reaches production.
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The image has been posted by a user of the Xbimmer forum this morning and seems to be the “real deal”. Codenamed F15, the 2014 X5 is aesthetically influenced by the new 3-Series, as we can see from the elongated shape of the headlights that are united with the kidney grille, which is also more upright than before.
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For the time being, only the 4-Series has been officially confirmed to be offered with an "M" variant, but both models will feature an M Performance version in the guise of the M235i and M435i, which build on the 235i and 435i iterations respectively, adding a slightly more powerful engine, a tweaked chassis and aerodynamic parts to the mix.
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The 7-seat version of the 1-Series GT sports an extended rear overhang and possibly, a longer wheelbase than the more compact 5-seat model that was previewed through last year's Concept Active Hybrid.
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But that's not the only news we have on the M4 as this morning, we were notified by the team over at the F80Bimmerpost forums about some fresh information on the car's powertrain specs.
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BMW's high-performance model that will soon replace the M3 Coupe is scheduled for a summer 2014 launch, following the introductions of the plain 4-Series Coupe and Convertible as well as the M3 Sedan later this year.
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The first were the similarities of the front-quarter photo with this image of the 3-Series Sedan M Sport right up to the…last numbers of the license plate, and the second, the regular, single slats for the double kidney grilles as opposed to BMW M's new double slat design, as seen on the refreshed M5 and new M6 models.
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BMW had given us our first taste of the five-seat variant of the 1 GT with the Concept Active Hybrid at the 2012 Paris Motor Show, but it hadn't prepared us for a longer model.
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Unlike the 1 Series Coupe and Convertible, the new generation model adopts a different front end than the hatchback upon which it is based. The sleeker headlights and the aggressive bumper with large intakes make the car look like a mini-me 4 Series Coupe, as does the similar profile.
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As usual with these BMW LCIs (lifecycle impulse), the changes are subtle and hard to spot if you don’t really know the old car well. Still, we spot a redesigned grille, very subtle work on the headlights and rear lights, as well as revised mirror caps.
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Fortunately, the world moves on, as does that of the hybrid propelled automobile. Today, manufacturers such as Ferrari, McLaren and Porsche have joined the game with their hyper-offerings; all of which dispel the notion that hybrids have to resemble awkwardly styled hatchbacks (and yes Honda Insight, that was a jab at you too). So, not wanting be left out of the race, BMW have joined the fray with their i8 Hybrid Coupe entrant.
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Since it is based on the F20 1-Series hatchback, it won't come to as a surprise to learn that the M235i shares both its performance and styling mods with the M135i.
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