The F44 BMW 2 Series Gran Coupe first made
its global debut in October 2019, serving as Munich’s answer to the C118
Mercedes-Benz CLA. Fast forward a few months, and the four-door coupe has now
gone on sale in Thailand, with a sole 218i M Sport variant being offered to
customers there for 2.369 million baht, or RM315,567.
The variant is almost identical to the one
that was previewed at the Singapore Motor Show earlier this year, and features a
B38 1.5 litre turbocharged three-cylinder petrol engine that delivers 140 PS from 4,600 to 6,500 rpm and 220 Nm of torque from 1,480 to 4,200 rpm.
Drive goes to the front wheels via a
seven-speed dual-clutch transmission, which allows for a zero to 100 km/h time
of 8.7 seconds and a 215 km/h top speed. In terms of fuel consumption, the 218i
is rated at 5.9 l/100 km (combined), while CO2 emissions is 136 g/km
(combined).
As for equipment, the Thailand-spec car
comes equipped with the M Sport package that includes sportier bumpers, chrome
trim on the grille and M sport suspension. There’s also LED headlights and
taillights, 18-inch double-spoke style 819 M alloy wheels, the BMW Individual
high-gloss Shadow Line package and a panoramic sunroof.
On the inside, the Gran Coupe comes with
an BMW Individual anthracite headliner, Illuminated Boston interior trim, black
Dakota leather upholstery, M Sport steering wheel, powered sport seats (with
driver’s side memory function) and dual-zone climate control. Unlike the
Singapore preview car, the Thailand-spec model comes with the BMW Live Cockpit
Plus system (semi-digital instrument display, 8.8-inch main display
previous-gen iDrive 6) rather than higher-spec BMW Live Cockpit Professional
setup (12.3-inch instrument cluster display and 10.25-inch main display) with
BMW Operating System 7.0).
