BMW will allegedly preview the next-generation
4-Series with the launch of a model dubbed the BMW Concept 4 Series at
September’s Frankfurt Auto Show, BMW Blog reports. The new 4-Series has been spied
testing on multiple occasions in recent months and was expected to be unveiled
before the end of the year. Instead, this report claims that it will be
previewed by the Concept 4 Series ahead of a reveal sometime in 2020.
BMW is no stranger to previewing its forthcoming
production models with concepts and did just that with the X7 in late 2017
thanks to the launch of the Concept X7 iPerformance. BMW also previewed the
previous-generation 4-Series with a show car dubbed the BMW Concept 4 Series
Coupe.
Limited details about the new concept are known but
it is claimed that an enlarged front kidney grille will differentiate it from
the 3-Series sedan. Depending on your tastes, this is either good news or bad
news but it does promise to give the new 4-Series a unique look, something
which can’t be said about the old model that looked virtually identical to its
3-Series sibling but with two fewer doors in coupe guise.
The production-ready 4-Series is expected to be sold
in Coupe, Convertible, and Gran Coupe configurations that will receive various
engine and transmission options from the latest 3-Series. Consequently, there
will be a number of four- and six-cylinder turbocharged petrol and diesel
engines on offer. A plug-in hybrid will also be available. The range will
continue to be topped out by the M4, receiving the same redesigned 3.0-liter
twin-turbocharged inline-six engine as the forthcoming M3 and currently used by
the BMW X3 M and X4 M.
