Having being caught with its pants down on
a few occasions, the appearance of the new generation BMW 2-Series Coupe is no
much of a well-preserved secret. Previous scoops and leaked photos show an
evolution of the design language, with fussier angular headlamps that protrude
into the bumper, a normal, for BMW’s latest standards, sized kidney grille,
taillamps that remind of the old E9X 3-Series and sharper creases for the
shoulder line.
Our friends at Kolesa have put the
spotlight on the car by virtually removing the camouflage and dressing all of
the above-mentioned design traits, as well as others, such as the beefier side
skirts, muscular hood and thin boot lid spoiler. The illustrations also show it
with darkened taillights, five double-spoke wheels and red brake calipers.
They might not share the same platform,
but the next 2-Series Coupe (pictured above) and new 2-Series Gran Coupe will
have the same dash The 2022 2-Series Coupe will be based on the rear-wheel
drive CLAR architecture, unlike the 2-Series Gran Coupe, which is built on a
front-wheel drive platform shared with the X1 and X2, among others. Rumored to
be unveiled in the coming months before arriving in the U.S. in the second half
of next year, it will be offered with a variety of turbocharged powertrains,
from the three-cylinder units that will be kept away from North America, to
inline-fours and sixes.
The family will be topped by the M2 model,
which is expected to feature a de-tuned version of the 3.0-liter twin-turbocharged
straight-six from the new M3 and M4, with around 400 HP.
