BMW is putting the finishing touches on the final member of the 4-Series lineup as spy photographers have snapped new photos of the redesigned Gran Coupe. Set to be introduced next year, the 2022 4-Series Gran Coupe will follow in the footsteps of the standard coupe and convertible. As a result, it features a familiar front fascia with a massive grille that is flanked by slender headlights.

While the front end carries over from its stablemates, the Gran Coupe has a more practical five-door body. However, since sportiness is the name of the game, designers gave the model a rakish windscreen, an upward sweeping beltline and a sloping roof. The car also features a compact greenhouse and flush-mounted door handles like those found on the upcoming i4. Moving around back, the model closely echoes the 4-Series Coupe as there are slender taillights, a ventilated rear bumper and a dual exhaust system. Of course, the biggest change is the liftgate which make loading luggage a breeze.

 

Spy photographers didn’t get close enough to snap interior photos, but the cabin should largely carryover from the coupe and convertible. We can expect a standard 8.8-inch touchscreen infotainment system and analog gauges on either side of a 5.1-inch display. Customers should also be able to opt for a Live Cockpit Professional system which adds a 12.3-inch digital instrument cluster and a larger 10.25-inch infotainment system. Under the hood, we can expect an assortment of familiar options including an entry-level a turbocharged 2.0-liter four-cylinder pumping out 255 hp and 400 Nm of torque. This enables the 4-Series Coupe to hit 96 km/h in 5.5 seconds with rear-wheel drive, but expect the Gran Coupe to be slightly slower.

Buyers seeking more performance should be able to opt for an M440i variant with a turbocharged 3.0-liter inline-six developing 382 hp and 494 Nm of torque. Thanks to standard all-wheel drive and an eight-speed automatic transmission, the model shouldn’t be too far off the coupe’s 0-96 km/h time of 4.3 seconds. Later on, there could be an M4 Gran Coupe and possibly even a plug-in hybrid variant.