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I'm glad I'm not the only one torn on this… the pictures make it seem so tall and "unsleek" or whatever the word is. I feel like lowering the roofline like an inch or two would completely change the profile for the better.
Also is anyone concerned about the base price basically 60k before options? That's so close to m3 levels, which IMO is a much more special car no matter how many m badges they add to the GC
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The above shown bumper is the standard (non M-Sport) bumper of the gran coupe, but you can't order that one on the i4. The i4 has a different standard bumper (while the M-Sport bumpers are very similar between the i4 and the GC). |
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…and there hasn't been ANY reasoning for this, none that i've read or spotted in the press lately.
I can't imagine they think they could just add this to M-sport cars quietly and without explanation. Somethings up. Maybe upgraded even more crazy M-mirrors for the g80 LCI's/G87 reveal?? |
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I think they are just differentiating the M-Performance models some more from the regular M-Sport models, carbon roof is also an M-Performance option nowadays. Probably also an indication that the G87 kidneys/front will look distinct from the M240i front similar to the G20/G80 divide; that way the M240i gets some more M goodies but will not be confused for an M2 by people who know a bit about them. By the way, Markus Flasch acknowledged the M side mirrors in his i4 M40 walkaround Instagram video, saying they are the same carbon M caps as on the M3/M4 (without giving a rationale, but see above for my rationale at least). |
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Aero I'd expect, but how much this saves goodness knows. Marginal gains and all that.
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Works for me! I see interior roominess!
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That would make the car less comfortable, hospitable, and useful, and definitely will not happen, if at all, until the H26!
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This is nothing but a unibody car with a taller roofline than some would prefer. Nothing about this car remotely qualifies as an "SUV", also true of many others falsely wearing that moniker (e.g. Chevy Trax? )
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I found these photos in the i4 forum. I'm assuming the body of the gran coupe and i4 are identical. It looks really good in these photos...
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Possibly, but we don't know the cushion height or how the Oscar was placed in interior package development. Some of the complaints here have been the apparently taller roof than F generation, so may be quite sufficient. We will have to see. Meanwhile, liftgate versus trunk is the major benefit. I won't buy another vehicle with a trunk ever again.
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Also, isn't the base price now higher for a 3 Series as well?
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