BMW 4 Series prices and details | New Release - Car News Sep 2013

11:24 Tuesday 10 Sep 2013

BMW has revealed the full technical specs and prices for the 4 Series, the long-awaited replacement for the 3 Series Coupe.

Revealed at the Frankfurt Motor Show this week, the 4 Series will go up against the Audi A5 and the Mercedes C-Class in the Two-Door-Coupes-Derived-From-Traditional-Four-Door-Saloons market, as it's officially known, when it goes on sale here in the UK next month.

Three turbocharged engines will be available from launch, but weirdly BMW is adding a further three engines to the line-up just a month after the 4 Series goes on sale.

From launch you'll be able to choose between a 181bhp four-cylinder diesel in the entry-level model, the 420d, a 242bhp 2.0-litre four-cylinder petrol in the 428i and a 302bhp 3.0-litre six-pot petrol in the 435i.

The engines which will be joining the range later include a 181bhp 2.0-litre four-pot petrol in the 420i, a 254bhp 3.0-litre six-cylinder diesel in the 420d and a 309bhp version of the same diesel engine in the 435d.

All models in the range will be equipped with a six-speed manual gearbox as standard, except the 430d and 435d, which come as standard with an eight-speed automatic, which is also available as an option across the rest of the range.

The most powerful of the launch models, the 435i, will be able to hit 62mph in 5.1 seconds when equipped with the automatic gearbox. Conversely, the most frugal model in the range, the 420d, will return 61.4mpg on the combined cycle and emit just 121g/km of CO2.

Five trim levels will be on offer across the new 4 Series range: SE, Sport, Modern, Luxury and M Sport. All models come as standard with front and rear parking sensors, heated front seats, a multi-function leather steering wheel, DAB radio, dual-zone air-conditioning, leather seats and a 6.5-inch colour touch screen with BMW's iDrive system.

Underneath, the 4 Series is essentially the same as the 3 Series saloon; however, BMW has widened both the front and the rear tracks and lowered the suspension by 10mm, giving the car a wider and more planted stance. In fact, BMW claims that the 4 Series has the lowest centre of gravity of any current production Beemer.

The 4 Series is also destined to become one of the sportiest models in the BMW range thanks to 50/50 weight distribution and revised suspension. This should pay dividends when the range-topping M4 model is released late next year.

The M4 will be fitted with a 3.0-litre twin-turbocharged straight-six engine developing around 440bhp. No performance figures have been released but we'd expect a slight improvement over the current car's 4.6 seconds 0-62mph time.

The new 4 Series will cost around £500 more than the outgoing 3 Series Coupe and model-for-model will be priced around £3,000 above the current 3 Series. Prices will start from £31,575 for the entry-level 420d, rising to £40,795 for the initial range-topper, the 428i.

Click on the images below to see videos of the new 4-Series.