BMW Gran Coupe blurs lines between sport sedan, SUV - Detroit Free Press
The ??? 2015 BMW 435i Gran Coupe doesn’t need to exist. In the case of the 435i Gran Coupe, BMW realized that a few people wanted a car that blurs the boundaries between sport sedan, coupe and SUV. The 435i Gran Coupe has four doors and can be mistaken for BMW’s signature 3-series sedan. That combination of characteristics makes the 4-series Gran Coupe a dish for a very particular appetite: drivers willing to give up a bit of passenger space for more luggage and cargo room, but unwilling to move to a full-blown SUV like BMW’s X3.... ” Kelley Blue Book, for instance, defines coupes as “sleek, 2-door cars. According to EPA figures, the 4GC has two cubic feet more passenger space than a 4-series coupe. The four-door, hatchback 4-series Gran Coupe is slightly longer, lower and wider than a BMW 3-series sedan. It’s the same length and width as a 4-series coupe, with a 0. 5-inch higher roofline. Prices for the 4-series Gran Coupe start at $40,300 for a rear-wheel-drive 428i with a 240-hp turbocharged 2. 0L four-cylinder engine. The base Gran Coupe is the least expensive car in the 4-series. Source: www.freep.com
