BMW makes things even

2-series Coupe and 4-series Convertible set for 2014 release

Words: Mechell Tim

BMW has released pictures of the new 2-series Coupe and 4-series Convertible. Both are set to go on sale next year.

The 2-series is the coupe version of the 1-series, with the same engines and common underpinnings. It’s bigger than the 1-series Coupe it replaces, and with a less notchy side-on profile.

Pricing is predictably robust – this is BMW, after all – stretching from £25,040 for the basic 220i to a very solid £34,250 for the range-topping M235i – some £3680 more than the three-door M135i. Four-wheel-drive versions will follow later, as will a cabriolet.

This neatly brings us to the open-topped version of the recently launched 4-series Coupe. Like the previous 3-series Convertible, the new car uses a retractable hard-top rather than a fabric roof. That means a substantial weight penalty of around 300 kg over the coupe, enough to add half a second to the 435i’s claimed 0-62mph time (5.6sec versus 5.1). Such is the price of fashion, it seems. Engine options match those in the coupe, with a four-cylinder petrol 428i and a twin-turbo in-line-six 435i. But the four-cylinder 420d diesel will, as always, make up the majority of UK sales.We can also expect an M4 cabrio to follow later next year.

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