New 2020 BMW 4 Series leaks ahead of tomorrow's unveiling
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Im going to take a run over to Bavarian this afternoon to do the same.
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Rear overhang (prolapse) on that is horrific, just looks so out of proportion to me, Toronto red’s a great colour though
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They’re not selling well. Meant to be a 0% coming very soon, they’ve been £3k customer deposit, £7k dealer contribution and just over a grand a month, biggest problem being the GFV is only £30k on an £80k+ car which is disgusting imo, BMW themselves seem to know it’s a pig lol Their other problem is an M5 comp can be had for a much better deal
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Looks like a Chinese copy GTR from this angle.
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Haha I see that round the door/front wing area
Frozen colours do seem to work better in them
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As bad as the front is the side of the car has a few awkward looking angles too. Where the rear passenger window meets the rear 'C' pillar just looks wrong on that car... Don't know why but to my eye it doesn't work....
Not surprised its not selling well and that deals are on the horizon. The price of it may well have something to do with it. I'm sure they'd sell if they were cheap and ugly.
Not surprised its not selling well and that deals are on the horizon. The price of it may well have something to do with it. I'm sure they'd sell if they were cheap and ugly.
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Agree with you, they’ve abandoned the M car trait hoffmeister kink in that area that would probably actually have improved it. I’ve no doubt we’ll all get used to it and after a drive some will buy, I just feel the iffy looks and the same weight as an M5 means I’d be in an M5 if I wanted to stay with BMW.
The 4wd version being launched late summer will kill this one too, there will be some very cheap cars and some early adopters that are in very deep!
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Not a problem I will ever be having....buying a new £80k car
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Not a problem I will ever be having....buying a new £80k car
You and me both mate, honestly, can’t see me ever making a buy as big as my M4 again, my house and it’s many projects are much more important these days than losing money on a flash car!
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I'm the same to be honest. I think I'd rather have a cheaper toy in the future, something like a Impreza STI.
If they offer a deal for under £600 a month I would be all over one.
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Passed one the same as this earlier in Coleraine, Reg was BMW 4X.
It isn’t much nicer in the metal, I think the M3 has more potential if in a darker colour though. But the wheels are totally lost in the arches in all of them.
It isn’t much nicer in the metal, I think the M3 has more potential if in a darker colour though. But the wheels are totally lost in the arches in all of them.
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Think that might be the Country Garage demonstrator?
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I saw possibly the same one near Ballymoney yesterday. Lovely colour but awful lookingI passed an Isle of Man Green M4 today outside Ballymoney and I have to say I was very disappointed. It just looked wrong
front grill. Looks worse than the pictures.
I think I have seen two of the new 4 series since they were released. I know I'm not out and about as much with working from home but I really expected to see more of them, or maybe not given the general reaction to the styling. It just doesn't look good from any angle
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The new 4 series is very expensive though, even in the likes of the 420i guise. Would be hard to justify the cost of them to be honest.
I thought a few months in I might have started to slightly warm to them .......................................... but nope.
Some really, really questionable styling choices by BMW.
The RS5 is the M4's nearest competitor in looks, pricing and segment. It's not what I'd call a traditionally good looking car either (very chunky and angular, like the previous A5), but the whole thing just seems to flow better and have better proportions than the BMW.
Some really, really questionable styling choices by BMW.
The RS5 is the M4's nearest competitor in looks, pricing and segment. It's not what I'd call a traditionally good looking car either (very chunky and angular, like the previous A5), but the whole thing just seems to flow better and have better proportions than the BMW.