BMW 4 Series Coupé, three-quarter front view, low angle, in black with the illuminated kidney grille facing the camera

A face built to be recognised.

The 4 Series Coupé, and the grille that decided everything else about how it looks.

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Design language

Every generation of the 3 Series Coupé had a face you'd forget in a parking lot. The 4 Series does not have that problem. The kidney grille grew, went vertical, and became the entire argument — everything else on the front end, the headlight shape, the lower intakes, the bonnet crease, is drawn to lead your eye back to it.

It's polarising by design, not by accident. A wide, low grille reads as calm. A tall, vertical one reads as alert — closer to the upright faces BMW built before horizontal grilles became the industry default in the 1950s. The 4 Series is BMW arguing that its cars should look like they're paying attention.

Coming in Phase 4

Watch the face wake up.

This section will hold a scroll-driven 3D moment: a stylised version of the car's front end, built from code rather than a downloaded model, where the grille slats and laser headlights light up — with a brief amber flicker — as you scroll through it.

As tested — M440i xDrive Coupé

The numbers behind the face.

The 4 Series spans four-cylinder 420i/430i models up to the six-cylinder M440i xDrive shown here — the figures below are for that top petrol variant.

SpecFigure
Engine3.0L turbocharged inline-6, 48V mild hybrid
Power386 hp / 288 kW
Torque500 Nm / 369 lb-ft
0–100 km/h4.4 s
Top speed250 km/h (electronically limited)
DrivetrainxDrive all-wheel drive, 8-speed Steptronic
Length4,784 mm
Wheelbase2,851 mm
Kerb weight~1,750 kg

Published manufacturer figures for the current-generation (G22) M440i xDrive Coupé; may vary by market and options.

Interested?

This is a design study, not a dealership.

This page exists to explore scroll-driven storytelling and a code-built 3D moment — not to sell a car. For a real M440i, talk to your local BMW dealer.

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