BMW 4 Series Gran Coupe in the flesh: Geneva Motor Show

The BMW 4 Series Gran Coupe has made its debut at the Geneva Motor Show, a four-door version of the new 4-Series Coupe.

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The big news from BMW at the Geneva Motor Show has been the arrival of the production version of the new X4, rather overshadowing the European debut of the BMW 4 Series Gran Coupe. Which is a shame.

It’s a shame because the 4 Series Gran Coupe is a very good looking car – as is its big brother, the 6 Series Gran Coupe – even if we struggle to see how BMW are going to manage to differentiate it sufficiently from the new 3 Series saloon.

The new 4 Series Coupe is effectively the new 3 Series with a coupe body, and the 4 Series Gran Coupe is a four door 4 Series Coupe – which seems to be a circle.

But the 4 Series Gran Coupe is different to the 3 Series saloon.

It has a swoopier profile with a smaller glasshouse, a set of smaller, and frameless, back doors and is longer and lower than the 3 Series saloon.

But those differences actually make it look better whilst, in everyday use, the 4 Series Gran Coupe is just as practical a proposition as the 3 Series saloon.

Where BMW are differentiating the 4 Series Gran Coupe is on price – although the Gran Coupe costs the same as the 2-door Coupe – with the entry-level 418d Gran Coupe costing £30,995 whilst the entry-level 3 Series 318d SE costs £27,675.

But for our money the extra style the new BMW 4 Series Gran Coupe offers makes the extra cost worthwhile, especially when you’re considering a Gran Coupe at the top of the range, like the £41,155 435i Gran Coupe.

Still, it’s all about choice, but we’d opt for the 4 Series Gran Coupe over the 3 Series saloon every time.