BMW Concept 4: Here’s what the future 4-series could look like

The BMW Concept 4 hints at the upcoming BMW 4-Series with aggressive styling, flashy lighting tech and a huge grille.

The current BMW 4-Series is nearing the end of its time in BMW showrooms, and we’re finally getting a look at what might be its successor. The BMW Concept 4 is, per BMW, the future of BMW’s coupe styling. Which is mostly what we’re seeing from this concept: a styling experiment.

There’s not much by way of a spec sheet for the concept or its upcoming production variant, but we can assume that it will share most of its hardware with the upcoming 3-Series. The new 3-Series, dubbed G20 internally, sports a 2.0-liter turbocharged I4 under the hood in 330i trim and a 3.0-liter turbocharged I6 in 340i guise. It’s safe to say the upcoming 4-Series will get these same engines, and the standard eight-speed automatic.

Of course, that’s kind of always been the case. You’re not shopping for a 4-Series because it reinvented the 3-Series. No, you’re buying one because it’s more stylish, and style is one area the Concept 4 is not lacking. The Concept 4’s side profile is beautiful, with a shapely silhouette and mature, crisp styling. The tail looks interesting but might seem on the busier side. The front, well, let’s just hope that grille gets toned down before it sees a production line. BMW says the large kidney bean grille is an homage to BMWs of yore, namely the 328 and the 3.0 CSi, but it might be a little overpowering, stylistically.

We’re looking forward to the production 4-Series, and we’re expecting a lot. We can imagine that some of the car’s styling will be toned down and more closely resemble its 3-Series stablemate, but we won’t know until we start seeing these hit the road.

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