De nieuwe 4er coupe (F32) is een feit...

[Petrolhead Tom]

Mooie auto, maar 1800kg..

Wat is jouw bron?

Pistonheads

[Robin Hartog]

Edit: Heb even het persbericht doorgescand, en daar wordt gezegd dat het gewicht juist 20kg lager is dan de 3 cabrio?

Autowereld zegt dan weer 1680kg, veel verschillende gewichten zo.

[Petrolhead Tom]

The 4-series measures 4638mm long by 1825mm wide, with a height of 1384mm and a wheelbase of 2810mm. The 420d and 428i both have a kerbweight of 1755kg, some 300kg more than the coupé, while the performance-biased 435i weighs in at 1815kg.

Volgens autocar

[MParallel]

De een meet leeggewicht, de andere weer inclusief bestuurder van 75kg en weet ik wat.

Lehr gewicht
Curb weight

wat nog

[Joop]

De 435i cabrio doet 1740kg DIN gewicht volgens de persmap. Dat is ca. 1640kg RDW gewicht.

De 435i coupe zit op 1585kg ledig gewicht volgens de folder en dat is 1485kg RDW gewicht.

De cabrio is ongeveer 160kg zwaarder dan zijn dichte coupe-broeder.

[///Joost]

Gisteren eindelijk een 4-serie van dichtbij kunnen bekijken, op een motorfietsbeurs nota bene...Echt een mooi ding zeg!!!!! Wow!

[Joop]

Clarkson's review van de 435i M-sport; weer geheel op eigen wijze...

Jeremy Clarkson: BMW 435i M Sport is Proof That Less Can Be More

Jeremy Clarkson's review of the 435i M Sport in the The Sunday Times certainly starts off rather dour.

So I was surprised and, yes, a little bit disappointed when I put my foot down for the first time in BMW’s new 435i coupé. This is the sporty two-door version of the 3-series. In the past it would have been called the 3-series coupé but BMW has decided to give it a name of its own, which has allowed the stylists to have a freer hand. A much freer hand, as it turns out, because the only panel this car shares with its four-door stablemate is the bonnet.

The rest is all different and all new and nowhere near as dramatic as I’d been expecting. Yes, it’s lower and wider than the saloon — the rear wheels are about 3in further apart — but it lacks visual presence. And on the face of it, that doesn’t sound such a good idea.

When someone buys the two-door version of a four-door car, they are spending more money and getting less practicality. And the only reason they would want to do this is: they want more style. And with the 4-series I’m not sure they’re getting it.

Which brings me back to the noise. Floor the throttle and all you get is a gentle hum, the sound of an engine that is doing a spot of gardening or maybe popping down the road for a pint of milk. It doesn’t really sound as though it’s making much of an effort at all.

All is not lost however, as Clarkson goes on to say that the 4 Series is proof that less can be more, with a final verdict of:

A BMW accepts that you are not a nincompoop. It accepts that you may be a very good driver, and that you may want to have some fun before the electronic nanny tells you to come inside and wash your hands before dinner.

Let me put it this way. If you have an Audi or a Mercedes or a Jaguar, you are telling the world that life is treating you well. If you have a BMW these days you’re not really saying much of anything at all. You’re like the quiet, grey man on the bus. Nobody notices you. And certainly nobody would guess that under your dignified, grown-up clothes, you’re wearing a lime-green mankini.

In the 435i you really are, thanks to a little button that changes the characteristics of everything. Most of the time it’ll be set to Comfort, but you can go to Sport+, which sharpens up all the important stuff. It’s nice. I loved driving this car. I loved being in it as well.

As with all BMWs, there’s no unnecessary detailing, no silly fuss and no superfluous gadgetry. You have a little readout at the bottom of the rev counter that is unintelligible and has something to do with polar bears, but everything else is A* common sense. I even found myself thinking that the optional head-up display was a good idea.

Let’s be in no doubt. The 435i is not for everyone. It is not good value and it is no use for showing-off. But if you miss the way Knightsbridge was. Or if you want a getaway car that no one will notice. Or if you are a grown-up. I can’t really think of any car that is better.

Read the rest of the review at The Sunday Times.

[MParallel]

Krijg nou wat. Ik las vroeger altijd die column van JC, totdat de Sunday Times vond dat je maar een abbo moest nemen, maar het is dus weer openbaar. Misschien alweer jaren, maar ik heb het nooit meet gecheckt.

[romo]

Commentaar op Bimmerpost;

Who read the article with the voice of JC ?




GDV briljant, ik deed het ook...........whoehahahahaha

[ErikS]

Inderdaad,

Als je het leest doe je ongemerkt gewoon zijn hoofd zelfs na....

[Snipe]

Nieuw fapmateriaal: de Alpina B4 Biturbo.
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[Tristan]

Zeker fapmateriaal!

[GTRene]

ziet er goed uit

[dvh]

Mooi!

[Joop]

Ziet er goed uit; toch net onderscheidend en aggressief genoeg met dat onderplak bumpjertje...

Paar foto's van Alpina zelf:

[GTRene]

die laatste zie ik niet is dat deze?

[Joop]

Was het neusje en de voorbumper...

...even compleet gemaakt incl. bovenstaande foto.

[romo]

Skitterend

[350 Z]

Wat heeft Alpina toch altijd verschrikkelijk mooie velgen

[Hans]

Nieuw fapmateriaal: de Alpina B4 Biturbo.
http://www.driving-fun.com/3340/home/ne ... 10-pk.aspx" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Prachtig!

[Erminio]

Deze van Alpina is toch wel weer tijdloos mooi

[dvh]

Pfffff...

[Sperdy]

Ja, dit is een stoere koets! Voor de rest is 'ie er klaar voor om bij Rotterdam Haven het ruime sop te kiezen..

[Richard430]

Die Alpina Schitterende kleurstelling ook.

[GTRene]

aah, eerlijk is eerlijk, die nwe is wel mooi zo, ook al is ie wat groot.