The Stylish And Pragmatic Option | 2022 BMW 4 Series Gran Coupe | First Drive

[@isaacj5579]

A number of people who ordered the 4-series are reporting that the power front seats have been removed from their orders because of the ongoing chip shortage. So I don't think the omission of power seats in the tester here was an "accident" as reported by the BMW staff. No power seats at this price point is ridiculous.

[@Sandy_3599]

Lol what a joke this is

[@unowen-nh9ov]

What do chips have to do with power seats, since they're electric not electronic & have been available since last century?

[@isaacj5579]

@@unowen-nh9ov the driver memory function of the seats would need a chip

[@nick_k.6000]

They’re not going to discount a car over power seats when people are lined up to buy cars .. I’ve been looking for a decent lease since May. I will wait until next year for this ..

[@anddudewaslike]

you're not paying for the power seats since they're not included. However, because supply is low and demand is high across the auto industry, a lot of dealers are asking markup

[@mrbrainchild7637]

The grill has grown on me as well. I like it because it stands out and it's different from all the other BMWs.

[@petertamburro6578]

Grill didn’t bother me at all. Ordered an M440i in the Brooklyn Grey, shadow line that’s well equipped to use as my daily driver. I’ve seen a couple in person and I much preferred the front in person. To each his own. My money

[@AnonymousKD17]

How much did you pay for it?

[@Omnis2]

The BMW pickup truck, so you can haul all the trees that your grill chews down.

[@RKO859]

Uh okay. You're so witty.

[@GGSTUNNA11]

Just a grill Bro. That’s it. A grill.

[@adankarrito]

this is so funny. really. So funny. 🤡

[@wthutch7882]

I’m glad you mentioned those door handles. It seems irrelevant but I absolutely hate handles like that and it’s so annoying when you’re using them every day.

[@marcosdepaula3593]

I own a 2019 330xi and ii used to think the front grill on the new 4 series and M3 series where hideous. However, after seeing the M3 in person at the local dealership (during service) I realized that the new large grill is actually pretty bad ass. It looks great in person and it gives the car a more unique character. If prices come down in 2022 or 2023 I am on board to get the M440

[@99-Zulu]

All other brands: Get rid of sedans they are not selling. BMW: How many sedans do you think we can make on one platform? BMW cost and development: Yes They are the only brand that comes to mind that is trying to make more sedans.

[@idonotcarenow]

Damn, funny, but actually true.

[@99-Zulu]

@@idonotcarenow I'm not their biggest fan, but sooner out later. I might have to switch to BMW, if they keep building sedans where other brands are getting rid of them. They'll be the only left.

[@idonotcarenow]

@@99-Zulu I used to be their biggest fan, in college I bought a 2010 335Xi Coupe, loved that car, but had to sell it due to family increasing. I’m appalled to what has become of the sweet beloved 3 series coupe. This monstrosity is not representative of the BMW spirit and design.

[@teemeaux3830]

@@99-Zulu this car is the only rwd hatch for sale in America. This and the stinger…

[@oi32df]

This grill should be removable for use on the BBQ. Available with a cooler full of Oktoberfest sausage.

[@rudolfschenker]

It's interesting to learn carmakers haven't liked making liftback sedans because they aren't rigid enough for high performance driving, but now they've solved that problem. BMW of all companies debuting their first liftback sedan/coupe seems pretty revolutionary. Color me disappointed the manual transmission is gone.

[@lanceareadbhar]

I'm sure it's expensive to set up which is slowing down the implementation of these liftback Sedans.

[@ramonfinch8179]

The rear head rest were not flipped up that’s why your head would not reach them

[@adriemol4423]

And you are right!

[@arrow8711]

4:20 There is a button on the headrest that makes it fold upward and definetly usable

[@sendu79]

Alex - Thanks for the review...I just custom ordered the M440i Brooklyn Grey GC with no shadowline last week...so exactly the same car from exterior...cannot wait for it to get delivered in Feb 2022...very heartening to get your stamp on my purchase...thanks so much for all the beyond awesome reviews

[@mikemayers8672]

Alex said it’s not that good

[@sendu79]

@@mikemayers8672 it sounds pretty positive for me.... listen @12min 30sec....I love the style of the 4 series n it's going to be my weekend car....

[@Draconian8]

@@sendu79 there’s no style to it.

[@sendu79]

@@Draconian8 Agreed for you...so you won't buy...for me, I love the style, so.I bought it..

[@aymankanana4869]

@@sendu79 Congratulation on your purchase. As a repeated BMW owner, you will love your new BMW.

[@bikingmoments]

Can’t imagine the GRILL size of a BMW truck!🤣

[@mirceamunteanu4791]

BMW should just bring station wagons (touring) back to North America again, the European versions are soo cool and practical

[@joeb4294]

I didn't realize that the ICE 4 Series Gran Coupe is the same sheet metal as the i4 until I saw that rear hatch opening shape. I think that actually makes the i4 M50 the fastest version of the 4 Series Gran Coupe (M50 0-60 of 3.7 sec vs M440i 0-60 of 4.4 sec) - though the i4 is not available in the US until Summer 2022.

[@jchu1801]

best looking BMW grill EVER

[@ragweedmakesmesneeze]

Love Alex's review and his channel. I do wonder though, after watching so many, am I sitting in cars wrong? The whole, "I can/can't comfortably put my head back on the headrest" critique always strikes me as odd. Headrests are there as a safety measure, no? I mean, they serve as a good wedging device for a soft pillow or jacket on longer road trips, but I can't ever remember sitting in a car and using them as actual head rests.

[@CosmicAminos]

How does it compare to the m340?

[@zacharykondo3622]

I am really enjoying that grill. It grew on me.

[@asglovere]

I'm surprised you didn't list the Stinger in comparison lists!

[@lanceareadbhar]

Apparently there are different rules for measuring trunk space if it is a sedan or a hatchback so that may be why the amount of trunk space is listed lower than actually possible with everything removed and adjusted.

[@davidrpriest]

I know you usually do reviews on a single product. However I would love to see a comparison between a M440I Gran Coupe and the New I4 50i. They are the same chassis and size. It would be interesting.

[@WOOF95]

Great review and your comparison to the 330i is very helpful. Happy Holidays and New Year to you and your family!

[@btceth4714]

The grill in person isn't too too bad--- the only thing is if your state requires a front license plate, it pronounces the bucky beaver look.

[@seannguyen593]

Does this have ambient lighting like X5? I don’t see the ambient lines

[@endeavourG]

Best car reviewer PERIOD!

[@GustavoM90]

When is the bmw i4 car review coming?you have the best reviews that’s y I can’t wait for video

[@CBarbour806]

Good for you Alex, I like the front grille too...reminds me of a mariposa. 🦋 It also reminds me of BMW grilles from the 60's/70's.

[@Boomtendo4tw]

What happened to the upload he had of the i4 yesterday?

[@fredydelamora9301]

Just bought this car and let me tell you it’s an amazing car

[@seamlessyorkshiredales]

The removal of the dislike button removes a big source of information.

[@konung5]

Stylish? Those front grill "nostrils" belong on a 1980's stock trader high on coke. Not on a car.

[@biriyaniferrari165]

It actually looks very balanced in the UK with the registration plate dead centre

[@future62]

Hey Alex, do you have the i4 review coming soon?

[@alkupik]

How many years will bmw run this model?

[@DimachkaS]

You can't look at that front end and say it looks good, can you!? CAN YOU!?

[@jonathannavarro6679]

Yeah, I think it looks great. It's a distinct look and the additional black additions throughout the car balance it out. You just have to get the extended shadow line trim.

[@kenjammin]

The outgoing gran coupe is a really good looking automobile. I leased a 2015 and a 2018, 328i and 330i respectively. The new generation just doesn't have the same appeal to me.

[@unowen-nh9ov]

1 reason BMW have been expanding for 6 decades, they don't live in the past, rest on laurels, rely on past customers & continue to grow on new customer conquest sales.

[@AdrianoStAubyn64]

In the next decade the BMW's will be a grille and four wheels!😁

[@Ethan7s]

Sorry to see Alex double down on liking that grill. Some say beauty is subjective, but those are the same people that say a hunter painting is just as good as a signed Picasso, which sells for less.

[@Mark-de4hj]

The first part of your comment is true, beauty is subjective. The rest of your comment is silly, unless "those people" are your friends?

[@Blank00]

Now if only the 2 series GC and 8 series GC were liftbacks. Why aren't they?

[@baronvonjo1929]

I think all sedans should move to lift backs. Trunks just make no sense at all and just about all sedans now have a roof line ending at the tru k area to make them look like a lift back.

[@andreajackson2925]

Love the grill..this is a beauty!

[@pokerfred68]

The color of interior and exterior is the best combo. Nice looking car.

[@erichaynes7078]

0-60 time?

[@brandonwiley6530]

I gasped when I saw manual seats, until you explained why lol!!!

[@hwmason530]

Always ike 4er Gran Coupe. Wish the front overhand was a little shorter.

[@friscosbt.2408]

this one took a spot of 3GT,which anyway should hold this name from the beggining.

[@Justin_GFM]

Sometimes I see these "Gran Coupe" models and I wonder what's the point, especially with the 4 series since it's the coupe version of the 3 series anyways

[@BenjaminEInch]

Coupe shape with 4 doors is the reason for the name differentiation

[@danieljordan5572]

I have a manual seat 430 GC in my showroom right now, but it is $995 cheaper

[@PresidentJackBauer]

Grille is still trash. It doesn't even look much more "coupe" like than the 3 series

[@izo77]

Will you get the BEV version in the USA? No regrets, if you don't. It is quite disappointing. Wait for the Mercedes EQE...or stick with the Polestar 2 ;-)

[@вечная_мерзлота]

if BMW drills holes in what's left of bumper they could build 10k more bumpers ftom those shavings. just trying yo give them more saving ideas. 😂😂

[@kimpressionism88]

How weird, I have never liked the gran coupe but I feel like the grill really works best here.

[@bassandtrebleclef]

BMW + more complexity = bad time out of warranty

[@mirceamunteanu4791]

I have a Subaru Impreza 2017, and 7 recalls, 6 warranty repairs , even electronic steering rack was replaced, rear wheel hub bearings, some things I've fixed on my own, like trunk gas struts.... I hate cars right now, I've missed the chance to buy Touring version, not made north america any more😭

[@TYAC_red]

If only the ground clearance is higher. Town and city driving are hassles.

[@soso1030]

Looking forward to a BMW MPV Gran Coupe

[@brutallygwapo9597]

performance aside, the previous gen 440i M Sport look wayyy better. you're kidding yourself if you say the new grill's growing on you, it looks FUGLY. never a fan also of rectangular or hdmi exhausts, they look tame or commercialized. the taillights are the only thing that's good on this new gen.

[@jono4708]

Koopay or Coop ??

[@migy5031]

The grille doesn’t bother me and I quite like the sleek profile and hatch practicality. I think it makes sense if you only need the rear seats in a pinch.

[@chris14091975]

I am ready for a full hybrid

[@mrbrainchild7637]

3:43 an "accident?" Yeah sorry I don't buy that. Maybe they let you use some sort of base test car but I doubt they made an "accident" putting the seats in that $60,000 car.

[@AntLive29]

I quite would prefer manual seats and no sunroof

[@homeworld1031tx]

The 4 series grill in person is really not as bad as people make it out to be, IMO. I wasn't a fan of it when the first renders and leaks dropped years ago before the car launched, but after seeing it on the road it's fine.

[@Mynameisgus94]

the new bimmer looks like the new Civic!

[@mikemayers8672]

The new civic looks like the last generation beemer that’s more accurate but that where the comparison ends

[@DIY_versus]

Video dropped at the same time as the Redline video

[@gbgary]

putting your head on the rear headrest is an unnatural position. no one would or could do that.

[@FarHagh]

A car with 4 doors is not a coupe; period! And the grill is super ugly too :) This car should not exist!

[@Lebowski5000]

Couldn’t agree more.

[@mikemayers8672]

Very strong words and maybe that’s why beemer dealer lots have no 4 series available if you want to buy one today

[@markmiller3279]

Calling it a coupe is silly, but it's a very useful body style under any name. I'd take this over the sedan, but I'd be even happier if the rear headroom were better.

[@FarHagh]

@@mikemayers8672 What the beemer dealers have on the lot?!

[@beefchuck]

But, it’s just not a big-bulky carry vehicle. Gas grill, 😂…to buy for that use case or any similar is very few and just better alternatives.

[@legambaz]

Definitely time for them to get a new designer. A Corolla looks better than this

[@jerrydemianczuk6468]

BMW’s are nice cars for the first 3-4 years, afterwards a nightmare!

[@mikemayers8672]

Have you owned all Bmw models? Me think not. It’s not a car you buy for your taxi business

[@zazzleman]

Since when does a coupe have 4 doors

[@stevenbenton2061]

So…explain like I’m 10, how is a 4 door sedan with a hatchback- called a coupé?

[@markchopping]

The grill may not look as bad in the metal. As it looks catastrophic on video in the metal it must look just plain terrible.

[@whiteandnerdytuba]

It says coupe not koopay

[@garrettlake4181]

Ewww

[@SibRevs]

The grille has definitely grown on me...like a cancerous tumor.

[@doxydoxdelamanca9902]

Hybrid = barf.

[@orangegrove4337]

That ugly grill is a deal breaker!

[@jooky87]

BMW could have been Tesla. Instead they are turning into Honda.

[@idonotcarenow]

Definitely not for me, the interior space and that darn awful grill literally makes me want to vomit.

[@Snorlax286]

Wtf you mean? U can’t even afford it. Keyboard warrior

[@idonotcarenow]

@@Snorlax286 🤣😂

[@Stephano58]

@@idonotcarenow you look hideous hahaha

[@baronvonjo1929]

I never find cars ugly. Like I dont think the Prius or Juke is ugly because they whole point is to look strange and if every car looked what most people find as "attractive" then the car industry would be very boring. But my god this BMW grill is ugly. I saw it in person and just find it so ugly. I would take a Avalon TRD grill over it.

[@philricci2012]

Looks like a Civic only not as reliable.

[@kristians2704]

only drives way better and far nicer inside*

[@hc2cox]

meh! 😒

[@AlaskaErik]

"Practical Coupe" is an oxymoron.

[@harryaxe5167]

America has no Autobahn 200 mph speedway. Why buy these. Most (70%) are leased by doctors, dentist, business that can write off expense's!

[@doc.christopherthompson324]

. That front, looks like a 20 year old Jaguars's. Ha.Ha.Ha,or Audi

[@friscosbt.2408]

beaver teeth grill!

[@rdm925]

So for $50-$68,000 I can have a BMW 5-door which is fughly and not as comfortable or practical or stylish as my old 07 Mazda 6 5-door for $25,000. No thank you. I'll keep the more reliable Mazda any day.

[@jonathannavarro6679]

This car makes an 07 mazda look like a pinto. Only someone with absolutely no taste would say what you just said.

[@areddy23]

Enjoy your Mazda cool guy.

[@trackbiker1000]

3 series? Borrrrrring!

[@baldisaerodynamic9692]

What a shame, most bmws after the F series got ugly, cheap looking and lost their styling ways. the F30/F32 were SEXY, and fun. These are not.

[@quixomega]

Hideous front end and and BMW still doesn't know what a coupe is. They built another sedan with coupe in the name, you can call it whatever you want, doesn't make it a coupe.

[@teemeaux3830]

It’s not a coupe, it’s a five door.

[@fatbart8551]

Geezzzzz that grille is so damn ugly. I will never ever get used to it.

[@baldisaerodynamic9692]

ITS FKN GOT DANG FUGLY!!!!!!!

[@ldawson103]

The grill ruins the car for me, it’s just awful.

[@2006gtobob]

Sorry Alex, there is nothing stylish about this thing with a face that ugly. Besides, it's a BMW, it'll breakdown 1 mile after the warranty ends.

[@gns942]

This thing is ugly as hell, it doesn't matter how fast or luxurious it is.

[@Bigjohn928]

Look how ugly the front end is👎👎👎

[@omgitsme435]

Hideous no matter what color it comes in

[@harley-jn7ke]

This car is not bmw….)))looks like a Honda or Toyota…

[@SunShine-bb2nc]

You missed out on price

[@rrange]

If bmw said it was an accident that she sent you a m440i gran coupe with manual seats then why does every model I’m shopping at of the 430i gran coupe only have manual seats..even the 440i GC have manual seats..this is not on accident.