Part sedan, part hatchback: BMW's newest 4 Series is anything but a coupe - CNET
In the beginning, there were the BMW 3 Series sedan and coupe models. Then, just last year, BMW split the coupe into its own 4 Series designation -- an odd choice, I thought, but one I accepted. Things were getting confusing in BMW's lineup and I didn't like it. And then the 2015 BMW 428i Gran Coupe arrived in the Car Tech garage and BMW made a believer out of me. The boot At first glance, the 2015 BMW 428i Gran Coupe looks a lot like the... The Gran Coupe's rear doors are slightly shorter than the sedan's, which makes ingress and egress a bit trickier, but not much. Where the sedan features a conventional trunk, the Gran Coupe features a powered liftback design that's not dissimilar to that of the Audi A7. Hinged at the top of the rear window, this hidden hatchback opens wide granting better access to the... Remove a small dividing panel and fold flat the rear seats and there's room behind the driver for an adult's bicycle, a small christmas tree, or a few pieces of flat-packed Swedish furniture. No, the Gran Coupe is still not as spacious as the 3 Series Sports Wagon (my personal favorite 3'er variant) or the 3 Series Gran Turismo (my least favorite), but it also doesn't look like a station wagon, which many drivers may appreciate. The Gran Coupe has. Source: www.cnet.com
