Review: BMW Gran Coupé a delicious dish for a particular appetite - Times Colonist
The 2015 BMW 435i Gran Coupé doesn’t need to exist. In the case of the 435i Gran Coupé, BMW realized that a few people wanted a car that blurs the boundaries between sport sedan, coupe and SUV. The 435i Gran Coupé has four doors and can be mistaken for BMW’s signature 3-series sedan. That combination of characteristics makes the 4-series Gran Coupé a dish for a very particular appetite: drivers willing to give up a bit of passenger space for more luggage and cargo room, but unwilling to move to a full-blown SUV such as BMW’s... ” Kelley Blue Book, for instance, defines coupes as “sleek, 2-door cars. According to U. S. Environmental Protection Agency figures, the 4GC has two cubic feet more passenger space than a 4-series coupe. The four-door, hatchback 4-series Gran Coupé is slightly longer, lower and wider than a BMW 3-series sedan. It’s the same length and width as a 4-series coupe, with a 0. 5-inch higher roofline. The base Gran Coupe is the least expensive car in the 4-series family, starting at $44,900. Upgrading to the 300-horsepower turbocharged. Source: www.timescolonist.com
