The new BMW 2 Series Coupe
BMW has revealed the first details and images of its new 2 Series, a premium compact coupe, which the company is at pains to stress is quite different to its 1 Series offerings. The newcomer will, say BMW, take the levels of driving pleasure on offer in a compact model to even greater heights.
The Munich carmaker says there is clear blue water between the 1 and 2 Series cars not only visually but in terms of the performance, technology and standard equipment. The figure 2 traditionally has sporting connotations in a compact two-door car at BMW, ever since the introduction of the BMW 02 range 45 years ago.
As a coupe, the 2 Series has all the tradition attributes associated with the body shape: a three-box body with clearly defined boot and low-slung silhouette, a long bonnet, doors with frameless windows and a dynamically stretched roofline flowing smoothly into the rear end.
The ultra-sporty driving characteristics of the BMW 2 Series Coupe are generated by a hand-picked selection of engines complemented by chassis technology which has been tuned to ensure driving pleasure.
The 135 kW/184 hp four-cylinder engine in the BMW 220i Coupe is making its debut in a compact BMW model, and the 240 kW/326 hp six-cylinder in-line engine under the bonnet of the BMW M235i Coupe earns it top billing as the most powerful petrol-driven member of the BMW M Performance Automobile line-up.
The BMW 2 Series Coupe measures 4,432mm in length. The two-door model is therefore 108mm longer than the BMW 1 Series and 72mm longer than the outgoing BMW 1 Series Coupe. The new compact Coupe is also 26mm wider than its predecessor (at 1,774mm), and has a 30-millimetre longer wheelbase (2,690mm) and wider tracks (front: 1,521mm, +41mm; rear: 1,556mm, +43mm).
At the same time the vehicle height has been lowered by 5 mm to 1,418mm. The result is an increase in interior space and 20 litres of extra boot capacity (now 390 litres). Added to which, the BMW 2 Series Coupe also boasts more efficient aerodynamics than both the BMW 1 Series and its predecessor, as reflected in a Cd of 0.29 for the BMW 220i Coupe.
The new BMW M235i Coupe
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