NAIAS 2013: BMW 4-Series Doesn't Have Quite The Same Ring To It

Derek Kreindler
by Derek Kreindler

“Oh yeah, that’s my new BMW 428i sDrive” doesn’t sound nearly as cool as “328is” does it? Didn’t think so.




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  • Tick Tick on Jan 15, 2013

    I think it's a good looking car and can't wait to see one in person. Looks like a sleaker 3 series, which it essentially is. Oops, I mean blah blah Bangle, blah death of the brand, blah lease. Umm....soccer moms, Camcord, Lancia Stratos, MBMW and something about how I like turn signal stem in my Focus more. (Sorry, I temporarily forgot the TTAC commenting rules)

    • FJ60LandCruiser FJ60LandCruiser on Jan 15, 2013

      It's like Rolex. 40 years ago you bought a Rolex because you liked how it looked on your wrist. Today you buy a Rolex because you want everyone else to know that you have a Rolex. The design needs to scream extravagance and wealth. You don't value a reliable, durable, automatic watch--you want everyone else to know that you do. Thus modern designs have gotten gaudy and cheap to reflect their trashy new customer base. BMW has always had DB customers who need to tell everyone they have a BMW. In the past, tho, you could love your BMW or be a DB about it--and it'd only be evident how you drove it. In our modern SUV crossover crazy status conscious car society, BMW thinks it'd be stupid not to appeal to everyone's inner D-bag. And thus you have the 4 concept. The previous gen M3 with carbon fiber hood and neon green harnesses doesn't look as terrible as this car does... or send the same kind of message about the owner.

  • IHateCars IHateCars on Jan 15, 2013

    When I first saw these pix I had thought that this was a cheesy tuner 3 coupe....I was flabbergasted when I discovered it was a factory concept. Those wheels and front/rear valance treatments scream "ill-fitting aftermarket ricer body kit"! I have always loved the 3 series coupes but I hate what BMW are turning them into.

  • CanadaCraig You can just imagine how quickly the tires are going to wear out on a 5,800 lbs AWD 2024 Dodge Charger.
  • Luke42 I tried FSD for a month in December 2022 on my Model Y and wasn’t impressed.The building-blocks were amazing but sum of the all of those amazing parts was about as useful as Honda Sensing in terms of reducing the driver’s workload.I have a list of fixes I need to see in Autopilot before I blow another $200 renting FSD. But I will try it for free for a month.I would love it if FSD v12 lived up to the hype and my mind were changed. But I have no reason to believe I might be wrong at this point, based on the reviews I’ve read so far. [shrug]. I’m sure I’ll have more to say about it once I get to test it.
  • FormerFF We bought three new and one used car last year, so we won't be visiting any showrooms this year unless a meteor hits one of them. Sorry to hear that Mini has terminated the manual transmission, a Mini could be a fun car to drive with a stick.It appears that 2025 is going to see a significant decrease in the number of models that can be had with a stick. The used car we bought is a Mk 7 GTI with a six speed manual, and my younger daughter and I are enjoying it quite a lot. We'll be hanging on to it for many years.
  • Oberkanone Where is the value here? Magna is assembling the vehicles. The IP is not novel. Just buy the IP at bankruptcy stage for next to nothing.
  • Jalop1991 what, no Turbo trim?
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