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BMW Concept Gran Coupé introduced in Beijing

By George Skentzos |

BMW has unveiled its potential entry into the flourishing four-door luxury coupe market at the Beijing auto show with its BMW Concept Gran Coupé.

Combining the comfort of a Gran Turismo with the aesthetics of a high-performance sports car, the BMW Concept Gran Coupé is likely to join the growing fleet of four-door coupes on the market alongside Aston Martin, Porsche and most recently the Mercedes-Benz CLS Shooting Break concept.

Measuring almost five metres long, the BMW Concept Gran Coupé remains spacious even for rear-seat passengers, yet at just 1.40 metres high it retains its coupe-like silhouette – making it up to 100 millimetres flatter than the BMW 5 Series or the BMW 7 Series Sedan.

The forward-tilted shark nose visually extends the bonnet ending in the trademark BMW kidney grilles, flanked either side by sharp, rakish air intakes which house LED day time running lights.

The flared wheel arches each house a unique wheel concept where individual spokes extend in towards the centre of the rim, giving it a three-dimensional quality.

Curiously, BMW has not revealed the interior arrangement of its BMW Concept Gran Coupé although it is likely to feature four individual pews like existing models from other brands.


 
  • D

    That is one great looking car- I just want one!

    • Martin

      You and me both!

      • Phil

        I’m not sure about it, I’d want to see it in the flesh.

        In the pictures, I’d say the back-end looks too Passat, and the front end a bit too Mazda 6. There’s very little of visual interest outside the kidney grille.

        Chris Bangle, come back, all is forgiven.

    • The Realist

      Same here mate.

  • MatthewM

    Idea stolen shamelessly from the Mercedez-Benz CLS

  • GT

    Nice, they should of made this shape the standard 5 series.

  • Neo Utopia

    Like it, not quite the same as the CLS, I think more like the A5 sporback category. The CLS is almost in another league, especially the AMG version.

    • smokin’R32

      Looks like it has a standard boot instead of the liftback like the Audi. They seem to have maintained a more sedan profile as well, looks good. Now if theyd only hurry up and de-bangle the 1-series…

  • hard done by

    The LED day lights are positioned in the same position on HSVs. No less tackier in this application.

    • The Realist

      They’re actually LED fog lamps. The corona rings (i.e. angel eyes) are LED DRL’s.

      But you wouldn’t know that would you.

  • Shak

    Who cares if they stole the idea its hot!

    • hard done by

      They didnt steal it off HSV. Both stole it off Audi, who use it in a more tasteful manner. The BMWs have halo lights, which is what is distinct to them. I dont rate the look of this personally.

      • The Realist

        As I’ve said above they’re actually LED fog lamps. The corona rings are LED DRL’s.

        Poor journalism above…

  • jesse

    The rear looks like one from Kia Cerato Koup to me…doesn’t it?