BMW is engaged on a mid-cycle replace for the current-generation 4-Sequence vary and a prototype for the Gran Coupe hatchback has been noticed.

The present 4-Sequence arrived as a coupe for the 2021 mannequin 12 months and added the Gran Coupe physique type for 2022. We should always see your entire up to date vary launched subsequent 12 months as 2025 fashions.

The newest prototype was noticed on the streets surrounding the Nürburgring, and judging by its camouflage gear it’ll convey refreshed entrance and rear ends together with a revised inside design and presumably some new inside know-how.

Partially seen are new designs for the sunshine signatures of the pinnacle and taillights, and the design of the intakes additionally convey refined tweaks. What hasn’t modified is the large and controversial kidney grille.

2025 BMW 4-Sequence Gran Coupe facelift spy pictures – Photograph credit score: Baldauf

BMW’s take a look at drivers ensured the dashboard remained lined and out of view from our spy photographer when the automobile was parked. Search for the separate screens of the instrument cluster and infotainment system to be merged right into a single panel with the replace, which BMW already makes use of within the electrical i4 variant.

The newest model of the BMW iDrive infotainment system, which launches in November, must also be featured. It makes it simpler to pick out in style capabilities by arranging them on a single degree for straightforward entry.

It is not clear what’s deliberate for the powertrains. Base grades ought to proceed with a 2.0-liter turbo-4 delivering about 255 hp. Extra highly effective M440i fashions ought to retain a turbocharged 3.0-liter inline-6 and mild-hybrid system rated at about 382 hp. The mild-hybrid system consists of an built-in starter motor and generator that recovers power whereas braking. For the i4, single-motor rear-wheel drive and dual-motor all-wheel drive ought to proceed to be supplied, possible with the identical 281- and 469-hp outputs supplied within the present i4.

A BMW M govt has already confirmed the upcoming demise of the dual-clutch automated and handbook transmissions throughout the lineup, together with M-specific fashions. The present 4-Sequence, together with the M4, is barely accessible with an 8-speed automated transmission, and that is not going to vary with the upcoming replace.