Thursday, 27 January 2022 08:04

BMW 230i Coupe & BMW 430i xDrive Gran Coupe

BMW announces that it will expand the range of the 2 Series Coupe, 2 Series Active Tourer and 4 Series Gran Coupe from March this year.

For a start, a new variant of the 230i Coupe arrives in the 2 Series Coupe range (internal designations G42).

The BMW 230i will be equipped with a 2.0-liter petrol engine with 245hp and 400Nm of torque (enough to accelerate to 100 km / h in 5.9 seconds), with an 8-speed automatic transmission and rear-wheel drive.

From March, BMW will also offer the 2 Series Active Tourer in the 223i xDrive Active Tourer version, with a 48V mild-hybrid four-cylinder turbo engine and a combined power of 160 kW / 218 hp.

This all-wheel drive model will accelerate from 0 to 100 km / h in 6.9 seconds.

Customers of the 2 Series Active Tourer will also be offered a new color, called Piedmont Red Metallic.

There is also news in the 4 Series Gran Coupe, in the form of the 430i xDrive Gran Coupe. This model is powered by a 2.0-liter turbo gasoline engine with 180 kW / 245 hp and 400 Nm, paired with 8-speed automatic and all-wheel drive (acceleration to 100 km / h takes 6.1 seconds).

In addition, new colors are planned for the 4 Series Gran Coupe: Frozen Dark Gray, Brilliant White, Frozen Pure Gray and Frozen Portimao Blue.

Finally, the BMW X3 and X4 will be equipped with a Standard Cruise Control system with stop & go functions as standard from spring.

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