The Coupe and Convertible BMW 4 Series has received mild updates in response to the Mercedes CLE and you’d be lucky to spot the difference.

On the Coupe, the front gets slim LED headlights and a vertically arranged BMW kidney grille. The air intakes of the forward-angled grille have a mesh structure, both in standard form and if the M Sport package is specified. Their surround now comes in matt chrome.

Similar design updates have been carried out on the convertible. Both models feature upgraded headlights. The LED units have been redesigned with low and high beam generated from a single LED module. And a pair of vertical and subtly arrow-shaped LED units house the side light, daytime driving light and turn signal indicator functions.

Adaptive LED Headlights with non-dazzling matrix high beam are available as an option. They can be identified by blue inlays and include urban lights and a cornering light function. Also offered as part of the M Sport package Pro and if the Adaptive LED Headlights are specified are M Shadowline lights with dark inner accents. If the optional Comfort Access is fitted, the headlights generate a Welcome Light Animation once the driver and vehicle key come within three metres of the car.

The 4 Series Coupé and Convertible are both offered for the first time with three new 19-inch variants. The new M light-alloy wheels in double-spoke design can be ordered in either Jet Black or a bi-colour finish. And the new BMW Individual light-alloy wheels also have a Y-spoke design and are finished in Midnight Grey.

The convertible retains the soft top which can be raised or lowered whilst on the move.

Coupe and Convertible models specified with Adaptive LED Headlights are also fitted with super-expressive Laserlight rear lights. The exhaust tailpipes integrated into the rear apron on the left and right have grown from 90 millimetres to 100 millimetres in diameter. As an extension to the M Sport package, customers can also order their cars with the M Sport package Pro and M Carbon exterior package.

The large BMW Curved Display is now the highlight of the interior with new operating concept for ventilation and climate control systems.

There are new interior trim strips available for both the coupé and convertible. And standard specification now also includes ambient lighting and electrically folding exterior mirrors.

There are standard-fitted sport seats and newly designed steering wheels. The driver will find in front of them an M leather steering wheel in three-spoke design with a flat-bottomed rim and a discreet centre marking. Standard, too, is illuminated multifunction buttons and gearshift paddles.

The standard-fit sport seats combine with interior surfaces in Sensatec perforated. The Vernasca leather trim with decorative quilting available as an option for the new BMW 4 Series Coupé and for the new BMW 4 Series Convertible is now also offered in the new bi-colour variant Black/Red. And both models can also be specified with BMW Individual Merino leather trim in three colours.

Engine specs are retained as before meaning the 420i, 420d, M440i xDrive. All the six-cylinder in-line engines available as well as the four-cylinder diesel unit, come with 48V mild hybrid technology for sharper power delivery and greater efficiency.
The new BMW 4 Series Coupé and the new BMW 4 Series Convertible will be available in South Africa from the third quarter of 2024.