As BMWs
reworking the bottom half of their line up. there's been a lot of change sand
the most interesting outcome I think is this guy. the new 4 Series let's drive
this420 a tie and check the tech. the 50/50 weight balance that's a wonderful
thing in this car. you don't need to push it really hard to feel. it compared to
the three coupe that it replaces this car is longer, lower wider, and pushes
the wheels out to the end of the car. the biggest difference is that wheelbase
a full two-inch difference, but also the height losing three quarters of an
inch that's dramatic in automotive design. terms in spite of that roof coming
down though Headroom in the front went up almost an inch and a half. spotting a
four is easy just look for what you think is a three coupe driving by and
realize
it looks like it's been melted and pulled from
end to end front to back. you've also got much more of a gentle fast back than
a three coupe ever had and this little filigree up here is unique to more
modern BMWs threes don't have those. now inside the four it looks a lot like a
three no dramatic Ryoka texture going on here. this is kind of the fashion
these days this kind of toaster slot screen where the LCD sticks up I think
they're doing it because it kind of says I'm like a tablet but it also does
free up a lot of area here it would otherwise be taken up by the head unit
gives you some nice vent registers and in this case we have a more basic sort
of a radio audio layout right here with our optical disc right below. it even
though we don't have nav though this LCD is part of it. it's what they call a
display radio and auto jargon which gets you to most of your basic infotainment
and communication functions.
now it's
not a touchscreen of course the German car don't touch so instead they use the
I drive even for this basic head unit but this is the simpler version of the I Drive
controller if you were to get the nav head unit you get I Drive for point two
which includes a bigger controller with a touchpad on the top of the knob four
finger input now in typical BMW fashion lots of stuff is optional you do have
bluetooth base thank you but enhanced Bluetooth is an extra cost option rear
view cameras an extra cost option as I believe are the all-around sensors
surround sound is ala carte and you can get a head-up display which BMW is just
about the best at the best in terms of caller information presentation and good
tight resolution now controls that relate to actual drive train well our cars
got the 8-speed automatic top two gears are overdrive by the way this is how
most of these guys are going to ship but you still can get a six-speed manual
if you want to I would do so quickly I don't
know how much longer they'll be offering that along ciders from drive mode
profiles you had this Eco Pro and Sport and Sport Plus Sport Plus cancels the
stability control you're not going to use that too often but I find sports a
good mode we'll get on the road with it momentarily paddle shifters go with the
automatic obviously not on the manual and over here at the start/stop button you've
got the auto start/stop defeat hit that once in the car will not down itself
when you come to a red light will see how smoothly it operates when we get on
the road and unlike a lot of its competition BMW doesn't put any Augmented LCD
screen between the gauges and unfortunately instead of that
they offer what I
think is kind of a dumb MPG gauge a swinging needle that kind of flies in the
wind did you drive around and doesn't tell you much of anything it's a BMW
thing I don't know why they still have it now because we have a 428 I that
means we have the kirbo four-cylinder this is kind of a new thing for BMW
they've gotten rid of the non turbo six in this class of car it's a2 litre so
it's not even a big 4 and it's very compact and almost sits entirely behind the
front axle line that makes for great weight distribution.
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