435i Gran Coupe in Columbia, Missouri

woltersjason · 06-19-2014, 12:04 AM

Got a couple shots of this 4GC at my local dealership

beto_L.A. · 06-19-2014, 12:05 AM

nice pics!!!!
car looks great!!!!

.BMW. · 06-19-2014, 08:47 AM

Nice shots of a beautiful car!

FON · 06-19-2014, 09:49 AM

Carbon Black?

335BOY · 06-19-2014, 10:30 AM

Great looking car. "Gran Coupe " badge looks like it was taken directly off of an old Toyota Corolla. WTF do they do that???

destroid · 06-19-2014, 10:59 AM

I'm guessing the window badge is easily removable with a razor blade scraper.
Silly badge since it's the ONLY four door 4xx series car.

Bmerkid · 06-19-2014, 04:57 PM

nice!

I am waiting for Machens to get a M3/M4 in to go drool over

Zirenz2006 · 06-19-2014, 05:05 PM

Is that Carbon Black?

Also it seems like a lot of M-Sports are showing up at dealers.

Daas · 06-19-2014, 10:14 PM

Yes.

woltersjason · 06-19-2014, 10:50 PM

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Originally Posted by FON

Carbon Black?

Quote:

Originally Posted by Zirenz2006

Is that Carbon Black?

Also it seems like a lot of M-Sports are showing up at dealers.

I'm not sure on the color, didn't look at the tag and it's not on the website yet. Someone could've bought it already

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Originally Posted by Bmerkid

nice!

I am waiting for Machens to get a M3/M4 in to go drool over

Me too! Expected delivery date for the M4 is the 30th. Btw love your F30, surprised I've never seen it around town

MulattoMajor · 06-20-2014, 09:01 AM

Maybe I've been misinformed but I always thought Coupe meant 2 doors. Why is this called a Coupe if it has 4? All other monikers were taken?

remmib · 06-20-2014, 12:55 PM

I saw a 4GC yesterday too, looked very nice.

woltersjason · 06-20-2014, 05:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MulattoMajor

Maybe I've been misinformed but I always thought Coupe meant 2 doors. Why is this called a Coupe if it has 4? All other monikers were taken?

I always thought it was called a Gran Coupe because of the coupe styling, but I could be wrong

Daas · 06-21-2014, 08:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MulattoMajor

Maybe I've been misinformed but I always thought Coupe meant 2 doors. Why is this called a Coupe if it has 4? All other monikers were taken?

If I remember correctly, the word "coupe" means a cut roof. It has nothing to do with 2 doors.

MulattoMajor · 06-23-2014, 08:12 AM

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Originally Posted by Saad

If I remember correctly, the word "coupe" means a cut roof. It has nothing to do with 2 doors.

You're correct, it means cut, like the rear seats are cut out leaving you with 2 doors from what I read online...

The term was first applied to 19th-century carriages, where the rear-facing seats had been eliminated, or cut out.

But in saying that, there are 4 door coupes...

Today coupé has become more of a marketing term for automotive manufacturers, than a fact of the vehicle's design and technical makeup.[23] The term has been ascribed to vehicles with two, three, or four doors, for their perceived luxury or sporting appeal. This is because coupés in general are seen as more- streamlined and sportier overall lines than those of comparable four-door sedans.[24] Hence a coupé would be marketed as a sportier vehicle than a two-door sedan.

Learn something new everyday!

06-19-2014, 12:04 AM	#1
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335BOY Colonel 197 Rep 2,802 Posts Drives: 2017 SQ5 Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Toronto iTrader: (0)	Great looking car. "Gran Coupe " badge looks like it was taken directly off of an old Toyota Corolla. WTF do they do that???
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destroid New Member 2 Rep 6 Posts Drives: Other Join Date: Jun 2014 Location: New England iTrader: (0)	I'm guessing the window badge is easily removable with a razor blade scraper. Silly badge since it's the ONLY four door 4xx series car.
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MulattoMajor Private 6 Rep 64 Posts Drives: MG F30 Join Date: May 2014 Location: SA, TX iTrader: (0)	Maybe I've been misinformed but I always thought Coupe meant 2 doors. Why is this called a Coupe if it has 4? All other monikers were taken?
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