Evolution to BMW F32 4 Series From E92 3 Series Coupe [a Visual Comparo]

Jason · 03-22-2013, 12:14 PM

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Evolution to BMW F32 4 Series From E92 3 Series Coupe [a Visual Comparo]

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Now that we have seen the production 4 Series coupe fully uncovered, a natural comparison to draw is between the 4 Series coupe (F32) and the model that it succeeds, the 3 Series coupe (E92).

We do not yet know the official dimensions of the production 4 Series coupe, but for reference the concept 4 series dimensions are:

1.6 inches longer than E92 3 Series coupe
1.6 inches wider than E92 3 Series Coupe
1.3 inches lower than E92 3 Series Coupe
1.9 inches longer wheelbase than E92 3 Series coupe
1.7 inches wider front track than E92 3 Series coupe
3.1 inches wider rear track than E92 3 Series coupe

Note: these are calculated using concept (not production) 4 Series dimensions

track_warrior · 03-22-2013, 12:44 PM

The fog is getting thicker and bmw is making cars Larger!!

AlpWhite11 · 03-22-2013, 12:51 PM

E92 still looks great but F32 obviously looks more modern and muscular. Really like those huge rear fenders. The M4 will be sooo wide.

DrivenByE30 · 03-22-2013, 12:54 PM

Both look great !!!

Carl64 · 03-22-2013, 01:01 PM

I love the lines on the 4 - specifically the "bulgier" rear fenders.

fuddman · 03-22-2013, 01:25 PM

Looks like the person in the back seat may have to be a shorty.
I wonder what the back seat headroom difference is between the two cars?

3M TAPE · 03-22-2013, 01:32 PM

wow wow effing wow!

Now the question is: Is the F80 M3 going to have the same head lamp design?

aceking4u · 03-22-2013, 01:45 PM

Just making sure...

But that's Mineral Gray right?

tpipta · 03-22-2013, 01:45 PM

It's effing HUGE!

Renus · 03-22-2013, 01:55 PM

Obvious, the headroom on 4 series is lower than E92, we can see the difference from the height of the side-window = headroom from roof to door.

shanecarmaster1 · 03-22-2013, 02:17 PM

So beautiful. Absolutely stunning. Now the interior...... that's a different story. And the way it drives...... probably won't be a raw BMW.

dreamspeed · 03-22-2013, 02:17 PM

New coupe looks a lot more futuristic. Hard to say how well the styling will age

esquire · 03-22-2013, 02:26 PM

i like those side vents. and that integrated trunk spoiler. but i think the back is a little anemic. i'm also seeing a lot of styling cues taken from the audi A5. reserving judgment for better photos.

Mike6699 · 03-22-2013, 02:34 PM

I actually really like it. I'm let down by the lights, but other than that, it's to my liking. And the M4 will look even better. Really digging the slight E46 flavor on the rear.

mpbruin108 · 03-22-2013, 02:36 PM

the new 4 series is more beautiful in every picture (IMO)

NAV8TT · 03-22-2013, 02:36 PM

Love the E92. I believe its one of the nicest looking cars bmw ever made. It looks way better to me than the new F32.

jlstyle · 03-22-2013, 03:15 PM

Meh...not feeling it. Side vent looks so cheap and everything looks little robotic.
Hope M4 looks better.

TheBingoBalls · 03-22-2013, 03:19 PM

The F32 looks great, but the one thing I hate about it and the F30 is how the front bumper is flat in the middle and then gets rounded as it connects to the side vs the E92 where the front is rounded/curved.

Ryan9095 · 03-22-2013, 03:22 PM

Wow great work on the post! Seeing the cars next to each other really shows the evolution of the coupe. Looks great! It's much larger, more muscular, and futuristic. Even though I love my former E92 I think the new 4 is definitely more beautiful in every photo.

Prissy · 03-22-2013, 03:32 PM

e92 gets my vote. Cleaner lines. I think the designer were having a hard time to make a better looking 3er coupe than the E92.

nick3753 · 03-22-2013, 03:37 PM

Looks good and will look much better in M sport as usual. Yes it looks bigger and bigger each generation, but if they come out with smaller cars like the 2 series, does it really matter?? I guess they could have made the "3 series" get smaller (instead of introducing the 2 series), and made the f30/32 the 4 series. The only difference is name recognition and what we "think" it should be. The same options will exist, you just have to change your mindset. I'm not sure if any of this made any sense, I'm tired...

ron_jeremy · 03-22-2013, 03:39 PM

wow, next to the E92, it makes the new coupe really stand out, and it deserves that 4 badge.
It's really a step above!
Impressive stands and aggresive lines, as it should be!
with this baby in the mirror, it's screams MOVE!
Love it!

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Jason Administrator 40865 Rep 21,240 Posts Drives: F80 M3 Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: USA iTrader: (0)	Evolution to BMW F32 4 Series From E92 3 Series Coupe [a Visual Comparo] BIMMERPOST NEWS Evolution to BMW F32 4 Series From E92 3 Series Coupe [a Visual Comparo] 101 COMMENTS Tweet Now that we have seen the production 4 Series coupe fully uncovered, a natural comparison to draw is between the 4 Series coupe (F32) and the model that it succeeds, the 3 Series coupe (E92). We do not yet know the official dimensions of the *production* 4 Series coupe, but for reference the *concept* 4 series dimensions are: 1.6 inches longer than E92 3 Series coupe 1.6 inches wider than E92 3 Series Coupe 1.3 inches lower than E92 3 Series Coupe 1.9 inches longer wheelbase than E92 3 Series coupe 1.7 inches wider front track than E92 3 Series coupe 3.1 inches wider rear track than E92 3 Series coupe Note: these are calculated using concept (not production) 4 Series dimensions
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track_warrior Captain 98 Rep 728 Posts Drives: F80 M3 Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Merida, Yucatan iTrader: (1)	The fog is getting thicker and bmw is making cars Larger!! __________________ Compensating a heavy car with horsepower is like giving an alcoholic cocaine to sober him up...
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AlpWhite11 Captain 67 Rep 693 Posts Drives: 335i Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Irvine iTrader: (0)	E92 still looks great but F32 obviously looks more modern and muscular. Really like those huge rear fenders. The M4 will be sooo wide.
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DrivenByE30 Brigadier General 592 Rep 3,870 Posts Drives: '12 F30 Lux 335i 6MT Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: OC - SoCal iTrader: (0)	Both look great !!! __________________ all 3 are MT > F30 Luxury 335i 6MT- The dream driven... _..._4/12/12 ED trip MASSIVE photo thread here <<<
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Carl64 Private 0 Rep 84 Posts Drives: 2008 335i Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: Edmonton, Alberta iTrader: (1)	I love the lines on the 4 - specifically the "bulgier" rear fenders.
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fuddman Major 354 Rep 1,405 Posts Drives: 528-maybe Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: California iTrader: (0)	Looks like the person in the back seat may have to be a shorty. I wonder what the back seat headroom difference is between the two cars?
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3M TAPE Banned 350 Rep 1,225 Posts Drives: M3 Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: States iTrader: (0)	wow wow effing wow! Now the question is: Is the F80 M3 going to have the same head lamp design?
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Renus Lieutenant 28 Rep 528 Posts Drives: E92 335i Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Hong Kong iTrader: (1)	Obvious, the headroom on 4 series is lower than E92, we can see the difference from the height of the side-window = headroom from roof to door.
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shanecarmaster1 Lieutenant 57 Rep 550 Posts Drives: e90 325i, F01 750Li, e38 740i Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: New Jersey iTrader: (0)	So beautiful. Absolutely stunning. Now the interior...... that's a different story. And the way it drives...... probably won't be a raw BMW. __________________ A BMW can be described in one simple, yet true statement, "From the outside you don't understand, from the inside you can't explain." How true is THAT?!
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dreamspeed Lieutenant Colonel 262 Rep 1,616 Posts Drives: 6MT Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Los Angeles iTrader: (0)	New coupe looks a lot more futuristic. Hard to say how well the styling will age __________________
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esquire Brigadier General 478 Rep 3,044 Posts Drives: 2011 Dakar Yellow M3, 2018 M5 Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Orange County, California iTrader: (0)	i like those side vents. and that integrated trunk spoiler. but i think the back is a little anemic. i'm also seeing a lot of styling cues taken from the audi A5. reserving judgment for better photos. __________________ [ESS VT2-625] [Akrapovic Evolution Exhaust] [KW Clubsports] [OSS Angel Eyes] [Revinora r-CRT Lip] [Vorsteiner Boot] [Challenge Race Diffuser] [See the Build Thread HERE]
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Mike6699 tonkpils 52 Rep 117 Posts Drives: E46 330Ci & E92 M3 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Riverside, CA iTrader: (0)	I actually really like it. I'm let down by the lights, but other than that, it's to my liking. And the M4 will look even better. Really digging the slight E46 flavor on the rear. __________________
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NAV8TT Major 218 Rep 882 Posts Drives: 2013 ///M3 E92 DCT ZCP Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: The greatest country in the world iTrader: (0)	Love the E92. I believe its one of the nicest looking cars bmw ever made. It looks way better to me than the new F32. __________________
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jlstyle Lieutenant Colonel 355 Rep 1,762 Posts Drives: Porsche Panamera Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: USA iTrader: (0) Garage List 2014 Audi S7 [0.00] 2015 BMW X5 [0.00]	Meh...not feeling it. Side vent looks so cheap and everything looks little robotic. Hope M4 looks better.
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TheBingoBalls Brigadier General 3821 Rep 4,660 Posts Drives: BMW Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Toronto, Ontario iTrader: (1) Garage List 2018 F36 BMW 440i x ... [0.00]	The F32 looks great, but the one thing I hate about it and the F30 is how the front bumper is flat in the middle and then gets rounded as it connects to the side vs the E92 where the front is rounded/curved.
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Ryan9095 Captain 60 Rep 664 Posts Drives: 2022 430i Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: South Florida iTrader: (0)	Wow great work on the post! Seeing the cars next to each other really shows the evolution of the coupe. Looks great! It's much larger, more muscular, and futuristic. Even though I love my former E92 I think the new 4 is definitely more beautiful in every photo.
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nick3753 Major 1020 Rep 1,486 Posts Drives: 2012 e92 M3 DCT ZCP Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Michigan iTrader: (0) Garage List 2017 Audi S6 [0.00] 1997 BMW 328i Touring [0.00] 2012 BMW M3 [0.00]	Looks good and will look much better in M sport as usual. Yes it looks bigger and bigger each generation, but if they come out with smaller cars like the 2 series, does it really matter?? I guess they could have made the "3 series" get smaller (instead of introducing the 2 series), and made the f30/32 the 4 series. The only difference is name recognition and what we "think" it should be. The same options will exist, you just have to change your mindset. I'm not sure if any of this made any sense, I'm tired...
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ron_jeremy Captain 513 Rep 985 Posts Drives: 13' F25 X3 20d & 16' i3 Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Norway iTrader: (0)	wow, next to the E92, it makes the new coupe really stand out, and it deserves that 4 badge. It's really a step above! Impressive stands and aggresive lines, as it should be! with this baby in the mirror, it's screams MOVE! Love it! __________________ 3 series: E30: 89 325i, E36: 92 325iC, 94 320iC, 96 320i Convertible, 94 320iaC, E46: 99 320ia, E90: 06 318i Le mans, E91: 07 318dt 5 series: E39: 97 520ia, 01 530Dat, E61: 09 520Dat X series: E83 05 X3 2.0d, E84 10' X1 2.0 X-drive DA, F25 13' 2.0da X-drive.
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