BMW 435i M Sport (Estoril Blue) at Goodwood Festival of Speed (UK model)

seamasters · 07-14-2013, 08:48 PM

Thanks for the photos, the car looks Awesome

Please post more photos if u have them.

positiveions · 07-14-2013, 09:01 PM

Looks good.

flinchy · 07-14-2013, 09:05 PM

Wow

I mean, really, wow

I can't wait to see it with a good trunk too!

EHDEN · 07-14-2013, 09:09 PM

needs a fog delete

pharding · 07-14-2013, 09:13 PM

Beautiful car. Goofy tilted photographs spoil it.

Falafel Combo · 07-14-2013, 09:25 PM

Fender M badges here too? Why is this not called M435i then? Would make more sense.

Falafel Combo · 07-14-2013, 09:26 PM

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Originally Posted by Neil McRae

shame about the interior.

What about it?

Alpine F31 · 07-14-2013, 09:44 PM

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Originally Posted by Thurman Murch

it looks good in those pictures but not a fan of the smurfy color... too purplish for me

Would like to see it in pure silver or azurite

smurfy color???

I never heard of "azurite" so I looked it up. It looks exactly like Estoril (smurfy) blue.

Back on topic. The 4 coupe looks awesome, especially in Estoril.

ZooMMM · 07-14-2013, 09:49 PM

Looks good

csween86 · 07-14-2013, 10:35 PM

The 435 looks great. But right now it's just a new body style with the same old engine and that's not enough to get me too upgrade from my 135i when the warranty is up.

Fun of it · 07-14-2013, 10:52 PM

Thanks for sharing, definitely worth looking at the M4 when it launches next year. #1 question is if the turbo engine justifies its M badge, the S65 established a standard that will be hard to match.

lawgone · 07-14-2013, 11:07 PM

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Originally Posted by bimmer

looks definitely better than sedan. I think I can warm up to the front. However 1.5yr after f30 intro still hate the sedan front. Last hope M3/M4

looks like I am the only one here who is not totally sold on the car (front end)

Can anybody enlighten me about new headlights. I think LED looks cheaper than xenons. Maybe I have to see them in person. So far I saw Audi's and Acura's and did not like them - very cheesy looking.

No, you're not the only one. I can't get past that good line. And for whatever reason, the Euro Pedestrian Safety standards seems to have affected BMW more so than other manufacturers.

Also still not feeling the wheels. Lacks depth that precious gen had. It looks so flat now.

gds52 · 07-14-2013, 11:22 PM

Except that stupid st line on the hood, the car looks really hott!!!

Kayani_1 · 07-15-2013, 12:07 AM

Every time I look at it. It is upsetting because of what it could have been. It is nothing like the concept 4 series they showed.

N.S.A · 07-15-2013, 12:09 AM

I like the quality put into the brake calibers none M car, also the crome tips of the exhaust are nice.

Hedoniste · 07-15-2013, 12:23 AM

Beautiful coupe. Can't wait to see it in person.

BayernBMW · 07-15-2013, 12:23 AM

Awesome looking car! However, I do not like the "M badges" over both of the fenders.

Saphirschwarz · 07-15-2013, 03:03 AM

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Originally Posted by Alpine F31

smurfy color???

I never heard of "azurite" so I looked it up. It looks exactly like Estoril (smurfy) blue.

Back on topic. The 4 coupe looks awesome, especially in Estoril.

AZURITE = Black with a hint of blue

TANZANITE = Dark blue, a bit color changing

ESTORIL = Medium blue with a hint of smurf !

dubdemand · 07-15-2013, 03:25 AM

Glad so many of you are pleased to see the pics.

For the few who don't like the angles - I'm afraid it was the only way to fit as much of the car into the shot as possible. There wasn't much room to get around it and I only had my fixed focal length iPhone to grab the pictures with - better than nothing though eh!?!

I'm afraid those are the only pictures I had time to grab - wife was stood just out of shot, arms folded, rolling her eyes lol

PrinceBarin · 07-15-2013, 04:46 AM

Great work snapping this car and getting it posted here - doesn't look like anyone else at Goodwood managed to do that for us, so thank you

So relieved at the impact the M Sport kit has on this car - looks so much better than the std version. I'm sold.

What were your overall impressions of the car? Was there anyone on-hand from BMW to talk about it?

mikefromMA · 07-15-2013, 06:13 AM

Car looks beautiful... thank you!

BMW spends such a great deal of time designing, strictly designing the exterior. Who the hell allowed for that ridiculous looking embarrassment sitting behind the front wheels to make it into production? I feel as though we need an explanation for it's necessity (not functionality), awkwardly shaped location, and color...I mean...that is just

dubdemand · 07-15-2013, 06:16 AM

PrinceBarin, cheers dude. Yeah overall impressions were very good. It has very nice proportions, looks fatter and more squat than the E92.

I only sat in there for a couple of minutes but it felt like a nice place to be. Nice finish to parts and seating position is what I would expect - nice and low with driver orientated controls.

The rear consol doesn't look as good as it does in the current E92 i.e. it doesn't meet and continue through the rear seat and the storage tray is more like that out of the E82. So a bit of cost cutting there IMO.

I assume the dash is the same as the F30 so nothing to add there, although I do agree with the comments that it does look a bit 1 series - I'm really not that keen on the 'its a tablet stuck in a dash' design that they're doing for the nav screen but I guess it could grow on me.

Would I order one? Yes, but until I see pricing I'm not sure if it will be out of my company car range with any decent level of spec... time will tell.

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pharding Major 308 Rep 1,128 Posts Drives: 23 Audi Q4 e-tron + 14 X3 28i Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Chicago iTrader: (0)	Beautiful car. Goofy tilted photographs spoil it. __________________ 23 Audi Q4 e-tron; 23 i4 M50 on order 14 X3 Retired: 20 Tesla Model 3 LR AWD; 17 540i x; 14 550i Euro Del; 11 550i Euro Del; 08 550i Euro Del; 06 330i Euro Del; 04 545i Euro Del; 01 530i Euro Del
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Falafel Combo Banned 3773 Rep 6,673 Posts Drives: X5 xDrive50i Join Date: May 2011 Location: New England iTrader: (3)	Fender M badges here too? Why is this not called M435i then? Would make more sense.
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csween86 DSC OFF 23 Rep 181 Posts Drives: 2011 135i, N55, 6MT, MPK Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Yelm, WA iTrader: (0) Garage List 2011 (N55) BMW 135i [0.00]	The 435 looks great. But right now it's just a new body style with the same old engine and that's not enough to get me too upgrade from my 135i when the warranty is up.
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BayernBMW New Member 0 Rep 9 Posts Drives: 2013 F30 Mineral Gray Manual Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: USA iTrader: (0)	Awesome looking car! However, I do not like the "M badges" over both of the fenders.
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dubdemand Captain 416 Rep 941 Posts Drives: F80 Individual Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Hampshire, UK iTrader: (2)	Glad so many of you are pleased to see the pics. For the few who don't like the angles - I'm afraid it was the only way to fit as much of the car into the shot as possible. There wasn't much room to get around it and I only had my fixed focal length iPhone to grab the pictures with - better than nothing though eh!?! I'm afraid those are the only pictures I had time to grab - wife was stood just out of shot, arms folded, rolling her eyes lol __________________ Individual SY F80 / insta:@dubdemand
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PrinceBarin Major 83 Rep 1,322 Posts Drives: F82 CP (sold) Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Birmingham, UKWest iTrader: (0)	Great work snapping this car and getting it posted here - doesn't look like anyone else at Goodwood managed to do that for us, so thank you So relieved at the impact the M Sport kit has on this car - looks so much better than the std version. I'm sold. What were your overall impressions of the car? Was there anyone on-hand from BMW to talk about it?
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dubdemand Captain 416 Rep 941 Posts Drives: F80 Individual Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Hampshire, UK iTrader: (2)	PrinceBarin, cheers dude. Yeah overall impressions were very good. It has very nice proportions, looks fatter and more squat than the E92. I only sat in there for a couple of minutes but it felt like a nice place to be. Nice finish to parts and seating position is what I would expect - nice and low with driver orientated controls. The rear consol doesn't look as good as it does in the current E92 i.e. it doesn't meet and continue through the rear seat and the storage tray is more like that out of the E82. So a bit of cost cutting there IMO. I assume the dash is the same as the F30 so nothing to add there, although I do agree with the comments that it does look a bit 1 series - I'm really not that keen on the 'its a tablet stuck in a dash' design that they're doing for the nav screen but I guess it could grow on me. Would I order one? Yes, but until I see pricing I'm not sure if it will be out of my company car range with any decent level of spec... time will tell. __________________ Individual SY F80 / insta:@dubdemand
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