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Rumor: BMW 4 Series Price Projected to be Just Over 2000 Euros More Than 3 Series
BIMMERPOST NEWS Rumor: BMW 4 Series Price Projected to be Just Over 2000 Euros More Than 3 Series With the 4 Series Coupe Concept being revealed to overwhelmingly positive reactions, the question on many a fan's mind is what the production version may be priced at when it hits the market in late summer of 2013. With its 4 Series badging, the coupe has now been slotted above the 3 Series in the lineup and the presumption is that the 4 Series price premium above the 3 Series will increase more than ever (the coupe has always been priced higher than the sedan). BMW insider SCOTT26 has chimed in with this bit of early speculation: "Now the advent of the 4er is here and aims to bring a more upmarket perspective to the 3er line. The 4er (in Germany ) is projected at just over euro 2000 more than the equivalent 3er Sedan." For reference, at today's conversion rate, 2000 euro is equivalent to $2,618 USD. To put this rumor into perspective, for the 2011 model year, the E92 335i coupe's base price was $2,050 higher than the E90 335i sedan. So, if Scott's projection proves true, we are possibly looking at a premium for the 4 Series over the 3 Series in the high-$2000 to lower-$3000 range, a not unreasonable increase over the price difference between the previous generation 3 series coupe and sedan. As with all rumors and unofficial info, take it with a grain of salt, but we hope this to be true, so for now keep your fingers crossed. For the rest of Scott26's post, see below: Quote:
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12-06-2012, 01:07 PM | #2 |
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What will 2000 Euros get us?
Is there any precedence to indicate if the price differential just buys us the swoopy new sheet metal or if the coupe will be better appointed in base model?
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12-06-2012, 01:15 PM | #3 |
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wow if thats it, i would be impressed and tell BMW "thank you" ... as i put my f30 order on hold and wait for this haha
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12-06-2012, 02:09 PM | #7 |
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I wonder what the price difference on the 4GC will be... maybe another $2K...
My only market in 2014 will be the 4GC or the regular F30.
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12-06-2012, 02:30 PM | #9 |
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this car looks like such a fking winner!
2k EURO is very ok premium. And this car owns A5 now. Very eager to see the vert roof line as well.
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12-06-2012, 02:44 PM | #10 |
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If correct, it's reasonable mark up which leads to the next question what features and equipment will be standard? Here are some suggestions; sports seats, anthracite headliner, M-Sport steering wheel and I don't think it would be too much to include Dynamic Handling Package.
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Not surprising at all that this would have at least a couple k premium over the 3er sedan. Even the coupe. 3ers have always costed more than the sedan which I never understood but I guess cuz it was sportier. But following general BMW rule for yrs this makes perfect sense and is no surprise.
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12-06-2012, 03:19 PM | #14 |
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Yeah I saw where Scott posted this in the other thread yesterday and was surprised no one seemed to pick up on it or discuss it. 2000 Euro is only $2500 USD. If the price hike actually remains in that range for the US (remains to be seen) then this is going to be far less of a premium than I expected. Very, very good news.
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It should also be noted that the current 3 sedan and coupe actually costs MORE in Germany than in the US. For example, the German coupe has a base price of 31,700 Euro. That's $41,100 USD. Of course the coupe is only $38,700 USD here in the states. So I would expect that the 2000 euro upcharge will be right around $2000 USD. This is exactly the price increase from the current sedan to the current coupe. In other words, there may be no more difference from 3 -> 4 than there is from current 3 sedan to 3 coupe. |
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12-06-2012, 03:33 PM | #22 |
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My question is this: what is with all the talk in the BMW press release of the 4 coupe being more "exclusive"? The word is used several times, and we all know "exclusive" is another word for "expensive". They really made it seem like the 4 coupe was going to be A LOT more expensive than the 3 sedan. I'm wondering what is with the choice of words if it's really not much more expensive at all.
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