It’s been widely known that a BMW 2 Series Gran Coupe is coming for awhile now. On top of that, we’ve all known that it will be based on the brand’s front-wheel drive FAAR architecture, despite the 2 Series Coupe being rear-wheel drive. However, there hasn’t been any word of when it’d be coming. It might be soon, though, as the Bavarians recently teased the four-door 2 Series on Facebook.
“Something new is coming. Sporty, elegant, extravagant. The BMW 2 Series Gran Coupé.” reads the caption for the photo. In the photo, we get to see the taillight of the upcoming 2er, evidence of a proper Hofmeister Kink and even a little lip spoiler at the back.
The taillight in question actually looks quite good. It’s simple, sharp looking and very modern. It has a whiff of 8 Series to it, which is a good thing. It also looks like it’s a pretty muscular looking car, with rear haunches that seem to be quite muscular and a seemingly nicely sculpted decklid. That rear spoiler is also on the decklid and it looks similar to what we’ve seen from a lot of other sporty BMWs.
Can we also appreciate the fact that the 2 Series Gran Coupe will feature a real Hofmeister Kink? It might be front-wheel drive-based but it will have some traditional BMW styling cues. While most BMWs do have the same Kink, cars like the 3 Series have been trying new variations of it and with mixed reviews. So it’s nice to see an old-school BMW design cue on a very new, very different car for the brand.
Oh, and the car is green in these photos. You gotta love a green car, right? It also seems to be a similar green to the BMW M8 Gran Coupe Concept. So is the car we’re seeing a concept or is it just a nod the M8 Concept to show a familial resemblance? We’ll see soon enough.
The Hoftmeister Kink consists of not ONE segment that joins the ‘roof line’ with the ‘horizontal window line’.
This is a Hoftmeister Kink
http://www.eurocarnews.com/media/pictorials/1758/9388.jpg
https://cdn.bmwblog.com/wp-content/uploads/BMW-6er-Coupe%CC%81-F13-Exterieur-12.jpg
This isn’t:
https://www.dsf.my/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/BMW-6-Series_Gran_Turismo-2018-1024-11-620×350.jpg
https://spct2000.files.wordpress.com/2018/10/2019-bmw-3-series-comparo1.jpg
Noted. But the definition of the kink is up to BMW, not you.
No more Gran Coupes! :(
They look better than the sedans…all the way around.
Will this be rivaling the Mercedes Benz A class or cla?
cla
For a “bmw” blog saying this is a proper hoftmeister kink is a serious mistake👎🏻
Why is that?
Answered bellow by a proper knowledged bmw fan emulajavi