{"id":41181,"date":"2023-01-25T06:13:49","date_gmt":"2023-01-25T11:13:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/autosector.com\/?p=41181"},"modified":"2023-01-25T06:13:49","modified_gmt":"2023-01-25T11:13:49","slug":"2023-bmw-4-series-m4-get-idrive-8","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/?p=41181","title":{"rendered":"2023 BMW 4 Series And M4 Get iDrive 8 And Other Updates"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><meta itemscope=\"\" itemprop=\"mainEntityOfPage\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/WebPage\" itemid=\"https:\/\/www.bmwblog.com\/2023\/01\/25\/2023-bmw-4-series-m4-get-idrive-8\/\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"photomain-article\"> <noscript><img fetchpriority=\"high\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/2023-BMW-M4-with-iDrive-8.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"2023 BMW M4 with iDrive 8\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/2023-BMW-M4-with-iDrive-8.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/2023-BMW-M4-with-iDrive-8-830x467.jpg 830w, https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/2023-BMW-M4-with-iDrive-8-1820x1024.jpg 1820w, https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/2023-BMW-M4-with-iDrive-8-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/2023-BMW-M4-with-iDrive-8-1536x864.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" title=\"image of 2023 BMW M4 with iDrive 8\"\/><\/noscript><img width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=%22http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg%22%20viewBox=%220%200%201920%201080%22%3E%3C\/svg%3E\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/2023-BMW-M4-with-iDrive-8.jpg\" class=\"lazyload attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"2023 BMW M4 with iDrive 8\" decoding=\"async\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/2023-BMW-M4-with-iDrive-8.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/2023-BMW-M4-with-iDrive-8-830x467.jpg 830w, https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/2023-BMW-M4-with-iDrive-8-1820x1024.jpg 1820w, https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/2023-BMW-M4-with-iDrive-8-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/2023-BMW-M4-with-iDrive-8-1536x864.jpg 1536w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" title=\"image of 2023 BMW M4 with iDrive 8\"\/><\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\" itemprop=\"description\" readability=\"66.009244992296\">\n<p>As expected, BMW is transitioning the 4 Series to the Operating System 8. The cars produced beginning this spring will have the latest-generation iDrive with the curved glass to echo the 3 Series LCI launched in 2022. As shown here, the German configurator has already been updated to reflect the new dashboard hosting a 12.3-inch digital instrument cluster and a 14.9-inch touchscreen.<\/p>\n<p>The change impacts all three body styles of the 4 Series: Coupe, Convertible, and Gran Coupe, along with the M4 versions of the two-door models. We\u2019ll remind you the i4 \u2013 essentially an electric Gran Coupe \u2013 has had this setup since its launch. In addition, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bmwblog.com\/2022\/04\/12\/bmw-i3-sedan-walkaround-video\/\">China-only i3 Sedan<\/a> introduced last year also boasts BMW\u2019s dual-screen setup.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/2023-BMW-4-Series-Convertible-with-iDrive-8.jpg\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-443713\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/2023-BMW-4-Series-Convertible-with-iDrive-8-830x467.jpg\" alt=\"2023 BMW 4 Series Convertible with iDrive 8 830x467\" width=\"830\" height=\"467\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/2023-BMW-4-Series-Convertible-with-iDrive-8-830x467.jpg 830w, https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/2023-BMW-4-Series-Convertible-with-iDrive-8-1820x1024.jpg 1820w, https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/2023-BMW-4-Series-Convertible-with-iDrive-8-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/2023-BMW-4-Series-Convertible-with-iDrive-8-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/2023-BMW-4-Series-Convertible-with-iDrive-8.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 830px) 100vw, 830px\" title=\"image of 2023 BMW 4 Series Convertible with iDrive 8 830x467\"\/><\/noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload alignnone size-medium wp-image-443713\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=%22http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg%22%20viewBox=%220%200%20830%20467%22%3E%3C\/svg%3E\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/2023-BMW-4-Series-Convertible-with-iDrive-8-830x467.jpg\" alt=\"2023 BMW 4 Series Convertible with iDrive 8 830x467\" width=\"830\" height=\"467\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/2023-BMW-4-Series-Convertible-with-iDrive-8-830x467.jpg 830w, https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/2023-BMW-4-Series-Convertible-with-iDrive-8-1820x1024.jpg 1820w, https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/2023-BMW-4-Series-Convertible-with-iDrive-8-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/2023-BMW-4-Series-Convertible-with-iDrive-8-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/2023-BMW-4-Series-Convertible-with-iDrive-8.jpg 1920w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 830px) 100vw, 830px\" title=\"image of 2023 BMW 4 Series Convertible with iDrive 8 830x467\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>As we\u2019ve seen on other models, the new infotainment hardware greatly simplifies the dashboard as the center console has far fewer conventional controls than before. Most of the functions \u2013 including the ones for the air conditioning \u2013 have been swallowed by the large display in BMW\u2019s attempt to show that less is more. The new screen setup is standard across the range, from the least expensive 4 Series Coupe to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bmwblog.com\/2022\/12\/18\/m4-competition-convertible-xdrive-individual-paint-bmw-welt\/\">M4 Competition xDrive Convertible<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>In related news, the 4er family gets a standard eight-speed automatic transmission with gearshift paddles on the steering wheels. The non-M cars are losing the bulky gear lever in favor of a small selector we\u2019ve already seen on the facelifted 3 Series models, all the way up to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bmwblog.com\/2022\/12\/10\/bmw-india-launches-locally-made-2023-m340i-xdrive-facelift\/\">M340i<\/a>. In addition, all versions will be fitted from the get-go with the M high-gloss Shadowline for the side window surrounds.<\/p>\n<p>Elsewhere, BMW is adding the M interior trim strip in Aluminium Rhombicle anthracite to all 4 Series models while the M4 models receive a Sensatec (artificial leather) instrument panel. Exclusively for the M4 Coupe, customers will be able to order the car with high-gloss black or red M graphics applied onto the hood and trunk lid.<\/p>\n<p>Source: BMW<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As expected, BMW is transitioning the 4 Series to the Operating System 8. The cars produced beginning this spring will have the latest-generation iDrive with the curved glass to echo the 3 Series LCI launched in 2022. 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