{"id":75417,"date":"2024-08-08T07:11:27","date_gmt":"2024-08-08T11:11:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/?p=75417"},"modified":"2024-08-08T07:11:27","modified_gmt":"2024-08-08T11:11:27","slug":"2025-bmw-m235-gran-coupe-spy-photos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/?p=75417","title":{"rendered":"2025 BMW M235 Gran Coupe Shows New Grille At The ‘Ring"},"content":{"rendered":"

It\u2019s been a busy 2024 for BMW so far, but there\u2019s more to come later this year. Codenamed \u201cF74,\u201d the second-generation 2 Series Gran Coupe is set to break cover this fall. Meanwhile, a camouflaged prototype has been caught undergoing final testing at the N\u00fcrburgring. It had slightly less disguise than what we\u2019ve seen in the past. Better yet, it was an M Performance version.<\/p>\n

Losing the letter \u201ci\u201d from its name, the new M235 reveals its new grille design with horizontal slats. As expected, the kidneys take after those of the 2025 BMW M135<\/a>, the equivalent hot hatchback. Consequently, to the dismay of purists, there will be an M badge on the grille. Elsewhere, the compact sedan is also getting the sportier-looking side mirror caps that were once exclusive to actual M cars.<\/p>\n

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You can\u2019t see it in this new spy shot, but the Audi S3 Sedan rival is also getting a quad exhaust system. Underneath the hood, there will be yet another M badge since the \u201cworld\u2019s most powerful letter\u201d will adorn the engine cover. We\u2019ve seen it on the X1 M35i, X2 M35i<\/a>, and the M135, so logic tells us it\u2019s coming to the M235 as well.<\/p>\n

The car\u2019s design isn\u2019t much of a mystery. We all know it\u2019s essentially going to be an M135 with a trunk lid. Recently leaked patent images<\/a> showed the design of the new 2 Series Gran Coupe, leaving nothing to the imagination. Although BMW will advertise this car as a next-generation model, it\u2019ll basically be a heavy facelift of the outgoing \u201cF44.\u201d<\/p>\n

That said, expect major changes inside after adopting the iDrive 9 with minimal switchgear. Prepare to say goodbye to the rotary knob. It\u2019s already gone from the 1 Series, X1, X2, and the 2 Series Active Tourer. However, the new X3<\/a> comes with the same infotainment system yet it retains the physical dial. For greater legroom, you\u2019ll have to move to China where BMW will sell a long-wheelbase \u201cF78\u201d from 2025.<\/p>\n

Engine lineup and technology will closely follow the 1 Series, so no plug-in hybrid or electric versions. The spicy M235 should be available from day one with a turbocharged 2.0-liter gasoline unit. Judging by mechanically related models, the four-cylinder \u201cB48\u201d is likely to be detuned in Europe<\/a>. The most recent compact M Performance cars have 296 hp on the Old Continent but 312 hp elsewhere. Why? Blame the stricter emissions regulations applied in the EU.<\/p>\n

After its debut in the coming months, the new 2 Series Gran Coupe will enter production in November, so deliveries should start by the year\u2019s end or early 2025.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

It\u2019s been a busy 2024 for BMW so far, but there\u2019s more to come later this year. Codenamed \u201cF74,\u201d the second-generation 2 Series Gran Coupe is set to break cover this fall. Meanwhile, a camouflaged prototype has been caught undergoing final testing at the N\u00fcrburgring. It had slightly less disguise than what we\u2019ve seen in […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":75418,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-75417","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-industry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/75417","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=75417"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/75417\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/75418"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=75417"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=75417"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=75417"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}