Driving model: BMW 430i? M sports Ye Yao
Driver index: 80%
Brand new? The BMW 4 Series coupe has been in contact for two days, which is almost the most pleasant one for a long time. On the one hand, the colorful autumn colors in the suburbs of Yanjing really make people shine, on the other hand, it is also the "no pressure" brought by the BMW 4 Series flying in the mountains, which easily makes me forget the fact that "I am working".
Yes, although we all know that the new BMW 4 Series is a coupe aimed at the sports market segment, what I feel when driving around Beijing is that the comfort performance of this car is unexpected. Of course, this is not surprising. After all, the G28 version of the 3-series long-wheelbase model has been the best in its class in terms of comfort, and it prefers daily comfort performance while retaining the wide limit.
Now the brand-new BMW 4 Series is equivalent to pulling back in the direction of movement on the basis of the standard axis 3 Series, but during daily driving, it will feel that the chassis suspension of the whole vehicle is harder, and the road feeling passed to the driver is clearer, but it still has a good sense of isolation. For example, the BMW 4 Series may give you the feeling that the chassis is like a harder and thicker rubber pad, while the BMW 3 Series is relatively softer.
For example, when driving through a dense speed bump, no matter which part of your body touches the vehicle, you can feel the feedback brought by that kind of high-frequency vibration, but the suspension smoothes the sharp peak and has a certain buffer, so you won't feel that this vibration is interfering with your driving and won't make the co-pilot passengers feel uncomfortable. However, the chassis of the vehicle is still firmly attached to the ground, and your hands and feet can react naturally without additional actions.
In fact, this more tenacious change of the new 4 Series will bring a better experience to mountain driving-it won't make you feel nervous when the sports car hits the corner, but it will be mastered in a relaxed and comfortable way.
Even if I just set the driving mode to comfort mode, the vehicle is still full of driving pleasure. The braking system of BMW 4 Series can slow down quickly and smoothly before entering the corner, and the suspension system can quickly dispose of the road joints and those pits before entering the corner to maintain the stability of the car body. Then the variable steering system can make the driver do less manual work, the steering is smooth, the car body does not feel sudden roll, the suspension support is enough, the refueling gearbox can quickly downshift after turning, and then pull up the speed to speed up.
All this seems very, very natural and smooth, without being stiff or frustrated. This is where I feel chic and carefree about the brand-new 4 Series.
If you really want to add a little passion, fine. Switching to sport mode and S gear will make the logic of throttle, braking, steering and shifting more radical. But from a personal point of view, on the contrary, running mountain roads in sports mode will be more tense and stiff, breaking the original sense of chic in this warm autumn environment.
In fact, if you really want to experience highly passionate driving, it is not impossible for this new generation of 4 Series. After all, from the hardware point of view, this car has a real improvement over the 3 series standard axle. For example, BMW has strengthened the rigidity of the whole vehicle, strengthened the structure of the front engine compartment, reduced the center of gravity by 265,438+0 mm, widened the rear wheel track by 23mm, increased the negative camber of the front wheel, shortened the stroke of the shock absorber, and balanced the anti-roll bar before and after. , the action processing performance will also become stronger.
In addition, the test drive 430i is still "full" equipment, which means that the variable steering, M-motion differential lock, four-piston calipers and sports suspension are all installed on it, which also makes the price of the whole vehicle rise to about 500,000. The output of 190kW and 400n·m brought by the high-power 2.0T engine is also an advantage selling point.
Together, these make the new 4 Series truly have the strength to gallop the track. Driving the Series 4 and Series 8 of this BMW trainer, at the Jingang circuit in Beijing, I felt that "there are only so many tracks to run". After driving for six or seven laps, my heart almost moved at will.
In retrospect, it is mainly due to the obvious improvement of vehicle performance, especially the addition of M-sports differential lock, which is actually the limited slip differential of the rear axle, making the vehicle more comfortable when handling corners at high speed. For example, you don't have to be too careful when refueling in a corner to determine whether you are in bending center or the throttle is too big. M-sports differential lock can keep the power output of the rear wheel, especially when you continuously turn corners, making the corners more stable. The rigidity of the whole vehicle is improved and the body is lower. When driving the 4 series, you can better feel the follow-up of the rear of the car, and there will be no feeling of slow heat. In short, it runs smoothly.
The feeling that this generation of BMW 4 Series runs smoothly is also reflected in the fact that you really don't need to pay too much attention to driving skills when running the Xiaojinkana circuit. You just need to look at the corner, and then give everything to the vehicle control system, and you can run a good lap speed. On the contrary, if you are impatient and accelerate with more horsepower, it is easy to slow down in corners-the electronic system will control the power on the wheels when the vehicle is about to get out of control, and then you will slow down if you accelerate again.
In fact, due to the 2.0T high-power engine and the M-sports differential lock, the BMW 430i is easier to float, and it is easier to drift in a fixed circle after floating-of course, provided that you don't feel bad about the tires.
After driving, I will talk about the styling of this generation of BMW 4 Series. After two days together, I personally feel that the shape of this car is more and more loving-not that kind of intense passion, but a free and easy feeling with a long aftertaste.
This generation of BMW 4 Series was also controversial when it first appeared. The huge kidney-type front air intake grille does not seem to be subtle at all. However, BMW is confident in this design. They said that this design is a "great contribution" made by the design team in China, and it should reflect a kind of "pioneer self-confidence".
"What kind of sports do young people like? One is a sprinter's bow, and the other is Liu Xiang's confidence in hurdling. Obviously, the posture of the new 4 Series is closer to the posture of the latter, and the huge vertical double kidney air intake grille has a confident temperament. It may seem a bit exaggerated at first glance, but young China consumers will like this style. It is important to know that the average age of BMW owners in China is younger than that in Europe and America 17 years old. " BMW explained this.
On the other hand, BMW decided to adopt this design element when reviewing the design, because this vertical kidney grille also inherited two important sports cars of BMW in the 1930s and 1970s-1936 BMW? 328 and 197 1 M model predecessor BMW? 3.0? Crime scene investigation. Moreover, this design will be continued on the subsequent i4 and iNEXT pure electric vehicles, which is enough to show the self-challenge within BMW.
The 430i we test-drive is an M-sports night suit, so the whole front air intake grille has been blackened, including the whole frame surrounded by black piano paint, and the center is decorated with a star screen. Another highlight is that there are two groups of blue light in the slender and sharp headlights, which are the smart laser headlights that come standard in Obsidian night clothes. You know, this is not optional on X5.
The new generation of 4 series is also very distinctive in the body lines, and the shadow of 3 series can hardly be found. The most typical thing is that the ridge line extended from the hood is more muscular, and a groove in the front of the car embeds the logo of blue sky and white clouds, which is also unique.
The design of the upper and lower double waistlines and the prominent tension surface in the middle make the side of the whole car look strong enough, but it is not exaggerated. Of course, the most pleasing thing is the decline of the whole roof line, which is slender and natural, without any sense of restraint, and also forms a very beautiful back shoulder line. It is worth mentioning that in the design of the rear triangle window, BMW designers did not comply with the requirements of "Hoffman Angle", but made an extra line to connect the window lines that should have been gathered together, so that the C-pillar was both powerful and elegant.
In fact, what many people don't know is that although the level of the 4 Series is "half" lower than that of the 8 Series, the body size is not inferior, especially the wheelbase of 285 1mm is even longer than that of the 8 Series, and the borderless door of the 4 Series is also the longest in the whole BMW series, so the 4 Series is really "not weak".
The advantage of a long wheelbase is that the rear space is no longer a display. Even if I am an adult sitting in the back row 174cm, I can still have two fingers in the leg space, and the head space is a little weaker, but I will still wipe my head. This means that it is not impossible for four people to travel long distances in this car, what's more, the 4-series electric tailgate is open, and the trunk space inside is large enough to put two 24-inch suitcases.
Finally, I want to talk about a newly upgraded technological intelligence of BMW 4 series-supporting the "digital key" function released by Apple, which can be used by iPhone or Apple? The watch unlocks, starts and controls the vehicle. From the experience, BMW's digital key is still very convenient and fast. You only need to use an authorized iPhone device 4 cm close to the door-both of them use NFC near field communication instead of Bluetooth to exchange data, which is safer and more reliable-to unlock the vehicle. After that, the mobile phone needs to be placed on the wireless charging panel, and the vehicle will be recognized as the car key before the vehicle can be started.
This new experience may bring the owners of BMW 4 Series a confident experience of being at the forefront of the trend.
On the whole, although BMW's new generation 4 Series was born out of G20 car series, it is completely different from the previous generation, more like an independent car series, with more confident and unique design, especially the huge vertical kidney air intake grille, which is particularly eye-catching.
At the same time, although the interior design of the car basically follows the 3 series, due to the late launch time, the 4 series also has some additional improvements in technology configuration, including numeric keys and support for Apple? CarPlay, Baidu CarLife function, etc. It can be further strengthened by OTA in the later stage.
From the point of handling and driving, the new generation 4 Series is more balanced in comfort, driving sense and daily use, especially the change from standard to domestic 3 Series, which will make the younger generation of consumers who pursue sports and driving pleasure more popular, but it is not a style that pursues pure and ultimate driving pleasure. Perhaps I can understand that once BMW fans only had the choice of 2 series and 3 series in personality fun and home style, now BMW brand has given a new choice in the middle, that is, 4 series, which is more comprehensive but has extraordinary taste.
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