The production version of the Concept Compact Sedan that BMW recently unveiled at the Guangzhou Motor Show will most likely be sold exclusively in China. However, a recent report finds the Munich-based company is preparing to take on the Mercedes-Benz CLA at home and on our shores with a second compact sedan based either on the sporty 2 Series (pictured) or on a new modular platform.
Tentatively called 2 Series Gran Coupe, BMW’s upcoming sedan will essentially be a more spacious version of the aforementioned 2 Series fitted with four doors. It is expected to stretch much longer than its two-door counterpart in order to offer a more spacious interior with an acceptable amount of head room for the passengers riding in the back. The Gran Coupe moniker suggests it will boast a sleek, coupe-like roof line instead of a more traditional design like BMW’s bread-and-butter 3 Series sedan.
Power will be provided by the same four- and six-cylinder engines used by the 2 Series. Buyers in Europe will have access to at least one diesel-burning mill, but it’s too early to tell if BMW will take on the 381-horsepower Mercedes-AMG CLA45 with a hot-rodded sedan powered by the M2’s 365-horsepower, 3.0-liter straight-six. The Gran Coupe will ship with rear-wheel drive, unlike the CLA, and select models will benefit from BMW’s xDrive all-wheel drive system.
Enthusiast website BMW Blog speculates the 2 Series Gran Coupe will be introduced at a major auto show in 2019, and it will go on sale in Europe and in the United States shortly after. If that time frame is accurate, the sedan’s life cycle will be unusually short because a brand new 2 Series is set to make its debut in 2021. A lot can happen until then, so we’re cautiously taking the report with a grain of salt for the time being.
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