Congrats to BIMMERPOST member mntbiker for being our first member to take Performance Center Delivery for a 4 Series coupe. Here is his delivery journal:
I just got back from an awesome weekend at the Performance Center in SC and a day of driving on the Blue Ridge Parkway. My wife and I drove down to Greenville, SC on Thursday evening for our Friday delivery date. We dropped off a rental car at the airport and the hotel picked us up in a nice 750Li. We then had a fantastic dinner at the hotel and went to bed early. On Friday morning we had breakfast at the hotel and took a shuttle to the Performance Center.
The day started early at 8AM and we … CONTINUED
With the BMW 4 Series Convertible (F33) making its world debut this week at the LA Auto Show, BMW is now unabashedly driving fully uncovered test vehicles in public on multiple continents.
The 435i Convertible M Sport in Estoril Blue (exclusive M Sport color) was recently spotted in Germany while the 435i Sport Line Convertible in Melbourne Red was making its rounds in Malibu, California. Thanks to Dackelone and CPWINCH for the photos.
Production on the 4 Series Convertible begins this month and will arrive in US showrooms in the first quarter of 2014. The 428i Convertible is priced in the U.S. beginning at $49,675 and 435i model at $55,825 (not including destination & handling for both).
For full details on the 4 Series Convertible, see our … CONTINUED
Auto Bild stacks the 435i Coupe against the Audi S5 and Mercedes E400 coupes.
Video review and summary translation inside.
Finalist: BMW 4 Series
By: Frank Markus
We Like: Baby 6 Series style, buttoned-down suspenders, smoother start/stop.
We Don’t Like: Filene’s Basement frills at Prada prices, clunky connectivity.
“It’s a two-door 3 Series, a variant with a very light refresh,” declared Evans during Saturday morning’s welcome walk-around by way of questioning the 4 Series’ legitimacy as a contender. But by Sunday night, the 428i and 435i had proven themselves to be much more. Theodore proclaimed the 4 “the first BMW I’d consider buying in a long time,” citing its smoother, better-balanced handling and greatly improved interior relative to the 3 Series. Lieberman lauded upgrades to the 3′s “bouncy suspension and paint-shaker start/stop system.” And of the widened, lowered bodywork, design guru Gale said, “If I had to … CONTINUED
This 4 Series Convertible (F33) was spotted in the US (New Jersey), one of the first fully revealed models we have seen.
What’s interesting about this particular car is that it’s a Modern Line 4 Series Convertible (unavailable for the U.S.), as well as sporting an M Sport steering wheel, M shift knob and manual transmission. The U.S. 4 Series convertible has not been announced as being available with manual transmission. See official 4 Series convertible details inside.
Have a look at a gorgeous 435i M Sport coupe during this recent European Delivery.
The 2014 BMW 435i Gran Coupe Order Guide has just been released to U.S. dealers for the ordering of dealer demo launch cars. As before, this list should generally be reflective of what options will be available for customer cars, though it may not be all-inclusive.
Expect the 4 Series Gran Coupe to hit showrooms by late Spring – early Summer of 2014. If you haven’t seen what the 4 Series Gran Coupe will look like, have a look at our past photos, renderings and news.
2014 435i GRAN COUPE ORDER GUIDE
COLORS
300 – Alpine White
668 – Jet Black
416 – Carbon Black Metallic
475 – Black Sapphire Metallic
481 – Kalahari Beige Metallic
A75 – Melbourne Red Metallic
A83 – Glacier Silver Metallic
A96 – Mineral White Metallic
B38 – Mineral Blue Metallic
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Have a close-up look at the BMW 4 Series Convertible (F33) exterior and interior.
The 2014 U.S. models start at $49,675 (428i) and $55,825 (435i) and will arrive in US showrooms in the first quarter of 2014, after making its world debut at the 2013 LA Auto Show next month.
For all official info on the 4 Series Convertible, see our Official Thread.
The story started with a Facebook post from Debra to BMW. And it ended with a surprisingly delivery of her new BMW 4 Series. What happened?
When Debra saw the BMW 4 Series Launchfilm, she decided to buy a BMW 4 Series Coupe instead of a Mercedes Benz and posted that on Facebook. Guess what: BMW somehow liked that 
and decided to take her by surprise at her delivery at the BMW Welt in Munich…
