00:00this is the new or so they claim bmw 2 series grand coupe based on technical specification
00:06in many areas this car is actually inferior to the model it replaces but what's it really like
00:13well as they say where you stand depends on where you sit so let's find out together
00:32so
01:07in some markets BMW does not offer a one-series hatchback only a two-series
01:12coupe and a two-series grand coupe in my review of the previous generation five
01:17years ago I made fun of classifying an ugly sedan as a coupe while I still
01:22believe the car marketing departments are taking the mickey out of their
01:25clients I will spare BMW from further dwelling on its nomenclature there are
01:31other issues worth addressing first the dimensions the new BMW 2 series grand
01:36coupe f74 is just two centimeters longer and 25 centimeters higher than the
01:41previous generation f44 and that's about it the width is the same the wheelbase
01:47is identical the truck is different by a couple of millimeters for some reason the
01:51ground clearance has been reduced from 152 to 145 millimeters the car has
01:58obviously gained weight and I could go on knocking on it but I'll start with one
02:02area where BMW has actually improved something looks are subjective but in my
02:08review five years ago I said that from the side you see the rear doors are too
02:13short and they are a telltale sign of the segment this car is in BMW listened probably
02:20not just to my whinging and extended the rear door but only optically because the
02:27opening is still as small as it was however in my opinion the 2 series grand
02:32coupe a profile now looks better also the falling roofline is at a slightly
02:38different angle and the car is just more pleasant to look at it's something like a
02:44miniature 8 series grand coupé
03:01this type of tweaks here and there make the 2 series grand coupé quite pleasant to
03:06look at in my opinion there is no place in my life for this type of the car but
03:10now I find it almost nice while the previous generation had two visible
03:16exhaust tips even in the diesel variant now the 2 series even with an M package
03:22has a single exhaust tip hidden away under the rear diffuser partly because the
03:27current 220 is a three-banger formerly known as the 218 I
03:46to be honest for the first couple of days driving the 220 grand coupé I didn't
03:51even realize it was a small displacement engine the car has got decent punch and
03:56rather indecent fuel economy in my non-scientific combined cycle the car
04:03used about 8 liters per 100 kilometers I was a bit surprised because the x320 I
04:09drove recently had similar fuel economy but I thought okay the 2 liter 4
04:15cylinder engine is just so good it can efficiently propel even an SUV I was
04:22astonished to find out this is actually a 3 cylinder 1.5 liter engine
04:30at least acceleration is BMW style under promised and over delivered instead of
04:367.9 seconds I got 7.6 seconds in sport mode 8.3 seconds in normal mode and this is
04:43one of the very few parameters where the 220 improves on the old 218 I fuel economy
04:51should be 5.8 liters per 100 kilometers combined in the 220 and 5.6 liters in the 218 I
04:59also the 220 is
05:01about 100 kilograms heavier than the 218 I better dynamics are achieved thanks to the mild hybrid which
05:08adds weight and some 20 kilograms which the 220 now has 170 and I know too many numbers complicated
05:21ride and handling I had no complaints in the previous generation and I have no complaints here either the BMW
05:302 series
05:31is even though it's front wheel drive drives like a BMW it's fast it's agile it responds
05:38immediately to drivers commands in addition the suspension is suitably comfortable but firm the car
05:44goes over bumps without a problem despite 19 inch rims optional of course to be fair I got into the
05:512 series
05:52Grand Coupe from a Mazda CX 60 which in addition to being an SUV a much bigger car has absolutely
05:58terrible ride
05:59it's both too soft and too crashy so where you stand depends on where you sit
06:07similarly a few months ago I drove the M135 X drive and complained that the car was too easy to
06:13drive too
06:14fast especially for an inexperienced driver because it could end in tears in 220 I feel like I have more
06:22feedback at lower speeds it could also mean that I'm just not a good enough driver for BMW's more powerful
06:28models but I will stick to my guns that it's probably more fun to drive a car in which I
06:35can feel what's
06:36going on before it's too late the biggest leap forward in the f74 compared to the f44 is the
06:47introduction of newer generation of driver assistance systems the previous generation was designed at a time
06:52when models on the UKL platform lacked systems offered on more expensive models finally there's
06:59adaptive cruise control with lane keeping assist parking assistant was available in the previous
07:03generation but now you can save a parking space and the reversing assistant remembers
07:08not the last 50 but the last 200 meters of maneuvers objectively visibility cannot be better because
07:17it's roughly the same body shape but in the meantime I have driven so many cars with thick a pillars
07:23that
07:23the BMW 2 series grand coupe is not so bad after all the same goes for soundproofing in the era
07:31of reducing
07:31emissions soundproofing is also being thrown out from cars so the 2 series grand coupe is not too bad
07:38however I have not yet driven the new Mercedes-Benz CLA
07:45and that's a good segue to the engine lineup while the new generation of the Mercedes-Benz A-Class
07:53debuted in CLA form as an electric only model at least for now BMW is sticking at least for now
08:01two internal combustion engines in the compact segment namely the 300 horsepower m235 x-drive 218
08:09horsepower 223 x-drive the 170 horsepower 220 the 122 horsepower 216 the 163 horsepower 220 d and the
08:20150 horsepower 218 d 223 220 220 d or mild hybrids if someone wants an electric car from BMW group
08:27they will
08:28have to go to go to mini for an aceman or a cooper e however considering the level of advancement
08:33of the
08:33compact electric car from mercedes-benz if you want that electric compact bmw you will have to wait for
08:40the neue classe to debut and its technology to trickle down to lesser beamers
09:03the cockpit of the bmw 2 series grand coupe is a stripped down version of bmw os9 meaning there is
09:11no i drive controller wheel almost everything is operated from the screen with two shortcut buttons
09:18physical one takes us to the basic car settings and the other one to light settings and yes light
09:26settings on the screen are the work of the devil and i hope bmw and other brands guilty of this
09:32offense will be punished for it by euro n cup and the customers on the plus side the infotainment system
09:39works pretty well it doesn't crash and once you have set up everything and stored it in the cloud
09:45hopefully you're not going to use it anymore because there is wireless android auto and apple carplay
09:51there is a wireless charger down here at the bottom of the console however although it works
09:57if there is any actual cooling of the phone here it's insufficient above the charger is a little cubby
10:04from which objects fall when you accelerate too hard there are cup holders small storage under the armrest
10:13and the glove box is also pretty small the door pockets are sufficient the seats are also very
10:20comfortable in this version seats in the m135 which i reviewed a couple of months ago had integrated headrests
10:28which often leads to compromise but they turned out to be good and in this 220 grand coupe review unit
10:34we have optional sports seats which are part of the m package and they are surprisingly comfortable as well
10:41now i know that the m package looks cool but if you value comfort avoid anything with sport and m
10:49in
10:50the name the rear is identical to the previous generation there is enough leg room but not much
10:56headroom i wondered where the extra centimeters resulting from extra body height and lower ground
11:02clearance went perhaps the roofline starts to drop a little earlier in the rear and as a result the
11:08passenger in the back ends up rubbing their head on the headliner anyway while the 220 grand coupe is
11:14classified as a five-seater the rear middle seat passenger seat belt is for occasional use regardless
11:21i suggest buckling it in because when it's in its attachment point on the rear parcel shelf
11:29it rattles it took me a while to find the source of this annoying noise now if it was my
11:35own car i would
11:36probably just put some felt in it but on the other hand this is not some 10 year old dacia
11:42but a brand
11:43new premium car in normal circumstances the boot volume remains unchanged 430 liters with underfloor
11:51storage but because the 220 is a mild hybrid we are left with 360 liters and half of the space
11:58under the
11:59floor of course more is better but as you can see i still manage to fit a lot of shopping
12:04in the deeper
12:05part of the boot prices of the bmw two series grand coupe start at 36 200 euro for the 216
12:13grand coupe
12:14this test car is a 220 grand coupe and with options it costs 57 590 euro which is an absurd
12:22amount of
12:23money and i'm not even going to try and defend bmw here 35 grand and hold out your hand but
12:30seriously the
12:30new two series grand coupe is in some areas better than the previous generation but in other areas
12:37it's the same or unfortunately worse at least it's not an audi so i don't have to think of a
12:42corny
12:42progress through technology joke and what do you think about the new bmw two series grand coupe
12:49maybe you prefer the audi a3 limousine or maybe you're waiting for the new electric mercedes-benz
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