---
title: "Here’s Our Clearest Look Yet at the Next BMW 4 Series"
description: "The grille is happening, people."
date: "2020-02-06"
modified: "2020-02-06"
authors:
  - name: "Chris Tsui"
    job_title: "Contributor"
    link: "https://www.thedrive.com/authors/chris-tsui"
url: "https://www.thedrive.com/news/32100/heres-our-clearest-look-yet-at-the-next-bmw-4-series"
categories:
  - "BMW News"
  - "News"
  - "News by Brand"
tags:
  - "4 Series"
  - "BMW"
  - "Coupe"
  - "luxury"
---

# Here’s Our Clearest Look Yet at the Next BMW 4 Series

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After being snapped [making its way down the assembly line back in October](<https://www.thedrive.com/news/30572/leaked-photo-of-bmw-with-massive-kidney-grille-could-be-next-gen-4-series>), a car that's all-but-confirmed to be the next BMW 4 Series is showing its massive grille once again thanks to some sneaky photographers. Spotted on the [*Bimmerpost* forums](<https://g20.bimmerpost.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1692290>), the shots depict a partially exposed BMW sitting in what appears to be a cargo ship or container (peep the heavy-duty straps and wheel chocks) with a bucktooth-style kidney grille mirroring that of the [Concept 4](<https://www.thedrive.com/news/30351/bmw-defends-polarizing-concept-4-design-massive-kidney-grilles>) and [M4 GT3 race car](<https://www.thedrive.com/news/31381/bmw-m4-gt3-race-car-teaser-confirms-ridiculous-grille-more-than-500-hp-in-road-car>).

![message-editor%2F1580999836688-2020-g22-bmw-4-series-leaked1.jpg](<https://www.thedrive.com/wp-content/uploads/content-b/message-editor/1580999836688-2020-g22-bmw-4-series-leaked1.jpg>)
**EmirK/Bimmerpost**

![message-editor%2F1581001288183-2020-g22-bmw-4-series-leaked2.jpg](<https://www.thedrive.com/wp-content/uploads/content-b/message-editor/1581001288183-2020-g22-bmw-4-series-leaked2.jpg>)
**EmirK/Bimmerpost**

While the previous leak only gave us a peek at the front of the next 4er (allegedly), this most recent leak includes a glimpse at the German coupe's production-ready rear end that's clearly Concept 4-inspired and unmistakably a BMW. Again, allegedly.

As for the specific caliber of 4 Series this happens to be, this doesn't look like it's the full-on M4 but a rather warmed-up M440i what with its sporty-but-not-too-aggressive front and rear bumpers.

Speaking of full-on M cars, previous reports have quoted BMW M boss Markus Flasch in saying [the next-gen M3 won't launch until next year](<https://www.thedrive.com/news/30705/next-gen-bmw-m3-wont-be-released-until-2021-despite-car-being-ready>) despite the car being ready since at least last October. Both the M3 and M4 are expected to get the same 3.0-liter turbocharged straight-six already employed in the X3 and X4 M crossovers making up to 503 horsepower.

*The Drive* has reached out to BMW for comment on this latest crop of leaked photos and will update this story when we hear back.

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## Author
Chris Tsui is *The Drive*'s former Reviews Editor and current freelance automotive journalist. He's based in Toronto.

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