BMW 2-SERIES CONVERTIBLE

When BMW launched the BMW 2-Series Coupe and BMW 2-Series Convertible, it raised the bar in the premium compact class in terms of dynamic prowess, aesthetic appeal and emotional richness. And the new generation of the two models promises to build on this success when it is launched in July 2017. Rear-wheel drive (unique in the segment) and efficient drive systems link up to provide unbeatable sports performance, excellent ride comfort shares centre stage with razor-sharp dynamics, and emotional depth is combined with an air of elegance. All that remains is the choice of Coupe or Convertible.

The BMW 2-Series Coupe: compact, athletic

The BMW 2-Series Coupe has been on the market since 2014, standing out alluringly from the rest of its segment with an overall concept featuring, in time-honoured BMW coupe style, a two-door body with classical three-box design, four seats and rear-wheel drive, plus engines and suspension tuned to deliver sporting responses. It is a recipe further enhanced by the everyday practicality of the 4,432-millimetre-long BMW 2-Series Coupe, which has a boot capacity of 390 litres.

The BMW 2-Series Convertible: driving pleasure, open to the sky

Making its debut alongside the Coupe is the new BMW 2-Series Convertible, which has identical dimensions. Short overhangs, a long bonnet, a set-back passenger compartment, a long wheelbase and a wide track produce the classical proportions of a BMW convertible. The electrically operated fabric soft-top slips down into the body to create a boat-deck look and offers excellent acoustic comfort when closed thanks to additional insulation. Plus, it can be opened while on the move - at speeds of up to 50 km/h (31 mph).

The BMW 2-Series Coupe and 2-Series Convertible enjoy success around the world

Since 2014 BMW has delivered more than 140,000 units of the 2-Series Coupe and 2-Series Convertible (as at the end of February 2017) to customers around the world. The 2-Series Coupe has accounted for the lion's share of this figure, with around 93,000 units sold, while the Convertible - launched in 2015 - has notched up roughly 48,000 sales. One in three cars (2-Series Coupe: 32 per cent, 2-Series Convertible: 33 per cent) are delivered to customers in the USA, making it the single largest market for the two 2-Series models. Next up for the 2-Series Coupe are Great Britain (18 per cent) and Germany (12 per cent), while Germany (27 per cent) and Great Britain (13 per cent) are the most popular destinations for the 2-Series Convertible after the US. The cars are produced at BMW Plant Leipzig.

Exterior and lighting design

A low-slung silhouette, dynamically stretched lines with compact proportions and powerfully contoured surfaces accentuate the sporting credentials and elegance of both the BMW 2-Series Coupe and BMW 2-Series Convertible. And with the changing of the guard from outgoing model to new comes a new and more striking front end for both cars.

LED light graphic creates a sharper gaze

Twin headlights help ensure the front end sticks to the traditional BMW template. The BMW 2-Series Coupe and BMW 2-Series Convertible are now equipped with new bi-LED headlights as standard. The headlights are composed of a familiar silhouette: flat-bottomed headlight tubes encircled by daytime running light rings and a dynamic cropped look produced by the characteristic "eyebrow" design. The main headlights can also be specified in adaptive full-LED form as an option, their eye-catching light graphic strengthening the dynamic and technical impression created by the front end. The familiar twin-circular-headlight look has a hexagonal interpretation, creating an even more precise and modern appearance. The optional LED front foglamps set the seal on the new lighting design for the BMW 2-Series Coupe and BMW 2-Series Convertible.