For 2025, the oddest BMW is getting a makeover. The 2 Series Gran Coupe will see an update to both its styling and its performance for the new model year.
The 2 Series Gran Coupe is the adopted child of the BMW lineup. Its presence sometimes requires a little explanation.
The standard BMW 2 Series is a coupe. The 2 Series Gran Coupe is not a coupe. We said this would get weird. “Gran Coupe” is BMW’s term for a coupe stretched into a 4-door car. The cars share a name but nearly nothing else. The 2 Series coupe sits on its own platform, developed in-house at BMW. The 2 Series Gran Coupe rides on the platform of the Mini Countryman instead (BMW owns Mini, and the two brands’ engineering groups cooperate on this one).
It’s the only BMW available in front-wheel drive (FWD), though all-wheel-drive (AWD) variants are also available.
All that said, the adopted child will look more like a biological member of the family after the new round of updates. Prices will start at $40,775 (including a $1,175 destination charge).
Still Small, But a Bigger Kind of Small
The car grows by 0.7 inches for its second generation. It looks like it grew more than that, as the new design has more in common with other BMW 4-door models. Sharper character lines solve some of the odd bulbous-ness of the last design.
Designers spared it the bucktooth look of the giant grille that characterizes the 4 Series Gran Coupe. New vertical strake LED running lights contribute to the more linear look. It gains a more prominent Hofmeister kink at the rear glass with a big embossed “2” where the 5 Series wears its 5.
Inside, a wide, curved screen dominates the dash. It’s the same look as other newer Bimmer designs – a pair of screens, one for the driver and one as a central touchscreen, mounted together like they’re one. They’re 10.3 and 10.7 inches, respectively. But in such a small space, they look enormous.
The touchscreen runs BMW’s iDrive 9 interface, which allows for voice control of many cabin functions. Wireless Apple CarPlay and Android Auto let you choose a phone-like interface if you want one.
A head-up display and massaging seats are optional — nice features for such an entry-level model.
Power Boost, Stiffer Structure
Under the hood sits a turbocharged 2.0-liter 4-cylinder engine. In the base 228 model, it makes 241 horsepower. That’s 13 more than last year. BMW will offer the 228 only as an xDrive all-wheel-drive model at launch, but will add the less-expensive 228 sDrive front-wheel-drive version later next year.
An M235 xDrive version gets 312 hp from a version of the same 4-cylinder engine. Power now goes through a 7-speed dual-clutch automatic transmission (DCT) rather than last year’s 8-speed model.
But the more significant changes, BMW says, come in the chassis and suspension.
“Agility, steering precision, and cornering dynamics are enhanced by the increased rigidity of the body structure, and chassis connection as well as especially solid axle support bearings in the front section,” BMW says.
“Both the single-joint suspension strut-type front axle at the front and the modular three-link rear axle have been extensively revised and fitted with new components to optimize rigidity and weight.”
2025 BMW 2 Series Gran Coupe Pricing
Prices include a mandatory $1,175 destination fee.
| Trim Level | MSRP + Destination Fee |
| 228 sDrive | $40,775 |
| 228 xDrive | $42,775 |
| M235 xDrive | $50,675 |
