The 2025 BMW 4-Series Gets Updated and Refreshed

Visual tweaks and new mild-hybrid power come into play

Dare we say it looks better? Yes, we dare (image: BMW).

BMW just pulled the covers off its refreshed 4-Series for the 2025 model year, and the changes are bigger underneath than they are on the surface. The beaver-toothed kidney grilles are still there, so don’t get your hopes up. The good news is that the front end looks more cohesive, as we say in the automotive journalism world. That’s everyman speak for better looking. What used to be kind of an in-your-face look has grown on us, and sales figures have proven that with year-over-year improvements compared to the previous generation (pre-2022).

The revised look comes courtesy of new headlights, as well as taillights. Both the shape and the light signatures have changed. The hexagonal versions in the outgoing model’s headlights have been replaced by sectioned quadrilateral shapes. Most folks will never notice, and they’ll never notice that the inner edge of the headlight is more curvaceous than the previous model’s. The taillights get more of a multi-layered wave-like pattern that’s quite attractive. The performance-minded M440i grille that’s similar to the M4s, trimmed in black. The new 4-Series also gets a host of new colors inside and out, as well as new wheel styles.

The most significant change is under the skin. Both engines, the base 2.0-liter turbo inline-four and the 3.0-liter inline-six, get paired to a 48-volt starter-generator for mild electric assist. The mild hybrid is really for smoother operations, meaning idling and coming to and leaving from a stop. While the smaller displacement engine still churns out 255 horsepower and 295 pound-feet of torque, the six-cylinder engine is up 4 horses (386) and 29 pound-feet (398). The new setup may also equate to better fuel efficiency for both engines.

The 2025 4-Series gets minor changes in the cabin: low-profile center vents with ambient lighting, standard steering wheel-mounted shift paddles, and a new feature that lets you connect your smartphone’s data plan to the Bimmer eSIM card. Otherwise, the interior is sporty and high-tech, with BMW’s iDrive 8 infotainment software via the brand’s dual-screen Curved Display that incorporates a 12.3-inch digital instrument cluster and a 14.9-inch infotainment screen. It’s a stunner and easily one of the best infotainment systems in the industry.

The new models in all trims will start selling in March. Pricing starts at $51,695 for the base rear-wheel drive 430i coupe. The M440i with its 6-cylinder engine starts at $65,245. The convertible 430i starts at $59,695 and the convertible M440i starts at $73,245. All-wheel drive adds $2,000 to each model.