Cheaper, FWD BMW 228i Gran Coupe added to US market
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Just as we’re getting ready to enter 2021, BMW decided to expand its U.S. portfolio with its second front-wheel drive model ever to be sold in the land of the free. After the BMW X1 sDrive28i was introduced a while back, now you can also get a BMW 228i Gran Coupe that is non-xDrive. Of course, this also means it’s cheaper than the xDrive model so might attract new buyers.
With this introduction, the 2 Series range kicks off at the lowest price ever, the 228i having a starting MSRP of $35,700. It’s not the cheapest BMW you can get in the United States right now, but it’s just $300 more than the BMW X1 sDrive28i. Under the sheet metal the two cars share a lot of their underpinnings. Both are made on the FWD UKL platform and both use the same transversely-mounted 2-liter 4-cylinder 228 HP engine under the hood.