Long-term report: A happy hello as a BMW 4-Series joins the fleet (PA/Darren Cassey) If you pay any attention to ‘Car Twitter’ – those car enthusiasts who spend their days chatting to other car enthusiasts on social media – you’d think the new BMW 4-Series is so hideous it makes children cry as it passes them in the street. However, as is so often the case with the exaggerated drama of the online world, the reality is quite different. Admittedly I’ve never been particularly offended by the 4-Series front grille anyway – I think many people still see it as the ludicrously oversized unit fitted to the early prototype model – but in the metal it actually works really well.