BMW 4-Series 3,0L 2021

Most people who order an M440i stop at the colour chart. Whoever specified this one in Japan kept going — straight past the standard palette and into the BMW Individual catalogue. Dravit Grey Metallic on the outside. Fiona Red extended Merino leather on the inside. An anthracite Individual headliner overhead and 19-inch Individual 793i bicolor wheels at the corners. It is a small coupe ordered with the care most people reserve for a 7 Series, sourced from the Japanese market and now for sale in Cyprus. Under the bonnet sits the B58 — the 3.0-litre turbocharged straight-six that has become the benchmark other straight-sixes get measured against. 382 hp and 500 Nm, sharpened by a 48-volt mild-hybrid system that fills the gap before the turbo wakes. The sprint to 100 km/h takes 4.5 seconds through the sport 8-speed automatic and a rear-biased xDrive system. The specification goes deeper than the engine: an M Sport differential locks the rear axle out of corners, adaptive M suspension reads the surface, variable sport steering shortens the rack as lock builds and M Sport brakes in high-gloss red handle the other end of the equation. Combined consumption works out around 7.2 litres per 100 km with CO2 emissions of 164 g/km, which sets the annual Cyprus road tax at €220. The Japanese market treats vehicles differently. Speed limits keep motorway loads gentle, roads stay smooth, salt never touches them and the service culture follows the book to the letter. A performance coupe from Japan tends to arrive in the condition its build sheet promises, which is precisely why it's one of our main sourcing markets. The cabin is the part that stops people. Fiona Red Merino leather covers the seats in extended trim, set against black surfaces, a Sensatec-wrapped instrument panel and that anthracite roof lining. Ambient lighting traces the door and dash contours after dark. The head-up display keeps speed and navigation in the windscreen. BMW Live Cockpit Professional runs the twin di