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BMW 2 Series Gran Coupé F44 (2020–2024)
Sold from March 2020 to autumn 2024 and built only in Leipzig, the F44 is the four-door coupé of the 1 Series F40 family. Identify your version by the kW on the registration document: the 218i, for example, went from 103 to 100 kW in November 2020. Figures come from BMW documents, the F44 handbook and the ADAC catalogue; anything we could not verify is left out.
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Gran Coupé or 1 Series F40: what differs
The F44 is the four-door coupé version of BMW’s front-wheel-drive compact: it uses the architecture of the 1 Series F40, transverse engines included. Four doors with frameless windows, 4,526 mm long, 1,800 mm wide, 1,420 mm high, a 2,670 mm wheelbase and a 430-litre boot, 40 litres more than the two-door 2 Series Coupé. It has nothing in common with the rear-wheel-drive 2 Series Coupé (F22, then G42). Mechanically, the engines are those of the 1 Series F40 (B38, B48, B37, B47) and BMW’s sheets give the same oil-change quantities as for the equivalent F40 versions; the oil approvals in the F44 handbook (X/21 edition) are also the same. If you know how a 1 Series F40 is serviced, the Gran Coupé is identical: what differs is the body, the boot and the weights.
Engine line-up and engine codes
Petrol: 218i with 103 kW (140 PS, three-cylinder B38A15A according to ADAC) from March to September 2020, then 100 kW (136 PS, B38A15F) from November 2020; 220i with 131 kW (178 PS, four-cylinder B48A20A) from November 2020, with xDrive from March 2021; M235i xDrive with 225 kW (306 PS, B48A20E) from launch. Diesel: 216d with 85 kW (116 PS, three-cylinder B37C15A, dual-clutch only) from November 2020; 218d with 110 kW (150 PS, B47C20B) from July 2020; 220d with 140 kW (190 PS, B47C20B) from launch, with xDrive from July 2020. The 170 kW 228i xDrive is US-only according to BMW’s press kit: it is not covered here. No F44 version has 48-volt mild hybrid technology; BMW introduces it with the next generation (F74). ADAC lists a timing chain for every version.
Maintenance: what BMW documents
Oil change quantities (BMW specification sheets): 4.25 l for the 103 kW 218i, 4.5 l for the 100 kW one, 5.25 l for the 220i and M235i xDrive, 4.8 l for the 216d and 5.5 l for the 218d and 220d. For top-ups, the F44 handbook (X/21) allows up to 1 litre of: petrol — BMW Longlife-12 FE or Longlife-17 FE+, SAE 0W-20 or 0W-30; diesel — BMW Longlife-04 or Longlife-12 FE, SAE 0W-30, 5W-30, 0W-40 or 5W-40. Coolant BMW LC-18 at 50:50; AdBlue to ISO 22241-1 for the diesels. Super RON 95 recommended (minimum RON 91), Super Plus RON 98 for the M235i xDrive. Due dates are calculated by Condition Based Service, stored in the key and shown under CAR › Vehicle status › Service required. BMW’s regular maintenance covers oil, brake fluid, a vehicle check, air filter and microfilter, plus spark plugs (petrol) or fuel filter (diesel). The handbook gives no mileage and no period: the reference is the dates your car displays. Running-in a new car: up to 2,000 km, no more than 4,500 rpm and 160 km/h on petrol, 3,500 rpm and 150 km/h on diesel.
Recalls to check
The ADAC catalogue lists no recall for the F44 versions we checked (218i, 220i, 220i xDrive, M235i xDrive, 216d, 218d, 220d and 220d xDrive, 2020 to 2024; checked on 8 October 2026). That is not a guarantee: a BMW workshop can check the VIN for any open campaign on your car.
Dates and updates
World premiere at the Los Angeles Auto Show in November 2019, market launch in March 2020 with the 218i, 220d and M235i xDrive. July 2020: 218d and 220d xDrive. November 2020: 216d, the 218i reduced to 100 kW and the arrival of the 220i, as BMW’s whole range moved to Euro 6d. March 2021: 220i xDrive. From 03/2024, ADAC lists the petrol versions as Euro 6e. ADAC dates the end of the series to 10/2024 (06/2024 for the diesels). The second generation (F74) was presented on 16 October 2024, with market launch announced for March 2025.