2JZ-No-Sh*t
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^It looks like they just grafted the 8 series roof onto the Z4.
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And lowered it...^It looks like they just grafted the 8 series roof onto the Z4.
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Toyota FJ cruiser for the win!!So my buddy messaged me today local dealer has Z4 on the lot. I was on the way into my office and thought Id check it out since Toyota didnt have one at the Pittsburgh Car Show. Its a little smaller in person then pictures show. The interior is very nice lots of room for me Im 6'2" 230lbs. The fit and finish its very nice wheel felt very nice in hand quality is there little nicer then my wifes new Lexus interior. Started it up sounds nice didnt get to drive or rev etc. It was just a quick stop but I plan to go back to test drive.
I have a depsoit down on the Supra at the Toyota dealership five miles up the road. The BMW salesman said I could get a Z4 spec the way I want in 3-4 weeks.
They have to be in the right mode. Assuming the Z4 is like other bmws, it will only pop and open the exhaust valves in sport and sport plus.Agreed, it makes a pretty small rumble
Maybe because that is the Z4 30i..Just saw the G29 and it's...pretty damn quiet
I just saw an R32, and man talk about an exhaust that calls to your heartThey have to be in the right mode. Assuming the Z4 is like other bmws, it will only pop and open the exhaust valves in sport and sport plus.
My favorites from my experience are straight piped models of the GT3, Huracan, F430, Murcielago, and E92 M3.I just saw an R32, and man talk about an exhaust that calls to your heart
Personally Driven: The new Z4: Top down, a turbo on
It’s a major leap forward from the last generation of BMW Z4 Roadsters.
WRITTEN BY BY ANDY ANDREWS
It's a major leap forward from the last generation of BMW Z4 Roadsters.
That's what Jay Simon, client adviser at Tom Masano Auto Group BMW, 1015 Lancaster Ave., had to say.
Simon calls the new Z4 a “fun, sporty, pure essentialist kind of car that is a huge leap forward” in design and performance.
On its website, BMW calls the new redesigned — at least technologically — Z4 Roadster an “irresistible force embodying everything a roadster should be.”
The tech is boosted. You get the BMW IDrive 7.0 operating system using a 10-1/4 inch touch screen with voice command or new haptic (vibrations, motions or force) controls.
With IDrive 7.0, Simon calls it a “live cockpit” that drivers can personalize. The mission of BMW is to some day push updates to the car. (Yes, your car is going to be more like your smartphone or laptop with regular computer updates.)
OK, so what's cool about the new Z4? It's the next generation from the 2016 redesign. All well and good, but how does the soft-top coupe perform?
It sports a 2-liter, 4-cylinder TwinPower turbo engine that delivers about 255 horsepower and 295 pound-feet of torque. Transmission is an eight-speed automatic. BMW says it delivers an increase of 15 horsepower and 35 pound-feet of torque over the previous generation. As an S Drive, it is rear-wheel drive only.
You can dart from zero to 60 in 5.2 seconds.
Simon noted that later this year, the Z4 will be equipped with an M40I high-performance 6-cylinder turbo with an eight-speed automatic transmission. Sadly, there is no stick shift available.
MSRP was $49,700. The one I tested — with shadow trim, sporting a new exterior color called San Francisco Red and an interior leather called Vernasca ivory white with decor stitching, 19-inch Jet Black wheels and IDrive — costs $59,495, which includes a $995 destination charge.
So what are the thrills of the new Z4 coupe?
My favorite part has to be customizing the ride for my individual preferences. There are settings for Sport, Comfort and Eco-Pro. The car always starts in Comfort setting. Sport provides more of an edge in speed and handling. Comfort is for long-distance, matter-of-fact driving. And Eco-Pro allows you to save gas.
But you can do some things on the fly, including setting the ride mode. I always gravitate toward Sport. It's hard to resist when accelerating the car south on Rt. 222 to the Gouglersville exit and jetting north again to the dealership. Oh how I like a turbocharged car and its ability to fly past awfully slow drivers.
(A side note: If you don't use the turn signals, lane-keep assist will activate and tug on the wheel to bring you back in the lane. That's a little disconcerting, but I'll take it any day.)
If you keep the speed to 30 miles per hour or less, you can roll down the soft top. In fact, that's a way to personalize a car that Simon and I both believe is great for a Sunday warm-weather drive. Late last week, with 75 degree temperatures sprouting up in Berks, it was great to take the Z4 on a memorable spin around town.