New Z4....Shock....Horror...!!

Mr Tidy · Post by **Mr Tidy** » Tue Oct 09, 2018 10:44 pm

firebobby wrote: ↑Tue Oct 09, 2018 10:31 pm I saw a white one on the road last weekend and it looked pretty good, although it was dark.

But did it have a wooden dash?

firebobby · Post by **firebobby** » Tue Oct 09, 2018 10:55 pm

Mr Tidy wrote: ↑Tue Oct 09, 2018 10:44 pm
firebobby wrote: ↑Tue Oct 09, 2018 10:31 pm I saw a white one on the road last weekend and it looked pretty good, although it was dark.
But did it have a wooden dash?

Yes, like proper sports cars do

Mr Tidy · Post by **Mr Tidy** » Tue Oct 09, 2018 11:36 pm

firebobby wrote: ↑Tue Oct 09, 2018 10:55 pm Yes, like proper sports cars do

My mate's V12 E-type didn't have any wood, his Healey 3000 was wood free and his MGA has none either, and even more importantly my E86 has none (my Capris didn't have any either) - what "proper" sports cars are you thinking of?

I can't believe Toyota fitted any wood to an MR2!

firebobby · Post by **firebobby** » Wed Oct 10, 2018 9:14 am

Mr Tidy wrote: ↑Tue Oct 09, 2018 11:36 pm
firebobby wrote: ↑Tue Oct 09, 2018 10:55 pm Yes, like proper sports cars do
My mate's V12 E-type didn't have any wood, his Healey 3000 was wood free and his MGA has none either, and even more importantly my E86 has none (my Capris didn't have any either) - what "proper" sports cars are you thinking of?

I can't believe Toyota fitted any wood to an MR2!

Obviously all the cars you mentioned were the lower spec versions...cheap base models

The MR2 10th anniversary model had a wood insert steering wheel

Busterboo · Post by **Busterboo** » Wed Oct 10, 2018 10:07 am

There's a lot of good sense in this thread and some real laughs out loud, too.

For me, if I had £53k, which I don't, there's a lot of cars I've driven that I wouldn't buy, new or secondhand, including Boxters and F-Types. Happily, though, I would buy the 35iS I've got now.

As my wife says, better lucky than rich.

TONYMOR · Post by **TONYMOR** » Wed Oct 10, 2018 8:17 pm

I guess we will all have to wait and see it in the flesh

Nanu · Post by **Nanu** » Wed Oct 10, 2018 8:19 pm

GuidoK wrote: ↑Tue Oct 09, 2018 8:47 pm Who's to say that the UK wont implement even strickter rules?
Dont you know that the first e85 had an extra catalytic converter compared to the mainland models (they have a straight mid muffler there)? That cost also a little bit of power.

But I do think the new z4 (the m40i model) is too low on power, compared to the competition. the boxster S has 350bhp (but I expect its more in real life, having raced some on the autobahn), and an audi ttrs has 400bhp. If you look back at when the z4m was introduced (or the z3m) and what the competition back then could offer, it was completely the other way round. BMW's had a MASSIVE power advantage back then. Thats all gone now.....

As far as looks go I saw the new z4 back in the flesh 1,5 weeks ago on a sneak preview at BMW HQ. I thought it was a good looking car but hardly a surprising car from a design pov. Styling of the seats was very good though.

In this 'off'white it was a bit 'meh'

Didn't you take any pics with the top up?

GuidoK · Post by **GuidoK** » Thu Oct 11, 2018 1:18 am

Nanu wrote: ↑Wed Oct 10, 2018 8:19 pm Didn't you take any pics with the top up?

No. Top wasnt put up in this sneak preview

MrPT · Post by **MrPT** » Tue Oct 16, 2018 11:41 pm

At least it looks better than this thing.

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TONYMOR · Post by **TONYMOR** » Wed Oct 17, 2018 1:12 am

Have to agree.

Z4 Beemer · Post by **Z4 Beemer** » Wed Oct 17, 2018 7:21 am

I think the X7 is meant to be a challenger to Range Rover... good luck with that.

Jembo · Post by **Jembo** » Wed Oct 17, 2018 8:06 am

Z4 Beemer wrote: ↑Wed Oct 17, 2018 7:21 am I think the X7 is meant to be a challenger to Range Rover... good luck with that.

Well they did raid the parts bin a few years ago

skelters · Post by **skelters** » Wed Oct 17, 2018 6:33 pm

Rathean · Post by **Rathean** » Sat Oct 20, 2018 8:22 am

Y'all realise its the Audi TT effect

TT Mk 1 rewrote the rules around 2 seater sports coupes (E85)
TT Mk 2 moved the design half way towards an A5 but kept some distinction (E89)
TT Mk 3... full on meh (G29)

goon · Post by **goon** » Wed Oct 24, 2018 7:07 pm

Personally I like the styling of this but I'm afraid its going down the usual BMW path recently of automatic gearbox only option which I do not like. GIVE THE CUSTOMERS A CHOICE !!!!

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