Leaked pictures of production Z4

[Jembo]

Looks a bit Honda S2000 from the side

[sars]

It's great to see the side profiles against each other, think the G29 styling is quite a bit more aggressive than the previous two incarnations and weights back down to E85 levels, circa 1500 kg for the Z4-M40i. There's some lovely little design styling features, I like the way the side vents look and how the top line extends to a crease over the flanks. I also have a hunch that the gloss black trim on the front apron and side vents is an optional colour and you can have it colour coded per the F32. The pebble beach photos are pretty good, that darker matte orange with the graphite 19" wheels looks lovely, however the red with black alloys does nothing for me. I'm not sure on the overhangs, front styling has been somewhat limited by pedestrian crash protection and the rear to get a bigger boot, but I do like the rear end. I think the mew front end is my least favourite of the three generations.

[PerryGunn]

Almost ten years on and the comments are very similar in vein to those made when the E89 was released...

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plus ça change, plus c'est la même chose...

[Marlon]

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Great comparison pics MrPT

I believe the E85 has the sleekest profile because of the proportions I've highlighted in yellow.
Imo these over-hangs and arch heights are so important and give the Mk1 a lower more compact and classical 2-seater roadster feel.

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[djstan]

I like the rear - looks good. I can't say the same for the nose, but hopefully with enough feedback they'll improve it on the LCI version

[PerryGunn]

I believe the E85 has the sleekest profile because of the proportions I've highlighted in yellow.
Imo these over-hangs and arch heights are so important and give the Mk1 a lower more compact and classical 2-seater roadster feel.

The problem with doing what you've done there Colin, is that the images aren't to scale - the E85 is also at a slight angle which complicates matters further. I've rescaled the images slightly so that the proportions align with the real-world (e.g. E85 wheelbase = E89 wheelbase), rotated them so the cills are level and added some feature height comparison lines at various points...

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[Marlon]

I believe the E85 has the sleekest profile because of the proportions I've highlighted in yellow.
Imo these over-hangs and arch heights are so important and give the Mk1 a lower more compact and classical 2-seater roadster feel.

The problem with doing what you've done there Colin, is that the images aren't to scale - the E85 is also at a slight angle which complicates matters further. I've rescaled the images slightly so that the proportions align with the real-world (e.g. E85 wheelbase = E89 wheelbase), rotated them so the cills are level and added some feature height comparison lines at various points...

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Thanks Perry - good work fella

[MrPT]

I believe the E85 has the sleekest profile because of the proportions I've highlighted in yellow.
Imo these over-hangs and arch heights are so important and give the Mk1 a lower more compact and classical 2-seater roadster feel.

The problem with doing what you've done there Colin, is that the images aren't to scale - the E85 is also at a slight angle which complicates matters further. I've rescaled the images slightly so that the proportions align with the real-world (e.g. E85 wheelbase = E89 wheelbase), rotated them so the cills are level and added some feature height comparison lines at various points...

z4comparison.jpg

Thanks Perry - good work fella

Nice! Hadn’t appreciated how strong the design language similarity is between the first two. You can still see that original pencil sketch.

[jimmybell]

front looks .. awful :/

[EdP]

The red black combo is doing the front no good. The frozen grey looks really good.

[Nanu]

Like the sound, like the wheels and that's about it really.

I know this is going to upset a lot of people but seeing the soft top up I now know why all the promotional pictures were shown with it down. Looks really cheap and nasty.

Sorry

[john-e89]

I believe the E85 has the sleekest profile because of the proportions I've highlighted in yellow.
Imo these over-hangs and arch heights are so important and give the Mk1 a lower more compact and classical 2-seater roadster feel.

The problem with doing what you've done there Colin, is that the images aren't to scale - the E85 is also at a slight angle which complicates matters further. I've rescaled the images slightly so that the proportions align with the real-world (e.g. E85 wheelbase = E89 wheelbase), rotated them so the cills are level and added some feature height comparison lines at various points...

z4comparison.jpg

Top work from both of you..

I really do think the nay sayers will be eating their words if they drive it, looks are obviously subjective and an important factor but is there any car that anyone cannot find fault with design wise..? Not many I’ll wager. Imho this car will be a perfect blend of sports car and cruiser with a lots of kit, will it be as nimble as a Boxster? Time will tell, but I don’t think it’ll be enough away from one, if at all, to put potential buyers off one. Once it’s gone to production with the options and paint it’ll be a success and that can only be a good thing, Porsche have had the upper hand for too long....

[djstan]

The red black combo is doing the front no good. The frozen grey looks really good.

It looks *much* better in this colour combo...