New Z4M a step closer?
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The standard 35i was out-dragged by a Boxster on 5th Gear and wasn't very quick on ther Top Gear track. So unless the 35si has a better suspension set up it will only be quicker in a straight line.
Blatant marketing though, launch the car, sell as many as you can then bring out a new 'top of the range' 'M' sport that should have been there at the start :x
Blatant marketing though, launch the car, sell as many as you can then bring out a new 'top of the range' 'M' sport that should have been there at the start :x
sammyz said:
The Z4 would have to loose some weight! Two different cars really. The new Z4 is more of GT car and the s version won't be any different compared to the Boxster S.
That Boxster S is way more expensive and ceramic brakes, so it wasn't exactly a standard Boxster!
Bit like putting an Aston against a Ferrari on the track! :wink:
Take away the race driver/presenter banter, and there wasn't that much in it in that test really! :wink:
Put them both on the road then try and compare! :wink: I think they wanted the Porshe to win! Why did Plato back off going to the line? :wink:
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If they do bring out an M, I bet it won't have the auto metal roof! If it does, what's the point as the weight will kill it against the opposition.?
If the new 1 series M gets nearer 400BHP from the 35i engine as rumoured then eventually you will see that in a facelifted 35is I guess. Whether they will call it a Z4M though is another matter. 35i engine seems good for a progression up to 400 BHP eventually. It is a fantastic engine and I am tempted by my mate's 335i convertible if he gets rid next year.
Z4M V8 has arrived, although not quite what everyone was hoping for...
http://bmw-motorsport.com/ms/en/races/customer_racing/car/z4_gt3.html
http://bmw-motorsport.com/ms/en/races/customer_racing/car/z4_gt3.html
Yeah I think you may be right. Even if the V8 is getting phased out, for a while the Z4M was the only car using the 3.2 so the same could happen. I also think that fact that the 35is wasn't called Z4M means they are leaving room for it.
I'd say undercutting the M3 coupe by a wee bit, so say £48.5k with standard nav.
I'd say undercutting the M3 coupe by a wee bit, so say £48.5k with standard nav.
Just makes logical sense really to have a Z4 M. Crikey, you can even buy X M`s, why on earth would BMW not give the M treatment to the only 2 seater in the range. I see a Z4 M as more likely than a Z2 of a any sort. I`d be very surprised if BMW didn`t use NA, so the V8 is the obvious choice. I`m not sure people would want to pay M prices for a 35i engine with the twin hairdryers tuned up a notch further :evil:. Turbo cars usually suffer drivability issues the more power that they kick out, going against one of the things M division stands for.
