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The new BMW Z4
Tue Dec 04 11:53:05 CET 2012 Press Release
The classic roadster is back – more powerful and more stylish than ever before as modern interpretation of this very special kind of car. Its name is the BMW Z4, the only car in its segment combining classic roadster proportions with a seating position moved close to the rear axle, rear-wheel drive and an automatically retractable hardtop
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The new BMW Z4 offers all the driving pleasure of a BMW Roadster with particularly refined and stylish flair. Driving with the roof down, this supreme two-seater offers a refreshingly intense experience of the sunshine and the wind rushing by – and driving with the hardtop closed it provides all the comfort of a sporting coupé in the premium segment. So through this diversity and wide range of qualities, the new BMW Z4 is the re-birth of the roadster.
Apart from the authentic proportions and the flowing design language of the car, the design of the new BMW Z4 comes out in particular through classic details interpreted in new, up-to-date style typical of the new BMW Z4. This outstanding two-seater thus offers a unique combination of exciting elegance, superior agility and supreme motoring comfort. The aluminium shells of the two-piece lightweight hardtop come to rest in the roof compartment, saving maximum space in the process. And even with the roof closed, the new BMW Z4 retains all the proportions so typical of a genuine roadster. So it is with these qualities that it rightly succeeds both the BMW Z4 Roadster and the BMW Z4 Coupé.
To ensure passionate driving pleasure at all times, the new BMW Z4 comes with a range of no less than three straight-six power units displacing either 3.0 or 2.5 litres: 225 kW in the BMW Z4 sDrive35i, 190 kW in the BMW Z4 sDrive30i, and 150 kW in the BMW Z4 sDrive23i ensure truly outstanding performance and dynamic acceleration at all times.
Comprehensive use of BMW EfficientDynamics technologies serves furthermore to provide an unparalleled balance of driving pleasure and fuel economy. And last but certainly not least, the top model is available not just with its “regular” manual six-speed gearbox, but also with sports automatic featuring seven gears and double-clutch transmission.