World Debut of the BMW Z4, BMW 730d and BMW 740d Diesels at the Paris Motor Show.

World Debut of the BMW Z4, BMW 730d and BMW 740d Diesels at the Paris Motor
Show.

Munich. The capital of France is once again the capital of the motoring world
from 28 September - 13 October 2002, with BMW supplying the highlights: This
year's Mondial de l`Automobile sees the launch of the BMW Z4 as well as the
six- and 8-cylinder diesel engines in the BMW 730d and 740d - three world
debuts setting the standard in their class. And - quite appropriately for the
country of Jules Vernes - visitors to the Show are able to look into the future
on the BMW stand, intelligent Adaptive Light Control (ALC) revolutionising
headlight technology and guiding the driver along winding roads.
BMW Z4 - the thoroughbred roadster for pure driving pleasure.
The world debut of the BMW Z4 marks the highlight of BMW's appearance at the
Paris Motor Show. This open two-seater designed for dynamic driving pleasure
without the slightest compromise offers pure enjoyment on the road. Through its
design alone, bearing out and accentuating BMW's new design language, the Z4 is
truly outstanding also in its looks.
With the market launch of the BMW Z4 3.0i (170 kW/231 bhp) and the
BMW Z4 2.5i (141 kW/192 bhp) commencing in autumn of this year in the USA and
in spring 2003 in Europe, this roadster absolutely thrilling in every respect
underlines BMW's special competence and position in the sports car segment. And
at the same time the Z4 is not only dynamic and sporting, but also comfortable
and refined, offering generous space for a roadster to the benefit of both the
driver, the passenger and their luggage, an optional fully automatic roof never
seen before in this class, top-end HiFi systems developed especially for the
Z4, and a navigation system with DVD memory featured for the first time in a
BMW. All this makes the Z4 a genuine spearhead in technology.

The BMW 730d and 740d - setting a new standard in diesel engine technology.
BMW has been the leader in diesel engine technology for almost two decades, an
achievement clearly confirmed by some 1,500,000 units of the 3, 5 and
7 Series BMW diesels sold throughout this period.
In Paris BMW's new six- and 8-cylinder diesel engines in the 730d and 740d are
now opening up a new dimension in diesel motoring, offering unprecedented
performance and agility combined with supreme comfort and almost sensational
economy. The latest common rail technology injects fuel with a pressure now
increased to 1600 bar, fuel thus entering the system and being atomised even
faster than before in the interest of extra power and fuel economy.
The six-cylinder power unit in the BMW 730d develops maximum output of 160
kW/218 bhp, with maximum torque of 500 Newton-metres or 369 lb-ft between 2000
and 2750 rpm. Fuel consumption, in turn, is a mere 8.5 litres or 33.2 mpg Imp
in the EU combined cycle.
The 8-cylinder in the BMW 740d develops maximum output of 190 kW/258 bhp and
maximum torque of 600 Newton-metres or 442 lb-ft between 1900 and 2500 rpm,
with average fuel consumption in the EU cycle of 9.7 litres/100 km or 29.1 mpg
Imp.
Both engines easily outperform the EU3 emission standard and they are the first
diesel engines in the world to be combined with six-speed automatic
transmission. And it almost goes without saying that the two diesel models come
with all the innovative technologies and features to be admired in the
petrol-engined models of the still young BMW 7 Series, including Dynamic Drive
active suspension, Electronic Damper Control (EDC-C), the ISIS airbag safety
system and the iDrive driver control concept, to mention just the most
outstanding features.

Adaptive Light Control (ALC) - BMW revolutionises the world of light.
With BMW's appearance in Paris clearly demonstrating the benchmark in
technology in the world of motoring today, BMW at the same time is presenting a
revolution for the car of tomorrow: Creating intelligent Adaptive Light Control
(ALC), BMW's engineers have succeeded in illuminating the road ahead for the
BMW driver taking a bend and following winding roads. This BMW innovation about
to enter production standard improves the recognition of objects and obstacles
in the dark by up to 34 per cent, thus ensuring a significant enhancement of
traffic safety.
This anticipative illumination of the road ahead is made possible by sensors
recognising changes in the car's direction before they even happen. In the
first phase of development, anticipation of the road ahead is based on data
covering the car's current speed, its steering angle and the yaw rate. In a
further stage of development, additional information such as the course of the
road will be provided through the GPS navigation system.
The BMW Group takes pleasure to invite you to its press conference and the
reveal of the BMW Z4 on 26 September 2002 from 1.00 - 1.15 on the BMW stand.