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Getting more girly on every model change.
Loving the 1st and 2nd generation more and more. |
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That's a badass Z4! Oh and that white Cute little sporty Mercedes is alright. Actually no, it sucks and I'm trying to reaaaaallly see the good things in it.
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I love the old Z4
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E89 looks way better. Parking it next to the white car makes the new Z4 look even worse.
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09-29-2018, 11:19 PM | #31 |
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The passenger side is terrible. And there is no connection with the driver’s side. This is my side and that’s yours. Weird.
The headlamps are another terrible story. You guys sure is a BMW? |
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09-29-2018, 11:25 PM | #32 |
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Looks like a Benz, that's it.....everything done right here is reduced to zero because of that.
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The M40i actually has a different rear diffuser compared to the M-Sport. The M40i has trapezoidal exhaust trim, the M-Sport's is circular.
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10-02-2018, 09:12 AM | #38 |
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Not sure about these hood lines
I am surprised that I don't see more complaints about these cut lines in the hood. They don't flow with anything else on the car and I wonder what the designers were thinking?
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10-03-2018, 02:08 AM | #39 |
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E89 is and looks premium. New Z4 looks very cheap and cheaply proportioned.
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I saw the new z4 a week ago in a sneak preview (at the UK bmw HQ) but those lines didnt bother me Almost the same car too (but orange leather): The car definately has a more 'butch' posture than the e89, as its lenght/widht ratio is lower (the e89 is foremost a long car), but its still not as butch as the e85 (thats the widest for its lenght)
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I liked it, but I like this style of car.
I was there with a whole group of Z owners (40 or so), and the reactions were very very mixed. Lots of people dont like the front, but most of them like the interior (especially the seats) and the rear. The rear gives certainly presence, more than say a 2 series. I like the front, with the mercedes style copied kidney pattern. The vertical headlamps werent as much of a letdown as I expected, but the hood is a bit low. It doesnt have the bulge/bulginess of the previous 2 generations. More like a corvette hood. The side vents were gloss black plastic and looked cheap. They try to imitate piano laquer, but if its just gloss plastic it also looks like gloss plastic. Something like matte chrome would look better I think, but if bmw is smart those could be the kinds of details that could be sold in the individual line or so. I think overall the car looked ok, but not the real eye opener it should have been, when considering that the z4 has been out of production for a few years now. I dont think it will be the design trendsetter like the e85 z4 was when it was launched and gave styling features to many models after that. I think that role now goes to the new 8 series (which was also there on display and looked really cool) On a technical pov I think its great that a proper LSD is an option again (from what I've heard it would be the m2 diff; I took some pictures from this z4's underside rear axle but it either didnt have the LSD option, or its encased in a normal 1/2 series rear diff casing), but the loss of a manual gearbox and (certainly in europe) limited power (340bhp for the m40i) means to me that its no match for the 'competition', in this case Boxster S and Audi TTRS. Those 2 last cars may be more expensive, but its a comparison between the best what porsche and audi can offer in this class against what bmw can offer, and in that context its way way down on power. There used to be a time that BMW was king in the amount of power it offered in this package but those days are sadly long gone.
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