BMW Z4 G29 patent drawing reveal final production form

ORIGIN M. · 06-11-2018, 11:50 PM

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Originally Posted by GMe90

"Dog-slow" for what? Driving on regular roads with 45 mph speed limits or on highways with 70 mph speed limits. The Boxster is one of the most fun cars to drive, and on twisty roads, it will run circles around many cars that post sub 5 second 0-60 times.

I know the Boxster all too well.

I prefer the 911.

saifmassoud · 06-12-2018, 01:28 AM

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Originally Posted by bobloblaw

The hood lines look really strange to me.

Your read my f*cking mind on that exactly. On the hood, there are 2 perpendicular lines on both sides, the weird part is that each 2 lines connect at the end which is strange indeed.

saifmassoud · 06-12-2018, 01:34 AM

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Originally Posted by GMe90

"Dog-slow" for what? Driving on regular roads with 45 mph speed limits or on highways with 70 mph speed limits. The Boxster is one of the most fun cars to drive, and on twisty roads, it will run circles around many cars that post sub 5 second 0-60 times.

Exactly my thoughts. I don't know what the urge is to get more HP and Torque when a base 718 has 300 turbo HP Mid Engine and does 0-60 in 5.5 seconds? Highway speed limit is 65-70 so what is the point??

No offense to anyone, but I think its mostly the young juvenile crowd yearning for more pointless HP and Torque.

city1991 · 06-12-2018, 02:16 AM

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Originally Posted by Pavit

Why soft top... would only consider if hard top... why Toyota gets the goodies

Reduced weight. This is a good thing

Higher insurance premiums, that's a bad thing.

155MPH · 06-12-2018, 04:33 AM

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Originally Posted by GeorgeA

I don't think it will be in the same price bracket as a Boxster. Especially if you want to spec your Boxster with a radio and leather seats, usually jumps up to 80k very quickly.

Vehicle looks/design and price are in no way correlated.

goj · 06-12-2018, 08:27 AM

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Originally Posted by city1991

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Originally Posted by goj

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Originally Posted by Pavit

Why soft top... would only consider if hard top... why Toyota gets the goodies

Reduced weight. This is a good thing

Higher insurance premiums, that's a bad thing.

If you're buying this car thinking of insurance prices then you shouldn't be buying this car.

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-c- · 06-12-2018, 11:37 AM

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Originally Posted by Tracus

In my opinion E89 was (and is) one of the most elegant and beautiful BMW's. A future classic, mark my words.

It will never be a classic to me because it spearheaded BMW's era of numb driving dynamics. That car was, from the very beginning, designed to be a mushy cruiser. Blasphemy.

Agreed !

Now the mid life cycle refresh 1st gen Z4 and Z4M coupe and convertible to me still looks great when I see them in the wild with the right trimmings

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Considering it was designed in the late 90's it still holds its own and aged very well !!! It was way ahead of its time.

The e85 z4 was chasing Porsche in the beginning and was much more raw, the e89 era z4 was chasing the Nissan Z and they went away from chasing Porsche for a more comfy ride as that's what they thought their target customer for this car was wanting.

GeorgeA · 06-12-2018, 02:19 PM

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Originally Posted by 155MPH

Vehicle looks/design and price are in no way correlated.

Oh okay, that being said, the Ferrari 488 looks way better than the Boxster. I would go for the 488 since price and looks aren’t correlated.

Henrayy///M · 06-12-2018, 03:36 PM

Idk about ya'll but that side profile looks sexy. I know we're all upset it doesn't follow the F-Type style sloping angular hood but I think it looks okay.

supra93 · 06-12-2018, 05:17 PM

The renderings from AutoBild weren't that far off.

DJKapeesh · 06-13-2018, 10:39 AM

So it's a Fiat Spyder?

cwulffy · 06-13-2018, 06:08 PM

This really brings attention to how important rims are to complete the look

advantage20 · 06-15-2018, 08:24 AM

More patent renders

Costello1991 · 06-15-2018, 10:54 AM

Bmw is going all over with their new designs. I don't like it

Walked U · 06-20-2018, 12:03 PM

Damn that thing is ugly...

No bias but I had an E89 and I think it looked way better than the new design.

NVHoo · 06-27-2018, 11:58 AM

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Originally Posted by Omar81

Do you know if the hard top will be offer in the future? I don't like soft tops either

In addition to less weight, the advantages of a soft top include: much larger trunk space when the top is down, lower cg, lower production cost, and a more reliable mechanism. Only advantages of a hard top are better noise and temperature insulation. So if you want better speed/handling performance and/or plan to take your car on long trips - you want a soft top. If you want just a local daily driver cruiser - you may want a hard top.

JayPichardo · 06-27-2018, 06:20 PM

I am a fan

155MPH · 07-02-2018, 04:36 AM

This is growing on me and will probably look way better in person. Too bad there will be no third pedal option. Maybe there will be an M version in a couple of years and that will have a proper tranny.

Louv · 07-02-2018, 12:17 PM

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Originally Posted by 155MPH

... Maybe there will be an M version in a couple of years and that will have a proper tranny.

BMW now considers an Automatic a "proper tranny" for an M-Car.

Sadness.

I, too, want the third pedal as an option. I don't care that a computer is faster than I am. I want to DRIVE, not be a passenger. If I didn't want to participate, I'd hail a cab.

155MPH · 07-03-2018, 05:41 AM

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Originally Posted by Louv

BMW now considers an Automatic a "proper tranny" for an M-Car.

Sadness.

BMW - ARE YOU READING THIS THREAD?????

Romer · 07-03-2018, 10:33 PM

I have owned a 2003, 2009 and now a 2011 Z4 and this looks like a step back to me. One of the coolest things about the E89 is the hard top and how it packs away into the trunk. The E85 had soft top issues and if any water got down near the motor, it would fail.

It is a personal preference thing, but I prefer the E89 to this. That Porsche looks sweet I have to admit

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