Paris 2018: BMW Z4 M40i

Jason · 10-04-2018, 12:09 PM

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The BMW Z4 M40i is making its auto show world premiere at the 2018 Paris Auto Show.

The M40i features a turbocharged 3.0-liter inline-six making 382 horsepower and 369 lb-ft of torque, with an estimated 0-60 of 4.4 seconds.

There will also be a 30i model with BMW's latest turbocharged 2.0-liter inline-four, which makes 255 horsepower and 295 lb-ft of torque, with an estimated 0-60 of 5.2 seconds.

Both models will come with a ZF eight-speed automatic only.

BMW Z4 M40i First Edition

ThugzZ BunnY · 10-04-2018, 01:32 PM

i just noticed the side skirt is also half of the fender.

nathanm4 · 10-04-2018, 01:44 PM

So beautiful!

///M TOWN · 10-04-2018, 01:49 PM

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Originally Posted by ThugzZ BunnY

i just noticed the side skirt is also half of the fender.

Plastic no doubt.

Interesting.

stein_325i · 10-04-2018, 01:57 PM

looks good with the white interior, can't wait to see what this car looks like in a nice shade of blue.

TodmordenLad · 10-04-2018, 02:25 PM

I like this car - apart from the front lights, which look like they're off a 6 series, which I've never liked

iamdabest1 · 10-04-2018, 02:45 PM

Wow ! Bmw finally has a nice color !! What's this color called ?

Red Bread · 10-04-2018, 03:15 PM

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Originally Posted by eDrive

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Originally Posted by ThugzZ BunnY

i just noticed the side skirt is also half of the fender.

Plastic no doubt.

Interesting.

All of my BMW's have had metal sills, but I suppose this could be a departure.

PrionFawkes · 10-04-2018, 03:16 PM

That cannot be a First Edition, as it is not in Frozen Orange.

PrionFawkes · 10-04-2018, 03:17 PM

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Originally Posted by iamdabest1

Wow ! Bmw finally has a nice color !! What's this color called ?

That may be: San Francisco Red.

///M TOWN · 10-04-2018, 03:35 PM

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Originally Posted by Red Bread

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Originally Posted by eDrive

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Originally Posted by ThugzZ BunnY

i just noticed the side skirt is also half of the fender.

Plastic no doubt.

Interesting.

All of my BMW's have had metal sills, but I suppose this could be a departure.

For lightness I would imagine it would be..

F22_Alpin_Weiss · 10-04-2018, 03:57 PM

I don't know if the design has just grow on me or what, but these are the first shots where I've actually found the new Z4 really attractive.

GGG333 · 10-04-2018, 04:55 PM

This is definitely fire.
They butchered the 3 but the 8 & Z4 gives us hope.

xlover · 10-04-2018, 05:39 PM

On the m340 they got the euro version of the motor up to 370hp... wonder if they will be able to do the same for the m40i.

US versions are the same at 382hp

psuibmw · 10-04-2018, 06:09 PM

Need to see the car with the top on ... that's how you gonna drive it most of the time

Brake_Late · 10-04-2018, 06:13 PM

Love that auto hold feature..
and those seats remind me a little of Vaders...

jojo7 · 10-04-2018, 06:15 PM

really great cat

GOLFFRR · 10-04-2018, 06:28 PM

wow

that looks sharp

Teutonic · 10-04-2018, 06:55 PM

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Originally Posted by ThugzZ BunnY

i just noticed the side skirt is also half of the fender.

It is plastic. You can tell since the plastic trim gets a darker nuances than the body color. If BMW would not be cheap like others and apply two coats of paint on plastic instead of one, or pre-color primer and second coat of paint, that would not show.
But, it shows... There you have it.

CP911 · 10-04-2018, 08:29 PM

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Originally Posted by ThugzZ BunnY

i just noticed the side skirt is also half of the fender.

Indeed. It also looks like the hood is actually the upper half.

I don't like this and think the new 3-series looks cleaner without the front hood line. Sure, with the Z4 they were able to move the side hood lines further down into the fender so they are hidden from a direct front-on view, but now the side looks way too busy where the air breather is because we have an eye sore fender gap acting as part of the upper character line that just cuts right through the center of an otherwise svelte looking side breather/fender area. And what was the point when they still left the ugly looking front hood line anyway? It's not like anyone notices a traditional lower rocker panel/fender gap either. I don't get this one.

BM dnobagaV · 10-04-2018, 08:44 PM

Thrice: car made for those going through a mid-life crisis.

couchflyer · 10-04-2018, 09:32 PM

Do these, the new Z4, come with a manual?

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