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      08-24-2018, 09:14 PM   #177
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Better off with a used z35is with a PS2 upgrade lmao.
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that interior is finally getting an upgrade
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Coming from a G30 owner I cannot disagree with you. I just bought my car 14 months ago, and it was a brand new model with a brand new iDrive, new interior, new technology. And now we have a whole new, different design of interiors with the X5, X7, 8 series and now the Z4 and they look magnificent.

Oh yeah and guess what? There's also a new iDrive which makes mine old.

But with all that said I still love my car, and will enjoy it for the rest of my lease. It's even worst if you're an M5 owner. Cause now you have a brand new car, not even a year old, that already looks dated. Lol
Well that's an infinite loop with BMW ... Best way is to swap lease every 6 months
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better than I expected, it needs quad exhaust and a third pedal though
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But true excitement sounds different, right?
Yes, but I was and will never be a fan of those small ‚sporty‘ verts.

So I am in no way the intended target group that has to like it.
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      08-25-2018, 10:05 AM   #182
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So can someone close to BMW chime in on what ever happened to this gorgeous front end?

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      08-25-2018, 12:09 PM   #183
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So can someone close to BMW chime in on what ever happened to this gorgeous front end?

It died the second anyone needed 5mph bumpers and crash testing.
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      08-25-2018, 12:26 PM   #184
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Some more screenshots of the Z4's engine bay.













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      08-25-2018, 01:04 PM   #185
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      08-25-2018, 02:01 PM   #186
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Looks way too similar to the Kia stinger
I will never be able to unsee this
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With these grills the front is too similar to other non-BMW cars and the standalone door handles combined with the side body lines make it look like a mix of SLC and SL.

Get aftermarket "real BMW" grills, integrate the door handles into the body lines and it becomes a great replacement for the Z4. Also, the large side vents somehow make the hood/nose look shorter and it doesn't work well with the classic roadster proportions. I don't have a problem with the headlights since they remind me of the 507 and the z8.

Also, I don't buy into the argument of soft-top = substantial weight savings, better handling, and more sport. Look at Ferraris with hardtops. You can make a hardtop that is both light and good-looking.
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      08-25-2018, 02:56 PM   #188
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So can someone close to BMW chime in on what ever happened to this gorgeous front end?

I keep trying to figure out why the car reviewers say it looks very much like the concept. I don't see it from the front.
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I'll take it, European Delivery please...
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      08-25-2018, 03:47 PM   #190
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IF they were to offer this with a manual I might be tempted...in this color.
And the white interior along with this frozen metallic grey … even without manual, I think that's the configuration I will go for.
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      08-25-2018, 03:59 PM   #191
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BMW’s 2019 Z4 Roadster is already controversial

Their poll shows about 60% of people liking the design. 22% not feeling it, while 18% are holding out and would like to see it in person first.

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BMW’s Z-series roadsters are arguably the epitome of the brand: punchy two-seaters, begging to be thrown at a curvy mountain road. The all-new 2019 Z4 – revealed in Z4 M40i form this week at Monterey Car Week – should follow right in those tire-marks, but not everybody is convinced. Only one route seemed fair: throw it open to your vote.

On paper, the 2019 Z4 makes plenty of sense. Two seats, a simple soft top – that opens and closes electrically – and 50:50 balance. The track is wide while the wheelbase is short; the classic roadster proportions of a long hood and a cabin pushed well back are all there.



What’s under the hood isn’t disappointing, either. The Z4 M40i First Edition gets BMW’s 3.0-liter straight-six engine, with 340 horsepower. Not a ridiculous amount of power for a sports car, but certainly comparable to what you’ll find in a Porsche Boxster. 0-60 mph is expected to come in at under 4.4 seconds.

If recent cars with BMW’s M-tuned sports suspension, with its electronically controlled dampers, and electronically controlled rear differential are anything to go by, the Z4 should be nimble and agile. Indeed, few seem to have an issue with the architecture, though the absence of a manual transmission will upset the purists. No, what’s proving divisive is the design.



BMW is no stranger to style controversy. During the Chris Bangle years, when the American auto designer was Chief of Design for BMW Group, the company’s traditional aesthetic was upended with a new language that remains polarizing to today. The first-generation BMW Z4, and its stark departure from the softer form of the Z3 before it, underscored the idea that the automaker wasn’t afraid of tearing up what had come before and replacing it with something very different.



Question is, will the new Z4 eventually be viewed as a classic or a crisis? Features like the stacked headlamp design, that pushes the clusters back into the wings and hood, are new territory for BMW. The flared nostrils of the traditional BMW grille now get a punchy 3D mesh, that gives it an altogether different look to what we’ve seen before.



The previous-gen Z4 was a smooth, shark-like affair; the new Z4 is more angular and technical. Eventually, when the Z4 30i is revealed, some of the scoops and sculpts might well be toned down. All the same, it’s a markedly different look to what we’re used to, and one which drops interesting – and, depending on where you sit on the design overall, either promising or ominous – hints about the next models BMW updates.



So, the big question is this: after checking out our gallery of live photos, do you like the 2019 BMW Z4’s design, or has this new aesthetic left you cold? Or, are you holding out until you see the car in the wild? Let us know in the poll below!
https://www.slashgear.com/2019-bmw-z...ersy-25542824/
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      08-25-2018, 05:05 PM   #192
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Their poll shows about 60% of people liking the design. 22% not feeling it, while 18% are holding out and would like to see it in person first.
Overall, I like it and will most likely get one. The frozen metallic one looks stunning.

You don't happen to have stumbled of a picture of the trunk? Wonder how useful it is.
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      08-25-2018, 07:34 PM   #193
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Overall, I like it and will most likely get one. The frozen metallic one looks stunning.

You don't happen to have stumbled of a picture of the trunk? Wonder how useful it is.
I haven't seen one yet, but here is the Supra.

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      08-25-2018, 08:34 PM   #194
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Well everyone has been saying it would look better with the standard grilles - photoshopped as requested. And yup, I agree.

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Yeah, it feels like there's a trunk conspiracy going on here

They're saying it's the largest, most practical of all the z's, so why not show it off?
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      08-25-2018, 09:55 PM   #196
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My turn, I just copied and pasted the ones from the E89 on.

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Not bad, better then I expected.
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Some more screenshots of the Z4's engine bay.















Hmmmm is that a cgi block under that? 🤔
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