The Z4 @ Crevier BMW

I was down at Crevier today and they had a new Z4 sitting out front. The salesman I had worked with before offered to show me the car. It was a light blue color, on black interior, with the 2.5L motor.

My opinions on the car:
BMWUSA.com and BMWfilms.com make the car look really good. But in person, its not as great as I thought it would be. I mean, its a good lookin car and all, but not as eye-catching as most other redesigned cars are. The salesman told me that it was the "first mass produced car to have 4 lines intersect on the hood," which actually does set the front off a bit. I do like that BMW finally made the hood longer, so now it looks like a real roadster/sports car. I just wish that they would offer different options for the engine size, rather than offering the 3-Series motors (the 2.5L and 3.0L). I wouldn't spend the $40k+ price tag for it, but I wouldn't mind having it for a weekend. I dont know, maybe the car will grow on me...

Just my $.02.

_Faheem

Originally posted by Faheem Daddy
I just wish that they would offer different options for the engine size, rather than offering the 3-Series motors (the 2.5L and 3.0L).

Why?

Originally posted by Faheem Daddy
I just wish that they would offer different options for the engine size, rather than offering the 3-Series motors

I think there is more than enough room under the hood for much larger engines. Not only is there room side-to-side, but a larger (heavier) engine could be placed much farther aft in the engine bay.

Draw your own conclusions.

Originally posted by JonM
I think there is more than enough room under the hood for much larger engines. Not only is there room side-to-side, but a larger (heavier) engine could be placed much farther aft in the engine bay.

Draw your own conclusions.

Hmmm, a V8 would be ambitious (and give the CLK something to think about)

Like you guys said, since the hood does have that much room under there, you would think that BMW would be a bit more "ambitious" and place a V8 or something in there, just to give it some more balls. If they were going to offer a whole new car, why not offer a whole new motor too? The engine out of a 540i would be nice. But the salesman said that they'll be offering an ///M version...not sure of exactly when, but it'll happen.

Another thing...the Z4 2.5L doesn't have any cosmetic differnces from the 3.0L besides the badges...am I wrong? I would hope that it'd be easy to distinguish the 3.0 from the 2.5 without having to check the badges...

Once again, just my $.02 (Sorry for the long post).

_Faheem

Originally posted by Faheem Daddy
you would think that BMW would be a bit more "ambitious" and place a V8 or something in there,

It's just a matter of time I think. Even if a V8 never makes it into The 4, they had to design for the possibility.

Originally posted by Faheem Daddy
But the salesman said that they'll be offering an ///M version...not sure of exactly when, but it'll happen.

I'm not so sure. The M Roadsters were not a huge commercial success. I think BMW is going to think long and hard on the MZ4. I think they put the capability there just in case, but I don't think it's a foregone conclusion.

Maybe I'll get the opportunity to see the Z4, as I am just about to have my Mini towed over to Crevier (see my post on the Mini sub-board). This might make the whole afternoon a lot more interesting.

SONET went to check out the one at Sterling and it was in the back getting a wheel repaired. Somebody already munched one on a test drive