new 2010 Z4 spied!

Think I might throwup from that paint scheme but you can tell the shape better than when it had on all that body cladding stuff.

Laughs about paint job comment

Those look like solid rubber tires; talk about your low-profile!

Looks kinda dull

Realizing that this is a mule, and that visual characteristics are supposed to throw off the looks, here's some interesting points.

1) It has the same single outlet dual exhaust that the 335i has, which should be a pretty big hint about the engine. Obviously the current 3.0si replacement.

2) The antenna is in a VERY weird spot. I understand that this is a mule, but even then its still extremely odd.

3) That appears to be a folding hardtop. Or maybe a very shiny, very smooth soft top... But I don't see any support ridges, and there's a nice groove where the hardtop would fold back.

I like it well enough, but not well enough to buy it.

I'd rather have a '01 or '02 M Coupe or Roadster and I'll continue looking for one.. I am grateful they've left the styling pretty close to the cars we're driving now so as not to date our rides so much.

Looks like their camo guys have resorted to buying contact paper.

Originally Posted by ROM3N

Looks kinda dull

Thanks for the link. My comments are on the main thread.

This seems to be the new standard issue BMW camouflage these days. It screams LOOK AT ME... I'M A PROTOTYPE!! I agree on the exhaust hinting of the TT motor. Looks kind of like a mini 6 series vert.

Originally Posted by Billd104

This seems to be the new standard issue BMW camouflage these days. It screams LOOK AT ME... I'M A PROTOTYPE!! I agree on the exhaust hinting of the TT motor. Looks kind of like a mini 6 series vert.

Yes it causes attention, but then the lines of the car are lost in all of the busy-ness. With just standard black vinyl camo the straps can come loose, the lines are not well hidden, the vinyl has to be custom fitted. With this all you need is contact paper and a razor to fit it.

Hey I see 'Zoom Zoom' following close behind

I am impressed. That camo job is extremely effective. I can't see them releasing it with wheels that big, though. They would be getting bent all the time.

Originally Posted by wildag

2) The antenna is in a VERY weird spot. I understand that this is a mule, but even then its still extremely odd.

If you are talking about the one on the driver's side, It is in the same place as the earlier mules. They moved it further up because the trunk lid is larger to hold the folding hardtop. This was more noticeable on the earlier pictures.

You can tell the proportions are correct, but aside from that, who knows

I guess they hunchbacked it to clear the clamshell top.

What's wrong with a roadster being a roadster? Leave the luxo crap to Mercedes and Lexus ... and Mazda.

looks like the hood lifts up from the windshield and goes forward. The lines on the hood appear to be fake.

Interesting to see dual pipes out back (335i/135i)...things to come?
Hate the side mirrors, really hope they DO NOT do that.

I like, I want, I will get.

End of story.

Ed

The kidney's look obnoxiously large.

It's a bit too early to tell, but here're some random thoughts:

1. The car seems to be a tad bigger than the current generation (I wish it wasn't ).

2. If I were buying a roadster, I want mine with a soft-top. If I wanted a hard-top version, I would have gotten a MB instead. If BMW really makes it a hard-top covertible, will they make the coupe version?

3. The blind spot seems to be much smaller than the current Z4.

4. What's with those ugly yellow side blinkers on back mirrors?

5. The controversial 45* line seems to be gone. I guess it could be a good thing since it has been one of the most talked about and polarizing design elements.

what controversial 45 degree line? The hatch?!?! that's controversial? i think it looks great...same on teh 6 series.

Having something controversial keeps you in the news and in peoples minds.

Originally Posted by z3power

Interesting to see dual pipes out back (335i/135i)...things to come?
Hate the side mirrors, really hope they DO NOT do that.

Personally I think the N54 engine is for sure going to be in the next Z4. It's too good of an engine not to put in it.

Originally Posted by z3power

Hate the side mirrors, really hope they DO NOT do that.

I doubt they will. They've taped off the front and rear clusters so much that there are no directional blinkers. Looks like there are a couple of small dots on the rear bumpers which serve that function for the rear. I doubt any of those elements will make it to the finished version, but in order for the mule to be street legal they do have to put directional blinkers on it somewhere.

It looks like a cross between a Z4 and a 6-series... almost like like a smaller M6.