Comments on: New BMW Z4 Revealed

By: JeremyR

JeremyR — Mon, 15 Dec 2008 19:12:37 +0000

Not a bad looking car, but for my money I’d still take the Boxster.

By: stuki

stuki — Mon, 15 Dec 2008 03:06:32 +0000

Beltline still a bit too high, and the windhield angle is waayyy too steep. Miata & S2000 are both nicer.

By: willman

willman — Mon, 15 Dec 2008 01:58:04 +0000

do. not. want.

By: guyincognito

guyincognito — Sun, 14 Dec 2008 20:46:12 +0000

Sad to hear it got bigger. I hope the weight is not up. For some reason I thought this was actually going to be lighter, wishful thinking I guess. The styling is ok. I like the side view but the front is too busy.

By: holydonut

holydonut — Sun, 14 Dec 2008 20:07:22 +0000

BobJava – the complaints of the average buyer are usually along the lines of your statement. Which is rather ironic. If you ask majority of buyers (the ones that do not read blogs because they’re trying to meet their tee times) of the older Z3 and Z4, you’ll find that they think the car was too small.

People tend to think their car is too small – until the car tends to be viewed as too large. And that’s when a smaller replacement comes out to reset everything back the way it was.

By: vfc

vfc — Sun, 14 Dec 2008 19:43:31 +0000

History won’t be kind to the Bangle era.

By: carguy

carguy — Sun, 14 Dec 2008 18:17:45 +0000

Much better than the Z3 or current Z4. It loses a little appeal with the top up but still very good for a convertible. Let’s just hope they managed to keep the weight down so it’ll drive as good as it looks.

By: Johnny Canada

Johnny Canada — Sun, 14 Dec 2008 17:04:47 +0000

We can only hope that BMW has eliminated those awful run flat tires (RFT) from this, and other future generation models.

By: JG

JG — Sun, 14 Dec 2008 07:55:04 +0000

Too many lines! I’ll take the Mazda.

By: Dr Lemming

Dr Lemming — Sun, 14 Dec 2008 07:18:13 +0000

The previous Z4s had been so banglized that it’s hard to get any worse. This one has somewhat cleaner lines everywhere except the front, which I can’t quite stomach. How do these designs ever manage to see the light of day?

By: Detroit-Iron

Detroit-Iron — Sun, 14 Dec 2008 06:14:53 +0000

U G L Y, You aint got not alibi!

By: Edward Niedermeyer

Edward Niedermeyer — Sun, 14 Dec 2008 04:05:00 +0000

I’ll have the old one, thanks.

By: Alexdi

Alexdi — Sun, 14 Dec 2008 03:19:34 +0000

It looks like money. Mission accomplished.

The kidney grilles border on lurid. Let’s hope future iterations are more subdued. Toggle back and forth between these two pictures for some idea just how ridiculous they’ve become:

http://www.automarket.bg/wallpaper/bmw_Z3_8.jpg

http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/12/bmw_z4_2009_002.jpg

Stretching the bounds of good taste, this.

By: Strippo

Strippo — Sun, 14 Dec 2008 03:19:16 +0000

Looks more like an evolved Z8 and not nearly so ridiculous as the current car. Very nice.

By: NICKNICK

NICKNICK — Sun, 14 Dec 2008 03:15:33 +0000

when i see the side profile all i see is a convertible tiburon.

By: duckofprey

duckofprey — Sun, 14 Dec 2008 02:16:02 +0000

Wow…. just wow…

Finally, BMWs look good again! It’s so great that they “promoted” Bangle so that he can’t muck up these fabulous machines..

By: Demetri

Demetri — Sun, 14 Dec 2008 01:39:40 +0000

Everything has to get bigger doesn’t it.

By: ferrarimanf355

ferrarimanf355 — Sun, 14 Dec 2008 01:37:04 +0000

I will never understand the retractable hardtop fad. It’s just more weight on a roadster. I’ll take a cloth top anyday…

By: Maxb49

Maxb49 — Sun, 14 Dec 2008 01:27:28 +0000

You’re better off with a Corvette.

By: BobJava

BobJava — Sun, 14 Dec 2008 01:04:59 +0000

Finally, they’ve listened. What we all want is increased interior space and trunk space in our two-seater roadsters. Let’s hope it weighs a lot more too.

Nice design overall, though the side looks like someone didn’t iron properly.

By: Maxb49

Maxb49 — Sun, 14 Dec 2008 01:03:47 +0000

Yawn. Who would lay out hard earned money on a car that is hopelessly outclassed by a better performing sports car costing thousands of dollars less?

By: zedmanauk

zedmanauk — Sun, 14 Dec 2008 00:57:33 +0000

Hmm, I am one of the few apparently that likes the current Z4 better than this one. I have liked the current Z4, Bangle and all, since it came out. This new one looks too much like a 6-series, which I find to be one of the ugliest cars ever made.

By: tom

tom — Sun, 14 Dec 2008 00:52:06 +0000

I think that it’s much better…now if they’d just get rid of those dents in the chassis, it would be an instant winner.

By: ckb

ckb — Sun, 14 Dec 2008 00:49:36 +0000

I can really see the influence of the Concept CS BMW showed last year (that I thought looked great). For the most part I think this is a good looking car (mainly the corner views). What I don’t like are the ribs down the side. They don’t seem to flow with any specific line on the car and the lower rib looks really out of place when next to the door’s lower seam. Not sure yet if this design is better than the last Z4…

By: Stu Sidoti

Stu Sidoti — Sun, 14 Dec 2008 00:47:04 +0000

Nicely done…Most retractable hardtop cars have a huge badonkadonk of a trunk, butt this one does not.

I hereby declare this to be the best resolved retractable hardtop sports car design yet.